2015 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

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2015 Atlantic 10 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams7
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions VCU  (1st title)
Winning coach Shawn Stiffler  (1st title)
MVP Darian Carpenter (VCU)
2015 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Saint Louis  1680 .66735210 .625
Richmond  1590 .62528250 .528
Rhode Island  1590 .62526251 .510
No. 15 VCU  y14100 .58340250 .615
Davidson  14100 .58328220 .560
George Washington  13100 .56532220 .593
Fordham  13110 .54222320 .407
La Salle  12120 .50024271 .471
George Mason  12120 .50023271 .461
UMass  12120 .50016270 .372
Saint Joseph's  11120 .47821280 .429
Dayton  5190 .20816380 .296
St. Bonaventure  3210 .12516282 .370
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament took place from May 20 through 23. The top seven regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Barcroft Park, the home field of George Washington in Arlington, Virginia. VCU won their first title as a member of the conference to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2] [3]

Contents

Seeding and format

The tournament used the same format adopted in 2014, with the top seven finishers from the regular season seeded one through seven. The top seed, Saint Louis, received a single bye while remaining seeds played on the first day.

TeamWLPct.GBSeedTiebreaker
Saint Louis 168.667
1
Rhode Island 159.625
1
2
2–1 vs. Richmond
Richmond 159.625
1
3
1–2 vs. Rhode Island
Davidson 1410.583
2
4
1–2 vs. Saint Louis
VCU 1410.583
2
5
0–3 vs. Saint Louis
George Washington 1310.565
2.5
6
Fordham 1311.542
3
7
La Salle 1212.500
4
George Mason 1212.500
4
UMass 1212.500
4
Saint Joseph's 1112.478
4.5
Dayton 519.208
11
St. Bonaventure 321.125
13

Results

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1 Saint Louis 3
5VCU14
4 Davidson 0
5 VCU 11
5VCU8
2Rhode Island2
2 Rhode Island 7
7 Fordham 3
2Rhode Island2
3Richmond1
3 Richmond 4
6 George Washington 1
5VCU5
2Rhode Island3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
6George Washington7
7Fordham53Richmond24Davidson3
6George Washington116George Washington12Rhode Island4
4Davidson2
4Davidson10
1Saint Louis2

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Michael MormanRichmond
Robbie MetzGeorge Washington
Brandon ChapmanGeorge Washington
Ryan LoweDavidson
Lee MillerDavidson
Ryan OlmoRhode Island
Jordan PowellRhode Island
Steve MoyersRhode Island
Jojo HowieVCU
Matt DavisVCU
Walker HaymakerVCU
Darian CarpenterVCU

Most Outstanding Player

Darian Carpenter was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Carpenter was a first baseman for VCU. [3]

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References

  1. "Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Standings and Leaders". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  2. "2015 Baseball Championship". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
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