1982 Eastern 8 Conference baseball championship series

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1982 Eastern 8 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams2
FormatBest of 3 series
Finals site
Champions West Virginia  (1st title)
Winning coach Dale Ramsburg  (1st title)
MVP Jeff Wilson (West Virginia)
  • 1981
  • Eastern 8 baseball tournament
  • 1983
1982 Eastern 8 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Rutgers  x53 .6251711 .607
UMass  34 .4291520 .429
Rhode Island  34 .4291719 .472
West
No. 16 West Virginia  xy72 .7782423 .511
George Washington  44 .5001621 .432
Duquesne  35 .375149 .609
Pittsburgh  36 .3331119 .367
x Division champion
Championship Series champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1982 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Championship Series was held on May 7 and 8, 1982 [1] to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I Eastern 8 Conference, renamed later in 1982 as the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1982 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the fourth iteration of the event, and was held on the campus of Rutgers in Piscataway, New Jersey. West Virginia won the championship two games to one and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. For the first time, a Most Valuable Player was named, with Jeff Wilson of West Virginia earning the honor. [2]

Contents

Format and seeding

The regular season winners of each of the conference's two divisions advanced to a best of three series.

TeamWLPctGB
East Division
Rutgers 53.625
UMass 34.4291.5
Rhode Island 34.4291.5
TeamWLPctGB
Western Division
West Virginia 72.778
George Washington 44.5002.5
Duquesne 35.3753.5
Pittsburgh 36.3334

Results

Game One

May 7, 1982
Team R
Rutgers2
West Virginia8

Game Two

May 7, 1982
Team R
West Virginia5
Rutgers6

Game Three

May 8, 1982
Team R
Rutgers5
West Virginia7

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References

  1. Baseball Media Guide. West Virginia Mountaineers. p. 155. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  2. Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 20. Retrieved June 8, 2017.