2007 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament
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]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Six-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) |
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]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 23 | 4 | .852 | – | 1 |
| Fordham | 19 | 8 | .704 | 4 | 2 |
| Richmond | 18 | 9 | .667 | 5 | 3 |
| Xavier | 17 | 10 | .630 | 6 | 4 |
| Rhode Island | 16 | 11 | .593 | 7 | 5 |
| St. Bonaventure | 14 | 12 | .538 | 8.5 | 6 |
| George Washington | 14 | 13 | .519 | 9 | – |
| Massachusetts | 13 | 14 | .481 | 10 | – |
| Saint Louis | 12 | 14 | .462 | 10.5 | – |
| Duquesne | 10 | 17 | .370 | 13 | – |
| Dayton | 9 | 18 | .333 | 14 | – |
| Temple | 9 | 18 | .333 | 14 | – |
| La Salle | 8 | 19 | .296 | 15 | – |
| Saint Joseph's | 6 | 21 | .222 | 17 | – |
Bracket
| Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Charlotte | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Rhode Island | 4 | 5 | Rhode Island | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Xavier | 3 | 1 | Charlotte | 15 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Fordham | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Fordham | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | St. Bonaventure | 2 | 3 | Richmond | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Richmond | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Charlotte | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Fordham | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Xavier | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Fordham | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | St. Bonaventure | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Richmond | 5 | 3 | Richmond | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Xavier | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Rhode Island | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Xavier | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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. | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| P | Alex Hale | Richmond |
| 2B | Adam Lipski | Xavier |
| P | Michael Luces | Xavier |
| OF | Brad McElroy | Charlotte |
| P | Adam Mills | Charlotte |
| SS | Shayne Moody | Charlotte |
| CF | Adam Pasono | Xavier |
| 2B | Eric Reese | Fordham |
| P | Cory Riordan | Fordham |
| C | Kris Rochelle | Charlotte |
| DH | Chris Taylor | Charlotte |
| DH | Alex Wotring | Richmond |
References
- "2014 Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic10.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- Wolf, Jason (June 29, 2008). "D-Braves' Moody a 'Pleasant Surprise' at Shortstop". GoDanRiver.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- Utter, Jim (February 14, 2008). "Home-State Advantage". BaseballAmerica.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.