1987 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1987 Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 8 through 10, 1987 to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the ninth iteration of the event, and was held at Bear Stadium in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. West Virginia won their third championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1]

1987 Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsWest Virginia (3rd title)
Winning coachDale Ramsburg (3rd title)
MVPJon Szynal (West Virginia, Player)
Dave Perry (West Virginia, Pitcher),
1987 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East
Rutgers  x 1141 .719  36141 .716
UMass   1040 .714  22160 .579
Temple   1051 .656  26201 .564
Rhode Island   4100 .286  9220 .290
Saint Joseph's   2140 .125  9260 .257
West
West Virginia  xy 920 .818  24141 .628
Penn State   1130 .786  29190 .604
George Washington   880 .500  19250 .432
St. Bonaventure   4100 .286  11180 .379
Duquesne   2140 .125  19170 .528
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1987; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The top two teams in each division advanced to the tournament, with each division winner playing the second place team from the opposite division in the first round. The teams played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L T Pct GB Seed
East Division
Rutgers1141.7191E
UMass1040.714.52E
Temple1051.6561
Rhode Island4100.2866.5
Saint Joseph's2100.1677
Team W L T Pct GB Seed
Western Division
West Virginia1330.8131W
Penn State1130.78612W
George Washington880.5005
St. Bonaventure4100.2868
Duquesne2140.12511

Results

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1E Rutgers 8  
2W Penn State 1  
  1E Rutgers 0  
  1W West Virginia 2  
1W West Virginia 1
2E UMass 0  
  1W West Virginia 13
  2E UMass 3
2W Penn State 4  
2E UMass 10  
  1E Rutgers 3
  2E UMass 8  

References

  1. Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 20. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
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