2010 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament

2010 Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2010
Teams 6
Format Six-team double elimination
First-round byes for top two seeds
Site Campbell's Field
Camden, NJ
Champions Saint Louis (2nd title)
Winning coach Darin Hendrickson (1st title)
MVP Bryant Cotton (Saint Louis)
Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament
«2009  2011»

The 2010 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held from May 26–29 at Campbell's Field in Camden, NJ. It featured the top six regular-season finishers of the conference's 14 teams. Fifth-seeded Saint Louis defeated Charlotte in the title game to win the tournament for the second time, earning the A-10's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Tournament.[1][2]

Seeding

The league's top six teams, based on winning percentage in the 27-game regular-season schedule, were seeded one through six. The top two seeds, Charlotte and Xavier, received byes into the second round of play in the double elimination tournament.[1]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Charlotte 20 7 .741
1
Xavier 18 9 .667
2
2
Rhode Island 17 10 .630
3
3
Fordham[lower-alpha 1] 15 12 .556
5
4
Saint Louis 15 12 .556
5
5
La Salle[lower-alpha 2] 14 13 .519
6
6
George Washington 14 13 .519
6
Massachusetts 13 14 .481
7
Saint Joseph's 13 14 .481
7
Dayton 12 15 .444
8
Richmond 10 17 .370
10
Duquesne 10 17 .370
10
Temple 10 17 .370
10
St. Bonaventure 8 19 .296
12
  1. Fordham was given the fourth seed over Saint Louis because of its regular season series win against the Billikens.[3]
  2. La Salle was given the sixth seed over George Washington because of its better record against common conference opponents Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham, Massachusetts, St. Bonaventure, and Temple. La Salle went 11-7 against these six teams, while George Washington went 10-8.[4][5]

Bracket

             
                                       
      1  Charlotte 2  
  5  Saint Louis 16     5  Saint Louis 3    
  4  Fordham 11         5  Saint Louis 12  
      2  Xavier 9    
    2  Xavier 4          
  6  La Salle 2     3  Rhode Island 2        
  3  Rhode Island 7         5  Saint Louis 5
      1  Charlotte 4
         
  4  Fordham 8        
  6  La Salle 10         2  Xavier 7    
      1  Charlotte 7     1  Charlotte 18  
      3  Rhode Island 3  
  3  Rhode Island 7    
  6  La Salle 2  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Saint Louis's Bryant Cotton, one of four Billikens selected, was named Most Outstanding Player.[1][6]

Rhode Island's Tom Coulombe and Xavier's Bobby Freking, both chosen in 2009, were second-time selections.

Name Team
Shane Brown Charlotte
Ryan Rivers Charlotte
Tim Boyce Rhode Island
Tom Coulombe Rhode Island
Mike LeBel Rhode Island
Jason Bell Saint Louis
Ben Braaten Saint Louis
Bryant Cotton Saint Louis
Mike Levine Saint Louis
Bobby Freking Xavier
Tommy Shirley Xavier

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2014 Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic10.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Slater, Darryl (May 31, 2013). "Saint Louis Finds Uncommon Success Under Coach Who Recognized His Calling". PostAndCourier.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  3. "2010 Baseball Schedule". FordhamSports.com. Fordham Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  4. "2010 Baseball Schedule". GoExplorers.com. La Salle Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  5. "Schedule". GWSports.com. George Washington Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  6. Ackels, Chris (August 16, 2010). "Marquee Year Ends Quietly for Baseball". UNewsOnline.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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