1987 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

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]

1987 Atlantic 10 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsWest Virginia (3rd title)
Winning coachDale Ramsburg (3rd title)
MVPJon 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  x 1141 .71936141 .716
UMass   1040 .71422160 .579
Temple   1051 .65626201 .564
Rhode Island   4100 .2869220 .290
Saint Joseph's   2140 .1259260 .257
West
West Virginia  xy 920 .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

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.

Team W L T Pct GB Seed
East Division
Rutgers1141.7191E
UMass1040.714.52E
Temple1051.6561
Rhode Island4100.2866.5
Saint Joseph's2100.1677
Team W L T Pct GB Seed
Western Division
West Virginia1330.8131W
Penn State1130.78612W
George Washington880.5005
St. Bonaventure4100.2868
Duquesne2140.12511

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1ERutgers8
2WPenn State1
1ERutgers0
1WWest Virginia2
1WWest Virginia1
2EUMass0
1WWest Virginia13
2EUMass3
Lower round 1Lower final
1ERutgers3
2WPenn State42EUMass8
2EUMass10

References

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