2011 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

The 2011 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held from May 25 through 28 at Campbell's Field in Camden, New Jersey. It featured the top six regular-season finishers of the conference's 13 teams. Top-seeded Charlotte defeated Richmond in the title game to win the tournament for the third time, earning the A-10's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA tournament.[2][3]

2011 Atlantic 10 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatSix-team double elimination
First-round byes for top two seeds
Finals site
ChampionsCharlotte (3rd title)
Winning coachLoren Hibbs (3rd title)
MVPCorey Shaylor (Charlotte)
2011 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Charlotte  ‍y 17 7   .708 43 16   .729
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 16 9   .640 31 33   .484
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 32 27   .542
Xavier  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 30 27   .526
La Salle  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 28 26   .519
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 29 27   .518
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 23 23   .500
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 12 11   .522 31 23   .574
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 21 31   .404
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 29 26   .527
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 19 36   .345
UMass  ‍‍‍ 8 15   .348 17 29   .370
Temple  ‍‍‍ 4 20   .167 24 29   .453
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2011[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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The league's top six teams, based on winning percentage in the 24-game regular-season schedule, were seeded one through six. The top two seeds, Charlotte and Rhode Island, received byes into the second round of play in the double elimination tournament.[2]

Team W L T Pct. GB Seed
Charlotte 17 7 0 .708 1
Rhode Island 16 8 0 .667 1 2
Dayton 15 9 0 .625 2 3
Xavier 14 10 0 .583 3 4
Richmond[a] 13 11 0 .542 4 5
La Salle[b] 13 11 0 .542 4 6
St. Bonaventure[c] 13 11 0 .542 4
Fordham 12 11 1 .521 4.5
Saint Joseph's 11 13 0 .458 6
Saint Louis 10 14 0 .417 7
George Washington 9 15 0 .375 8
UMass 8 15 1 .354 8.5
Temple 4 20 0 .167 13
  1. ^ In the three-way tie for fifth place, Richmond received the fifth seed due to its 5–1 cumulative record against La Salle and St. Bonaventure.[4]
  2. ^ In the three-way tie for fifth place, La Salle received the sixth seed due to its 3–3 cumulative record against Richmond and St. Bonaventure.[5]
  3. ^ In the three-way tie for fifth place, St. Bonaventure was left out of the tournament due to its 1–5 cumulative record against Richmond and La Salle.[6]

Results

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Round 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Charlotte6
5Richmond55Richmond0
4Xavier41Charlotte5
2Rhode Island2
2Rhode Island7
6La Salle66La Salle4
3Dayton5
1Charlotte9
5Richmond4
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower final
4Xavier0
2Rhode Island2
3Dayton1
5Richmond105Richmond7
3Dayton3
6La Salle5
3Dayton10

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Charlotte's Corey Shaylor, one of four 49ers selected, was named the Most Outstanding Player.[2][7]

Name Team
Jeff Flax La Salle
Cameron Hobson Dayton
C.J. Gillman Dayton
Jeff Cammans Rhode Island
Jacob Mayers Richmond
Matt Zink Richmond
Mike Mergenthaler Richmond
Chris Cowell Richmond
Justin Roland Charlotte
Ross Steedley Charlotte
Andrew Smith Charlotte
Corey Shaylor Charlotte

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1982". Boyd's World. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "2014 Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic10.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  3. ^ Stark, Andrew (July 15, 2014). "Hibbs Leads 49ers into NCAA Baseball Tournament". CharlotteObserver.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  4. ^ "Baseball - 2011 Schedule/Results". RichmondSpiders.com. Richmond Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  5. ^ "2011 Baseball Schedule". GoExplorers.com. La Salle Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  6. ^ "2011 Schedule". GoBonnies.com. St. Bonaventure Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  7. ^ "Alumni Update: Wilson, 49ers Win A-10 Title". Citizen-Times.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.