1987 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

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1987 Atlantic 10 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions West Virginia  (3rd title)
Winning coach Dale Ramsburg  (3rd title)
MVP Jon Szynal (West Virginia, Player)
Dave Perry (West Virginia, Pitcher) ()
1987 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Rutgers  x1141 .71936141 .716
UMass  1040 .71422160 .579
Temple  1051 .65626201 .564
Rhode Island  4100 .2869220 .290
Saint Joseph's  2140 .1259260 .257
West
West Virginia  xy920 .81824141 .628
Penn State  1130 .78629190 .604
George Washington  880 .50019250 .432
St. Bonaventure  4100 .28611180 .379
Duquesne  2140 .12519170 .528
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1987 Atlantic Conference baseball tournament was held from May 8 through 10, 1987 to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the ninth iteration of the event, and was held at Bear Stadium in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. West Virginia won their third championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [1]

Contents

Format and seeding

The top two teams in each division advanced to the tournament, with each division winner playing the second place team from the opposite division in the first round. The teams played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLTPctGBSeed
East Division
Rutgers 1141.7191E
UMass 1040.714.52E
Temple 1051.6561
Rhode Island 4100.2866.5
Saint Joseph's 2100.1677
TeamWLTPctGBSeed
Western Division
West Virginia 1330.8131W
Penn State 1130.78612W
George Washington 880.5005
St. Bonaventure 4100.2868
Duquesne 2140.12511

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1E Rutgers 8
2W Penn State 1
1ERutgers0
1WWest Virginia2
1W West Virginia 1
2E UMass 0
1WWest Virginia13
2EUMass3
Lower round 1Lower final
1ERutgers3
2WPenn State42EUMass8
2EUMass10

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References

  1. Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 20. Retrieved June 11, 2017.