2013 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2013 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament of the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. It took place from May 22–25. The top seven regular season finishers of the league's fifteen teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at newly renovated[2] Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina. In the championship game, first-seeded Saint Louis defeated second-seeded Charlotte, 7-4, to win its third tournament championship (its second under head coach Darin Hendrickson). Saint Louis earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3] As a team, SLU collected 92 hits in six days (.395 average), shattering the previous A-10 Tournament record of 65.

2013 Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams7
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSaint Louis (3rd title)
Winning coachDarin Hendrickson (2nd title)
MVPAlex Kelly, Saint Louis
2013 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Saint Louis  ‍†‍‡‍y 17–7–0 .708  41–21–0 .661
Charlotte  ‍†‍‍ 17–7–0 .708  37–23–0 .617
Rhode Island  ‍†‍‍ 17–7–0 .708  35–24–0 .593
Xavier  ‍‍‍ 16–8–0 .667  32–26–0 .552
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .625  26–32–0 .448
La Salle  ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .625  24–29–0 .453
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .542  31–24–0 .564
VCU  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .500  28–26–0 .519
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .500  26–26–0 .500
Butler  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .500  25–26–0 .490
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .375  20–28–0 .417
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .333  22–33–0 .400
Temple  ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .292  18–28–0 .391
Massachusetts  ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .292  14–31–0 .311
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 3–21–0 .125  11–39–1 .225
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 3, 2013[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

In an expansion from previous years, the top seven finishers from the regular season were seeded one through seven. The top seed received a single bye while remaining seeds played on the first day.[4]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Saint Louis177.708
–
1
Charlotte177.708
–
2
Rhode Island177.708
–
3
Xavier168.667
1
4
George Washington159.625
2
5
La Salle159.625
2
6
Richmond1311.542
4
7
VCU1212.500
5
–
Saint Joseph's1212.500
5
–
Butler1212.500
5
–
St. Bonaventure915.375
8
–
Fordham816.333
9
–
Temple717.292
10
–
UMass717.292
10
–
Dayton321.125
14
–

Bracket

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
   
     
      1 Saint Louis 6  
      4 Xavier 7    
  4 Xavier 8          
  5 George Washington 2        
      4 Xavier 3            
      2 Charlotte 12              
  2 Charlotte 6              
  7 Richmond 5                
      2 Charlotte 5          
      3 Rhode Island 2        
  3 Rhode Island 5          
  6 La Salle 2         2 Charlotte 4 4
      1 Saint Louis 5 7
  Loser's Bracket      
  7 Richmond 7        
  6 La Salle 2     1 Saint Louis 10        
    7 Richmond 6          
      1 Saint Louis 13        
          5 George Washington 4     4 Xavier 4    
      3 Rhode Island 4         1 Saint Louis 6  
    5 George Washington 5  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.

POSNameSchoolClass
PMike BradstreetRhode IslandSR
PMarco MejiaSaint LouisSR
PJohn HamiltonCharlotteSR
OF/PVinny NittoliXavierJR
1BDerek BrownGeorge WashingtonSR
1BMike VigliaroloSaint LouisSO
2BBrad ElwoodCharlotteSO
SSTyler BeckwithRichmondFR
OFMark ElwellXavierSR
OFAlex KellySaint LouisSR
OFMichael BozarthSaint LouisFR
OFTony MontlbanoCharlotteSR

Most Valuable Player

Alex Kelly was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Kelly was a senior outfielder for Saint Louis who set tournament records for hits (12) and RBI (13).

References

  1. "Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Standings and Leaders". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  2. "Charlotte's Hayes Stadium Renovation Complete for 2013". atlantic10.com. January 16, 2013. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  3. "Atlantic 10 Conference Championships". atlantic10.com. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  4. "Saint Louis Picked to Claim A-10 Baseball Championship". atlantic10.com. January 17, 2013. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
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