1983 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball championship series


The 1983 Atlantic Conference Baseball Championship Series was held on May 6 and 7, 1983[1] to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball season. The conference rechristened itself for the 1983 season, recognizing membership changes. This was the fifth iteration of the event, and was held at Beaver Field on the campus of Penn State in State College, Pennsylvania. Temple won the championship two games to none and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

1983 Atlantic 10 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams2
FormatBest of 3 series
Finals site
ChampionsTemple (1st title)
Winning coachSkip Wilson (1st title)
1983 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Temple  x‍‍y 9 1   .900 27 8   .771
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 5 7   .417 13 22   .371
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 5 7   .417 19 12   .613
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 3 7   .300 15 22   .405
West
Penn State  x‍‍‍ 9 1   .900 16 23   .410
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 6 4   .600 22 10   .688
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 5 6   .455 7 25   .219
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 1 10   .091 9 12   .429
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1983
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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The regular season winners of each of the conference's two divisions advanced to a best of three series.

Team W L Pct GB
East Division
Temple 9 1 .900
Rutgers 5 7 .417 5
Saint Joseph's 5 7 .417 5
Rhode Island 3 7 .300 6
Team W L Pct GB
Western Division
Penn State 9 1 .900
West Virginia 6 4 .600 3
George Washington 5 6 .455 4.5
Duquesne 1 10 .091 8.5

Results

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Game One

May 6, 1983
Team R
Temple 10
Penn State 7

Game Two

May 7, 1983
Team R
Penn State 1
Temple 6

References

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  1. ^ 2014 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Temple Owls. p. 48. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  2. ^ Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 20. Retrieved June 8, 2017.