2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball season

The 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball season was the baseball season for the Atlantic 10 Conference as part of the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The conference tournament took place May 23–27 at The Diamond in Richmond, Virginia, hosted by VCU.[1]

2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball season
LeagueAtlantic 10 Conference
SportBaseball
Number of teams12
Regular season
Season championsSaint Joseph's
Tournament
ChampionsGeorge Mason
  Runners-upSaint Louis
Atlantic 10 Conference baseball seasons
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Regular season

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The Atlantic 10 Conference began their conference play on March 31. Each team was scheduled to play 24 conference games.[2]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld CW CL CT CPCT GB W L T PCT Qualification
1 Saint Joseph's (C) 52 17 7 0 .708 28 24 0 .538 Qualification for the second round
2 Davidson 54 15 8 0 .652 1.5 30 24 0 .556 Qualification for the first round
3 Dayton 60 15 9 0 .625[a] 2 26 34 0 .433
4 Saint Louis 56 15 9 0 .625[a] 2 33 23 0 .589
5 Richmond 55 14 9 0 .609 2.5 27 28 0 .491
6 George Mason (T) 59 13 10 0 .565 3.5 34 25 0 .576 Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament
7 Rhode Island 52 13 11 0 .542 4 23 29 0 .442 Qualification for the first round
8 George Washington 55 11 12 0 .478 5.5 21 34 0 .382
9 VCU 55 11 13 0 .458 6 25 30 0 .455
10 Fordham 55 7 17 0 .292 10 19 36 0 .345
11 UMass 49 6 18 0 .250 11 14 35 0 .286
12 St. Bonaventure 48 5 19 0 .208 12 8 40 0 .167
Source: A10[3]
(C) Champion; (T) Tournament champion
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Dayton defeated Saint Louis 2 games to 1 in the regular season

Tournament

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2023 Atlantic 10 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams7
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsGeorge Mason (2 title)
TelevisionESPN+

The 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament took place May 23 to 27, 2023. The top seven regular season finishers of the league's eleven teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at The Diamond, the home field of VCU in Richmond, Virginia. George Mason won their second conference tournament title and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[4]

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 received a single bye while the remaining seeds played on the first day.[5]

Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Saint Joseph's8
4Saint Louis23
4Saint Louis6
5Richmond3
4Saint Louis6
6George Mason5
3Dayton4
6George Mason5
6George Mason15
2Davidson11
2Davidson8
7Rhode Island4
4Saint Louis12
6George Mason46
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1Saint Joseph's4
7Rhode Island35Richmond06George Mason3
5Richmond131Saint Joseph's103Dayton2
3Dayton15
3Dayton15
2Davidson4

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Tuesday, May 23
1 11:00 a.m. No. 4 Saint Louis vs. No. 5 Richmond ESPN+
2 3:00 p.m. No. 2 Davidson vs. No. 7 Rhode Island
3 7:00 p.m. No. 3 Dayton vs. No. 6 George Mason
Wednesday, May 24
4 11:00 a.m. No. 1 Saint Joseph's vs. Game 1 winner ESPN+
5 3:00 p.m. Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner
6 7:00 p.m. Game 1-3 lowest seeded loser vs. Game 1-3 second-lowest seeded loser
Thursday, May 25
7 11:00 a.m. Game 1-3 highest seeded loser vs. Game 5 loser ESPN+
8 3:00 p.m. Game 6 winner vs. Game 4 loser
9 7:00 p.m. Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner
Semifinals – Friday, May 26
10 11:00 a.m. Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner ESPN+
11 3:00 p.m. Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 loser
Championship – Saturday, May 27
12 Noon Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner ESPN+
13 TBD Game 12 winner vs. Game 12 loser (if necessary)
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

NCAA Tournament

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George Mason received the conference's automatic bid and will play in the Winston-Salem Regional, opening up against host team No. 1 Wake Forest.[4] George Mason is the lone Atlantic 10 Conference team to qualify for the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

References

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  1. ^ Dickerson, Trevor (April 21, 2023). "City of Richmond slated to host three Atlantic 10 Spring Championships". RVAHub. Retrieved May 30, 2023. The league returns to The Diamond – home of both VCU and AA franchise Richmond Flying Squirrels – for a five-day stretch between May 23-27
  2. ^ "Baseball - Composite Schedule". atlantic10.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Wainman, Laura (May 29, 2023). "GMU baseball to compete at NCAA Regionals for the first time since 2014". WUSA. Fairfax County, Virginia. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 #A10Base Information Center". atlantic10.com. Retrieved May 22, 2023.