2015 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament


The 2015 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament took place from May 20 through 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]

2015 Atlantic 10 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams7
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsVCU (1st title)
Winning coachShawn Stiffler (1st title)
MVPDarian Carpenter (VCU)
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
No. 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

Seeding and format

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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

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Saint Louis3
5VCU14
4Davidson0
5VCU11
5VCU8
2Rhode Island2
2Rhode Island7
7Fordham3
2Rhode Island2
3Richmond1
3Richmond4
6George Washington1
5VCU5
2Rhode Island3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
6George Washington7
7Fordham53Richmond24Davidson3
6George Washington116George Washington12Rhode Island4
4Davidson2
4Davidson10
1Saint Louis2

All-Tournament Team

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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

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

References

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  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. ^ a b c "VCU Claims A-10 Baseball Championship with 5–3 Win Over Rhode Island". Atlantic 10 Conference. May 23, 2015.