The Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament, sometimes referred to simply as the A-10 tournament, is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. The top seven finishers in the regular season of the conference's twelve teams advance to the double-elimination tournament, which in 2017 will be played at Billiken Sports Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.[1]
Champions
By year
The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[2]
| Year | Program | Site | Most Valuable Player | Most Valuable Pitcher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | George Washington | Hershey High School, Lower Dauphin High School • Hershey, PA | Not named | |
| 1980 | UMass | The Ellipse • Washington, DC | Not named | |
| 1981 | Rutgers | George Mason University • Fairfax, VA | Not named | |
| 1982 | West Virginia | Rutgers University • Piscataway, NJ | Jeff Wilson, West Virginia | Not named
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| 1983 | Temple | Beaver Field • State College, PA | Not named | |
| 1984 | Temple | Erny Field[3] • Philadelphia, PA | Not named | |
| 1985 | West Virginia | Hawley Field • Morgantown, WV | Bob Bernardo, West Virginia | Harry Daut, Temple |
| 1986 | Rutgers | Rutgers University • Piscataway, NJ | Sam Ferretti, Rutgers | Ken Smith, West Virginia |
| 1987 | West Virginia | Bear Stadium • Boyertown, PA | Jon Snyzal, West Virginia | Dave Perry, West Virginia |
| 1988 | Rutgers | Bear Stadium • Boyertown, PA | Drew Comeau, UMass | Darrin Winston, Rutgers |
| 1989 | George Washington | Bear Stadium • Boyertown, PA | Mike Palys, Temple Frank Terry, George Washington |
Mike Rolfes, George Washington |
| 1990 | Rutgers | Bear Stadium • Boyertown, PA | Paul Prosser, Rutgers | Steve Hoppel, Temple |
| 1991 | Rutgers | Bear Stadium • Boyertown, PA | Jason Imperial, Rutgers | Dave Hoehler, Rutgers |
| 1992 | George Washington | Bear Stadium • Boyertown, PA | Bill Reep, West Virginia | Matt Aminoff, George Washington |
| 1993 | Rutgers | Bear Stadium • Boyertown, PA | Doug Alongi, Rutgers | Steve Hoppel, Temple |
| 1994 | West Virginia | Bear Stadium • Boyertown, PA | Mark Landers, West Virginia | Ryan Williams, West Virginia |
| 1995 | UMass | Bear Stadium • Boyertown, PA | Nelson Ubaldo, UMass | Andy Steinorth, St. Bonaventure |
| 1996 | UMass | Bear Stadium • Boyertown, PA | Nate Murphy, UMass | Not named
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| 1997 | Virginia Tech | Bear Stadium • Boyertown, PA | Barry Gauch, Virginia Tech | Not named
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| 1998 | Fordham | Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA | Tom Stein, Fordham | Not named
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| 1999 | Virginia Tech | Bear Stadium • Boyertown, PA | Larry Bowles, Virginia Tech | Not named
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| 2000 | Virginia Tech | Bear Stadium • Boyertown, PA | Addison Bowman, Virginia Tech | Not named
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| 2001 | Temple | Cracker Jack Stadium • Lake Buena Vista, FL | Kyle Sweppenheiser, Temple | Not named
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| 2002 | George Washington | Dodd Memorial Stadium • Norwich, CT | Mike Bassett, George Washington | Not named
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| 2003 | Richmond | Dodd Memorial Stadium • Norwich, CT | Vito Chairavalloti, Richmond | Not named
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| 2004 | St. Bonaventure | Dodd Memorial Stadium • Norwich, CT | Brian Pellegrini, St. Bonaventure | Not named
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| 2005 | Rhode Island | Fifth Third Field • Dayton, OH | Wayne Russo, Rhode Island | Not named
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| 2006 | Saint Louis | Jim Houlihan Park at Jack Coffey Field • Bronx, NY | Ryan Bird, Saint Louis | Not named
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| 2007 | Charlotte | Fifth Third Field • Dayton, OH | Shayne Moody, Charlotte | Not named
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| 2008 | Charlotte | Campbell's Field • Camden, NJ | Rob Lyerly, Charlotte | Not named
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| 2009 | Xavier | Fifth Third Field • Dayton, OH | Billy O'Connor, Xavier | Not named
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| 2010 | Saint Louis | Campbell's Field • Camden, NJ | Bryant Cotton, Saint Louis | Not named
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| 2011 | Charlotte | Campbell's Field • Camden, NJ | Corey Shaylor, Charlotte | Not named
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| 2012 | Dayton | Jim Houlihan Park at Jack Coffey Field • Bronx, NY | Burny Mitchem, Dayton | Not named
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| 2013 | Saint Louis | Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC | Alex Kelly, Saint Louis | Not named
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| 2014 | George Mason | Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO | Luke Willis, George Mason | Not named
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| 2015 | VCU | Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA | Darian Carpenter, VCU | Not named
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| 2016 | Rhode Island | Jim Houlihan Park at Jack Coffey Field • Bronx, NY | Martin Figueroa, Rhode Island | Not named
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| 2017 | Davidson | Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO | Alec Acosta, Davidson Durin O'Linger, Davidson |
Not named
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| 2018 | Saint Louis | Tucker Field at Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA | Drew Reveno, Saint Louis | Not named
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| 2019 | Fordham | Jim Houlihan Park at Jack Coffey Field • Bronx, NY | Nick Labella, Fordham | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |||
| 2021 | VCU | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | Hunter Vay, VCU | |
| 2022 | VCU | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field • Davidson, NC | Tyler Locklear, VCU | |
| 2023 | George Mason | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | Chad Gartland, George Mason | |
| 2024 | VCU | Capital One Park • Tysons, VA | Brandon Eike, VCU | |
Conference Championships by School
The following is a list of Atlantic 10 conference champions, organized by school.[4]
| Program | No. of Titles | Title Years |
|---|---|---|
| Rutgers | 6 | 1981, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993 |
| George Washington | 4 | 1979, 1989, 1992, 2002 |
| Saint Louis | 4 | 2006, 2010, 2013, 2018 |
| VCU | 4 | 2015, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| West Virginia | 4 | 1982, 1985, 1987, 1994 |
| Charlotte | 3 | 2007, 2008, 2011 |
| UMass | 3 | 1980, 1995, 1996 |
| Temple | 3 | 1983, 1984, 2001 |
| Virginia Tech | 3 | 1997, 1999, 2000 |
| Fordham | 2 | 1998, 2019 |
| George Mason | 2 | 2014, 2023 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 2005, 2016 |
| Davidson | 1 | 2017 |
| Dayton | 1 | 2012 |
| Richmond | 1 | 2003 |
| St. Bonaventure | 1 | 2004 |
| Xavier | 1 | 2009 |
- Italicized programs are no longer in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
References
- ^ "Atlantic 10 Baseball Championship". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Archived from the original on 2012-02-02. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). CSTV.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. pp. 1, 12–18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-19.
- ^ Murray, Lucas (15 April 2004). "A New Place to Call Home". Temple-News.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 21, 2025.