1983 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship Series

The 1983 Atlantic Conference Baseball Championship Series was held on May 6 and 7, 1983[1] to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball season. The conference rechristened itself for the 1983 season, recognizing membership changes. This was the fifth iteration of the event, and was held at Beaver Field on the campus of Penn State in State College, Pennsylvania. Temple won the championship two games to none and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

1983 Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams2
FormatBest of 3 series
Finals site
ChampionsTemple (1st title)
Winning coachSkip Wilson (1st title)
MVP,
1983 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Temple  x‍‍‡‍y 9–1 .900  27–8 .771
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .417  13–22 .371
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .417  19–12 .613
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 3–7 .300  15–22 .405
West
Penn State  x‍‍‍ 9–1 .900  16–23 .410
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 6–4 .600  22–10 .688
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 5–6 .455  7–25 .219
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 1–10 .091  9–12 .429
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The regular season winners of each of the conference's two divisions advanced to a best of three series.

Team W L Pct GB
East Division
Temple91.900—
Rutgers57.4175
Saint Joseph's57.4175
Rhode Island37.3006
Team W L Pct GB
Western Division
Penn State91.900—
West Virginia64.6003
George Washington56.4554.5
Duquesne110.0918.5

Results

Game One

May 6, 1983
TeamR
Temple10
Penn State7

Game Two

May 7, 1983
TeamR
Penn State1
Temple6

References

  1. 2014 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Temple Owls. p. 48. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  2. Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 20. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
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