2014 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

The 2014 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament took place from May 21 through 24. The top seven regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Billiken Sports Center on the campus of the Saint Louis University in St. Louis. George Mason won their first Tournament championship in their first year of membership and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

2014 Atlantic 10 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams7
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsGeorge Mason (1st title)
Winning coachBill Brown (1st title)
MVPLuke Willis (George Mason)
2014 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Saint Louis  ‍†‍‍ 18–7–1 .71234–21–1 .616
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 18–8–0 .69235–16–0 .686
George Mason  ‍‍‡‍y 16–9–0 .64034–22–0 .607
VCU  ‍‍‍ 15–10–0 .60037–20–0 .649
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 13–12–0 .52024–28–1 .462
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .51924–30–0 .444
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 13–14–0 .48124–30–0 .444
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 12–15–0 .44420–30–0 .400
UMass  ‍‍‍ 12–15–0 .44415–31–0 .326
La Salle  ‍‍‍ 9–15–1 .38014–34–1 .296
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 7–18–0 .28013–40–0 .245
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 6–17–0 .26112–30–0 .286
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2014[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The tournament used the same format from 2013, with the top seven finishers from the regular season seeded one through seven. The top seed received a single bye while remaining seeds played on the first day.[4][5][6]

TeamWLTPctGBSeed
Saint Louis1871.712
–
1
Saint Joseph's1880.692
.5
2
George Mason1690.640
2
3
VCU15100.600
3
4
Richmond13120.520
5
5
Dayton14130.519
5
6
Fordham13140.481
6
7
George Washington12150.444
7
–
UMass12150.444
7
–
La Salle9151.380
8.5
–
Rhode Island7180.280
11
–
St. Bonaventure6170.261
11
–

Results
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Saint Louis4
4VCU9
4VCU5
5Richmond2
4VCU0
3George Mason3
2Saint Joseph's9
7Fordham4
2Saint Joseph's4
3George Mason5
3George Mason4
6Dayton3
3George Mason3–
4VCU2–
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
7Fordham2
7Fordham41Saint Louis121Saint Louis6
6Dayton31Saint Louis94VCU8
2Saint Joseph's1
5Richmond2
2Saint Joseph's12

All-Tournament Team

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

Saint Louis's Michael Bozarth, also chosen in 2013, was a second-time selection.

NameSchool
Luke WillisGeorge Mason
Jared GaynorGeorge Mason
Tyler ZombroGeorge Mason
Anthony MontefuscoGeorge Mason
Tim SwatekFordham
Michael BozarthSaint Louis
Damien RiveraSaint Louis
Brian O’KeefeSaint Joseph’s
Collin ForgeySaint Joseph’s
Bill CullenVCU
Matt DavisVCU

Most Outstanding Player

Luke Willis was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Willis was an outfielder for George Mason.[3]

References
  1. "Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Standings". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  2. "2014 Baseball Championship". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  3. "George Mason Captures First A-10 Baseball Championship with 3–2 Victory over VCU". Atlantic 10 Conference. May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  4. Jim Shonerd (February 4, 2014). "2014 College Preview: Atlantic 10". Baseball America. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  5. "2014 A-10 Baseball Championship" (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  6. "Defending Champion Saint Louis Claims Top-Seed in A-10 Baseball Championship". Atlantic 10 Conference. May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
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