2011 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Six-team double elimination First-round byes for top two seeds |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Charlotte (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Loren Hibbs (3rd title) |
| MVP | Corey Shaylor (Charlotte) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
Seeding
[edit]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 | – |
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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
[edit]| Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Charlotte | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Richmond | 5 | 5 | Richmond | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Xavier | 4 | 1 | Charlotte | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Rhode Island | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rhode Island | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | La Salle | 6 | 6 | La Salle | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Dayton | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Charlotte | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Richmond | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Xavier | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rhode Island | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dayton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Richmond | 10 | 5 | Richmond | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Dayton | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | La Salle | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dayton | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1982". Boyd's World. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Baseball - 2011 Schedule/Results". RichmondSpiders.com. Richmond Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "2011 Baseball Schedule". GoExplorers.com. La Salle Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "2011 Schedule". GoBonnies.com. St. Bonaventure Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "Alumni Update: Wilson, 49ers Win A-10 Title". Citizen-Times.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.