2014 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

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2014 Atlantic 10 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams7
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions George Mason  (1st title)
Winning coach Bill Brown  (1st title)
MVP Luke Willis (George Mason)
2014 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Saint Louis  1871 .71234211 .616
Saint Joseph's  1880 .69235160 .686
George Mason  y1690 .64034220 .607
VCU  15100 .60037200 .649
Richmond  13120 .52024281 .462
Dayton  14130 .51924300 .444
Fordham  13140 .48124300 .444
George Washington  12150 .44420300 .400
UMass  12150 .44415310 .326
La Salle  9151 .38014341 .296
Rhode Island  7180 .28013400 .245
St. Bonaventure  6170 .26112300 .286
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2014 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2014 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament took place from May 21 through 24. The top seven regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Billiken Sports Center on the campus of the Saint Louis University in St. Louis. George Mason won their first Tournament championship in their first year of membership and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2] [3]

Contents

Seeding and format

The tournament used the same format from 2013, with the top seven finishers from the regular season seeded one through seven. The top seed received a single bye while remaining seeds played on the first day. [4] [5] [6]

TeamWLTPctGBSeed
Saint Louis 1871.712
1
Saint Joseph's 1880.692
.5
2
George Mason 1690.640
2
3
VCU 15100.600
3
4
Richmond 13120.520
5
5
Dayton 14130.519
5
6
Fordham 13140.481
6
7
George Washington 12150.444
7
UMass 12150.444
7
La Salle 9151.380
8.5
Rhode Island 7180.280
11
St. Bonaventure 6170.261
11

Results

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1 Saint Louis 4
4VCU9
4 VCU 5
5 Richmond 2
4VCU0
3George Mason3
2 Saint Joseph's 9
7 Fordham 4
2Saint Joseph's4
3George Mason5
3 George Mason 4
6 Dayton 3
3George Mason3
4VCU2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
7Fordham2
7Fordham41Saint Louis121Saint Louis6
6Dayton31Saint Louis94VCU8
2Saint Joseph's1
5Richmond2
2Saint Joseph's12

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [3]

Saint Louis's Michael Bozarth, also chosen in 2013, was a second-time selection.

NameSchool
Luke WillisGeorge Mason
Jared GaynorGeorge Mason
Tyler Zombro George Mason
Anthony MontefuscoGeorge Mason
Tim SwatekFordham
Michael BozarthSaint Louis
Damien RiveraSaint Louis
Brian O’KeefeSaint Joseph’s
Collin ForgeySaint Joseph’s
Bill CullenVCU
Matt DavisVCU

Most Outstanding Player

Luke Willis was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Willis was an outfielder for George Mason. [3]

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