2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

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2021 Atlantic 10 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
Champions VCU  (2nd title)
Winning coach Shawn Stiffler  (2nd title)
MVP Hunter Vey (VCU)
Television ESPN+
2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North
Rhode Island  x1460 .70028261 .518
Saint Joseph's  1590 .62521190 .525
La Salle  1590 .62532210 .604
Fordham  1190 .55024190 .558
St. Bonaventure  6140 .3007240 .226
UMass  3160 .15813290 .310
South
VCU  xy1330 .81338160 .704
Dayton  1240 .75025270 .481
George Washington  14100 .58326190 .578
Davidson  11130 .45827240 .529
Saint Louis  6100 .37517310 .354
Richmond  5110 .31319170 .528
George Mason  7170 .29214290 .326
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2021 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament was held from May 27 through 29 at The Diamond in Richmond, Virginia, hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University. The annual tournament determined the tournament champion of Division I Atlantic 10 Conference in college baseball for the 2021 season. The tournament champion will then earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2]

Contents

Tournament

Bracket

Thursday, May 27 Friday, May 28 Saturday, May 29
          
1 VCU 15
4 St. Joseph's 4
1VCU10
Winner's bracket
3 Rhode Island 4
3 Rhode Island 8
2 Dayton 2
1VCU7
2 Dayton 6
4 St. Joseph's 5
2Dayton11
2Dayton3
Loser's bracket
3 Rhode Island 1

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References

  1. "2021 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. "2021 Baseball Championship".