The 1995 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held at Bear Stadium in Boyertown, Pennsylvania from May 12 through 14. The double elimination tournament featured the top four regular-season finishers. Top-seeded Massachusetts defeated Rutgers in the title game to win the tournament for the second time, earning the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA tournament.[1][2]
| Teams | 4 |
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| Format | Four-team double elimination |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | Massachusetts (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Mike Stone (1st title) |
| MVP | Nelson Ubaldo (Massachusetts) |
Seeding and format
editThe league's top four teams, based on winning percentage in the 24-game regular-season schedule, were seeded one through four.[1]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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| Massachusetts | 19 | 5 | .792 | – |
1
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| George Washington | 17 | 7 | .708 | 2 |
2
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| St. Bonaventure | 12 | 9 | .571 | 5.5 |
3
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| Rutgers | 13 | 11 | .542 | 6 |
4
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| Saint Joseph's | 12 | 12 | .500 | 7 |
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| West Virginia | 11 | 13 | .458 | 8 |
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| Temple | 9 | 15 | .375 | 10 |
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| Duquesne | 7 | 17 | .292 | 12 |
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| Rhode Island | 5 | 16 | .238 | 13.5 |
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Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Massachusetts | 10 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Rutgers | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Massachusetts | 13 | |||||||||||
| 3 | St. Bonaventure | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2 | George Washington | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | St. Bonaventure | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Massachusetts | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Rutgers | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Rutgers | 16 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Rutgers | 9 | 3 | St. Bonaventure | 12 | ||||||||
| 2 | George Washington | 4 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament
editMassachusetts's Nelson Ubaldo was named Most Outstanding Player, while St. Bonaventure's Andy Steinorth was named Most Outstanding Pitcher.
References
edit- ^ a b "2014 Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic10.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Corso, Chris (March 27, 2013). "Coach Mike Stone a Fixture of UMass Baseball Program". DailyCollegian.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2014.