2007 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

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2007 Atlantic 10 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatSix-team double elimination
First-round byes for top two seeds
Finals site
Champions Charlotte  (1st title)
Winning coach Loren Hibbs  (1st title)
MVP Shayne Moody (Charlotte)

The 2007 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held from May 23 through 26 at Fifth Third Field in Dayton, OH. It featured the top six regular-season finishers of the conference's 14 teams. Top-seeded Charlotte defeated Fordham in the title game to win the tournament for the first time, earning the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA tournament. [1]

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Seeding and format

The league's top six teams, based on winning percentage in the 27-game regular-season schedule, were seeded one through six. The top two seeds, Charlotte and Fordham, received byes into the second round of play in the double elimination tournament. [1]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Charlotte 234.852
1
Fordham 198.704
4
2
Richmond 189.667
5
3
Xavier 1710.630
6
4
Rhode Island 1611.593
7
5
St. Bonaventure 1412.538
8.5
6
George Washington 1413.519
9
Massachusetts 1314.481
10
Saint Louis 1214.462
10.5
Duquesne 1017.370
13
Dayton 918.333
14
Temple 918.333
14
La Salle 819.296
15
Saint Joseph's 621.222
17

Bracket

Round 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Charlotte 11
5 Rhode Island 45Rhode Island1
4 Xavier 31Charlotte15
2Fordham2
2 Fordham 3
6 St. Bonaventure 23Richmond1
3 Richmond 8
1Charlotte18
2Fordham6
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower final
4Xavier15
2Fordham11
6St. Bonaventure11
3Richmond53Richmond9
4Xavier4
5Rhode Island0
4Xavier3

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Charlotte shortstop Shayne Moody, one of five 49ers selected, was named Most Outstanding Player. [1] [2] [3]

Pos.NameTeam
PAlex HaleRichmond
2BAdam LipskiXavier
PMichael LucesXavier
OFBrad McElroyCharlotte
PAdam MillsCharlotte
SSShayne MoodyCharlotte
CFAdam PasonoXavier
2BEric ReeseFordham
P Cory Riordan Fordham
CKris RochelleCharlotte
DHChris TaylorCharlotte
DHAlex WotringRichmond

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