2015 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2015 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 20–23. The top seven regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Barcroft Park, the home field of George Washington in Arlington, Virginia. VCU won their first title as a member of the conference to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

2015 Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams7
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsVCU (1st title)
Winning coachShawn Stiffler (1st title)
MVPDarian Carpenter, VCU
2015 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Saint Louis  ‍†‍‍ 16–8–0 .667  35–21–0 .625
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .625  28–25–0 .528
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .625  26–25–1 .510
No. 15 VCU  ‍‍‡‍y 14–10–0 .583  40–25–0 .615
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .583  28–22–0 .560
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 13–10–0 .565  32–22–0 .593
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .542  22–32–0 .407
La Salle  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .500  24–27–1 .471
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .500  23–27–1 .461
UMass  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .500  16–27–0 .372
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 11–12–0 .478  21–28–0 .429
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 5–19–0 .208  16–38–0 .296
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 3–21–0 .125  16–28–2 .370
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The tournament used the same format adopted in 2014, with the top seven finishers from the regular season seeded one through seven. The top seed, Saint Louis, received a single bye while remaining seeds played on the first day.

TeamWLPct.GBSeedTiebreaker
Saint Louis168.667
–
1
Rhode Island159.625
1
2
2–1 vs. Richmond
Richmond159.625
1
3
1–2 vs. Rhode Island
Davidson1410.583
2
4
1–2 vs. Saint Louis
VCU1410.583
2
5
0–3 vs. Saint Louis
George Washington1310.565
2.5
6
Fordham1311.542
3
7
La Salle1212.500
4
–
George Mason1212.500
4
–
UMass1212.500
4
–
Saint Joseph's1112.478
4.5
–
Dayton519.208
11
–
St. Bonaventure321.125
13
–

Results
  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
    1 Saint Louis 3  
      5 VCU 14    
  4 Davidson 0          
  5 VCU 11        
      5 VCU 8            
      2 Rhode Island 2              
  2 Rhode Island 7              
  7 Fordham 3                
      2 Rhode Island 2          
      3 Richmond 1        
  3 Richmond 4          
  6 George Washington 1         5 VCU 5 –
      2 Rhode Island 3 –
  Loser's Bracket      
  7 Fordham 5        
  6 George Washington 11     6 George Washington 7        
    3 Richmond 2          
      6 George Washington 1        
      4 Davidson 2     4 Davidson 3    
  4 Davidson 10         2 Rhode Island 4  
  1 Saint Louis 2  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

NameSchool
Michael MormanRichmond
Robbie MetzGeorge Washington
Brandon ChapmanGeorge Washington
Ryan LoweDavidson
Lee MillerDavidson
Ryan OlmoRhode Island
Jordan PowellRhode Island
Steve MoyersRhode Island
Jojo HowieVCU
Matt DavisVCU
Walker HaymakerVCU
Darian CarpenterVCU

Most Outstanding Player

Darian Carpenter was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Carpenter was a first baseman for VCU.[3]

References
  1. "Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Standings and Leaders". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  2. "2015 Baseball Championship". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  3. "VCU Claims A-10 Baseball Championship with 5–3 Win Over Rhode Island". Atlantic 10 Conference. May 23, 2015.
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