2011 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament
The 2011 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held from May 25 through 28 at Campbell's Field in Camden, New Jersey. It featured the top six regular-season finishers of the conference's 13 teams. Top-seeded Charlotte defeated Richmond in the title game to win the tournament for the third time, earning the A-10's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA tournament.[2][3]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Six-team double elimination First-round byes for top two seeds |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Charlotte (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Loren Hibbs (3rd title) |
| MVP | Corey Shaylor (Charlotte) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte †‡y | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | 43 | – | 16 | .729 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 16 | – | 9 | .640 | 31 | – | 33 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | 32 | – | 27 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 30 | – | 27 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Salle | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 28 | – | 26 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 29 | – | 27 | .518 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 23 | – | 23 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 12 | – | 11 | .522 | 31 | – | 23 | .574 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | 21 | – | 31 | .404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 29 | – | 26 | .527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 19 | – | 36 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 8 | – | 15 | .348 | 17 | – | 29 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 4 | – | 20 | .167 | 24 | – | 29 | .453 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2011[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
The league's top six teams, based on winning percentage in the 24-game regular-season schedule, were seeded one through six. The top two seeds, Charlotte and Rhode Island, received byes into the second round of play in the double elimination tournament.[2]
| Team | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 17 | 7 | 0 | .708 | – | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 16 | 8 | 0 | .667 | 1 | 2 |
| Dayton | 15 | 9 | 0 | .625 | 2 | 3 |
| Xavier | 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | 3 | 4 |
| Richmond[lower-alpha 1] | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 4 | 5 |
| La Salle[lower-alpha 2] | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 4 | 6 |
| St. Bonaventure[lower-alpha 3] | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 4 | – |
| Fordham | 12 | 11 | 1 | .521 | 4.5 | – |
| Saint Joseph's | 11 | 13 | 0 | .458 | 6 | – |
| Saint Louis | 10 | 14 | 0 | .417 | 7 | – |
| George Washington | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 8 | – |
| UMass | 8 | 15 | 1 | .354 | 8.5 | – |
| Temple | 4 | 20 | 0 | .167 | 13 | – |
- In the three-way tie for fifth place, Richmond received the fifth seed due to its 5–1 cumulative record against La Salle and St. Bonaventure.[4]
- In the three-way tie for fifth place, La Salle received the sixth seed due to its 3–3 cumulative record against Richmond and St. Bonaventure.[5]
- In the three-way tie for fifth place, St. Bonaventure was left out of the tournament due to its 1–5 cumulative record against Richmond and La Salle.[6]
Results
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Charlotte's Corey Shaylor, one of four 49ers selected, was named the Most Outstanding Player.[2][7]
| Name | Team |
|---|---|
| Jeff Flax | La Salle |
| Cameron Hobson | Dayton |
| C.J. Gillman | Dayton |
| Jeff Cammans | Rhode Island |
| Jacob Mayers | Richmond |
| Matt Zink | Richmond |
| Mike Mergenthaler | Richmond |
| Chris Cowell | Richmond |
| Justin Roland | Charlotte |
| Ross Steedley | Charlotte |
| Andrew Smith | Charlotte |
| Corey Shaylor | Charlotte |
References
- "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1982". Boyd's World. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- "2014 Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic10.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- Stark, Andrew (July 15, 2014). "Hibbs Leads 49ers into NCAA Baseball Tournament". CharlotteObserver.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- "Baseball - 2011 Schedule/Results". RichmondSpiders.com. Richmond Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- "2011 Baseball Schedule". GoExplorers.com. La Salle Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- "2011 Schedule". GoBonnies.com. St. Bonaventure Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- "Alumni Update: Wilson, 49ers Win A-10 Title". Citizen-Times.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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