2015 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2015 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 20–23. 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
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Saint Louis   1680 .667  35210 .625
Richmond   1590 .625  28250 .528
Rhode Island   1590 .625  26251 .510
No. 15 VCU  y 14100 .583  40250 .615
Davidson   14100 .583  28220 .560
George Washington   13100 .565  32220 .593
Fordham   13110 .542  22320 .407
La Salle   12120 .500  24271 .471
George Mason   12120 .500  23271 .461
UMass   12120 .500  16270 .372
Saint Joseph's   11120 .478  21280 .429
Dayton   5190 .208  16380 .296
St. Bonaventure   3210 .125  16282 .370
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

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.

TeamWLPct.GBSeedTiebreaker
Saint Louis168.667
1
Rhode Island159.625
1
2
2–1 vs. Richmond
Richmond159.625
1
3
1–2 vs. Rhode Island
Davidson1410.583
2
4
1–2 vs. Saint Louis
VCU1410.583
2
5
0–3 vs. Saint Louis
George Washington1310.565
2.5
6
Fordham1311.542
3
7
La Salle1212.500
4
George Mason1212.500
4
UMass1212.500
4
Saint Joseph's1112.478
4.5
Dayton519.208
11
St. Bonaventure321.125
13

Results

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
    1 Saint Louis 3  
      5 VCU 14    
  4 Davidson 0          
  5 VCU 11        
      5 VCU 8            
      2 Rhode Island 2              
  2 Rhode Island 7              
  7 Fordham 3                
      2 Rhode Island 2          
      3 Richmond 1        
  3 Richmond 4          
  6 George Washington 1         5 VCU 5
      2 Rhode Island 3
  Loser's Bracket      
  7 Fordham 5        
  6 George Washington 11     6 George Washington 7        
    3 Richmond 2          
      6 George Washington 1        
      4 Davidson 2     4 Davidson 3    
  4 Davidson 10         2 Rhode Island 4  
  1 Saint Louis 2  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

NameSchool
Michael MormanRichmond
Robbie MetzGeorge Washington
Brandon ChapmanGeorge Washington
Ryan LoweDavidson
Lee MillerDavidson
Ryan OlmoRhode Island
Jordan PowellRhode Island
Steve MoyersRhode Island
Jojo HowieVCU
Matt DavisVCU
Walker HaymakerVCU
Darian CarpenterVCU

Most Outstanding Player

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

References

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