1988 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1988 Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 13 through 15, 1988 to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the tenth iteration of the event, and was held at Bear Stadium in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. Rutgers won their third championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1]

1988 Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsRutgers (3rd title)
Winning coachFred Hill (2nd title)
MVPDrew Comeau (UMass, Player)
Darrin Winston (Rutgers, Pitcher),
1988 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East
Rutgers  x‍‍‡‍y 14–2–0 .875  38–21–1 .642
UMass  ‍‍‍ 9–7–0 .563  36–16–0 .692
Temple  ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .500  27–27–0 .500
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 5–11–0 .313  10–28–0 .263
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 4–12–0 .250  16–23–1 .413
West
West Virginia  x‍‍‍ 12–4–0 .750  33–17–1 .657
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 11–5–0 .688  30–26–1 .535
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .500  24–26–0 .480
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .438  26–21–0 .553
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 2–14–0 .125  13–16–0 .448
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988; 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. West Virginia claimed the top seed over Penn State and Rhode Island claimed the second seed in the East over Saint Joseph's by tiebreaker.

Team W L Pct GB Seed
East Division
Rutgers142.875—1E
UMass97.56352E
Temple88.5006—
Rhode Island511.3139—
Saint Joseph's412.25010—
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Division
West Virginia124.750—1W
George Washington115.68812W
Penn State88.5004—
St. Bonaventure79.4385—
Duquesne214.12510—

Results
  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1E Rutgers 13  
2W George Washington 2  
  1E Rutgers 10  
  2E UMass 1  
1W West Virginia 9
2E UMass 16  
  1E Rutgers 4 8
  2E UMass 8 5
2W George Washington 3  
1W West Virginia 6  
  2E UMass 20
  1W West Virginia 2  

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