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
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Rutgers  x‍‍‍ 11 4 1   .719 36 14 1   .716
UMass  ‍‍‍ 10 4 0   .714 22 16 0   .579
Temple  ‍‍‍ 10 5 1   .656 26 20 1   .564
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 4 10 0   .286 9 22 0   .290
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 2 14 0   .125 9 26 0   .257
West
West Virginia  x‍‍y 9 2 0   .818 24 14 1   .628
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 11 3 0   .786 29 19 0   .604
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 8 8 0   .500 19 25 0   .432
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 4 10 0   .286 11 18 0   .379
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 2 14 0   .125 19 17 0   .528
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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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
Rutgers 11 4 1 .719 1E
UMass 10 4 0 .714 .5 2E
Temple 10 5 1 .656 1
Rhode Island 4 10 0 .286 6.5
Saint Joseph's 2 10 0 .167 7
Team W L T Pct GB Seed
Western Division
West Virginia 13 3 0 .813 1W
Penn State 11 3 0 .786 1 2W
George Washington 8 8 0 .500 5
St. Bonaventure 4 10 0 .286 8
Duquesne 2 14 0 .125 11

Results

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1ERutgers8
2WPenn State1
1ERutgers0
1WWest Virginia2
1WWest Virginia1
2EUMass0
1WWest Virginia13
2EUMass3
Lower round 1Lower final
1ERutgers3
2WPenn State42EUMass8
2EUMass10

References

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