2015 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament

2015 Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2015
Teams 7
Format Double-elimination
Site Barcroft Park
Arlington, VA
Champions VCU (1st title)
Winning coach Shawn Stiffler (1st title)
MVP Darian Carpenter (VCU)
Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament
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2015 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
Saint Louis † 16 – 8 – 0   .667     35 – 21 – 0   .625
Richmond 15 – 9 – 0   .625     28 – 25 – 0   .528
Rhode Island 15 – 9 – 0   .625     26 – 25 – 1   .510
#15 VCU ‡y 14 – 10 – 0   .583     40 – 25 – 0   .615
Davidson 14 – 10 – 0   .583     28 – 22 – 0   .560
George Washington 13 – 10 – 0   .565     32 – 22 – 0   .593
Fordham 13 – 11 – 0   .542     22 – 32 – 0   .407
La Salle 12 – 12 – 0   .500     24 – 27 – 1   .471
George Mason 12 – 12 – 0   .500     23 – 27 – 1   .461
UMass 12 – 12 – 0   .500     16 – 27 – 0   .372
Saint Joseph's 11 – 12 – 0   .478     21 – 28 – 0   .429
Dayton 5 – 19 – 0   .208     16 – 38 – 0   .296
St. Bonaventure 3 – 21 – 0   .125     16 – 28 – 2   .370
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 20–23. The top seven regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Barcroft Park, the home field of George Washington in Arlington, Virginia. VCU won their first title as a member of the conference to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

Seeding and format

The tournament used the same format adopted in 2014, with the top seven finishers from the regular season seeded one through seven. The top seed, Saint Louis, received a single bye while remaining seeds played on the first day.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed Tiebreaker
Saint Louis 16 8 .667
–
1
Rhode Island 15 9 .625
1
2
2–1 vs. Richmond
Richmond 15 9 .625
1
3
1–2 vs. Rhode Island
Davidson 14 10 .583
2
4
1–2 vs. Saint Louis
VCU 14 10 .583
2
5
0–3 vs. Saint Louis
George Washington 13 10 .565
2.5
6
Fordham 13 11 .542
3
7
La Salle 12 12 .500
4
–
George Mason 12 12 .500
4
–
UMass 12 12 .500
4
–
Saint Joseph's 11 12 .478
4.5
–
Dayton 5 19 .208
11
–
St. Bonaventure 3 21 .125
13
–

Results

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
    1  Saint Louis 3  
      5  VCU 14    
  4  Davidson 0          
  5  VCU 11        
      5  VCU 8            
      2  Rhode Island 2              
  2  Rhode Island 7              
  7  Fordham 3                
      2  Rhode Island 2          
      3  Richmond 1        
  3  Richmond 4          
  6  George Washington 1         5  VCU 5 –
      2  Rhode Island 3 –
  Loser's Bracket      
  7  Fordham 5        
  6  George Washington 11     6  George Washington 7        
    3  Richmond 2          
      6  George Washington 1        
      4  Davidson 2     4  Davidson 3    
  4  Davidson 10         2  Rhode Island 4  
  1  Saint Louis 2  

All-Tournament Team

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

Name School
Michael Morman Richmond
Robbie Metz George Washington
Brandon Chapman George Washington
Ryan Lowe Davidson
Lee Miller Davidson
Ryan Olmo Rhode Island
Jordan Powell Rhode Island
Steve Moyers Rhode Island
Jojo Howie VCU
Matt Davis VCU
Walker Haymaker VCU
Darian Carpenter VCU

Most Outstanding Player

Darian Carpenter was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Carpenter was a first baseman for VCU.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Standings and Leaders". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015 Baseball Championship". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "VCU Claims A-10 Baseball Championship with 5–3 Win Over Rhode Island". Atlantic 10 Conference. May 23, 2015.
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