2012 Atlantic-10 Conference Tournament

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The 2011 Atlantic-10 Conference baseball tournament was held at Houlihan Park in Bronx, NY. Saint Joseph's, a member of the conference since 1983, made the tournament for the 1st time, finishing 4th. #2 University of Dayton defeated #5 University of Richmond for the title. Burny Mitchem of Dayton was named Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Saint Louis University 17-7 Darin Hendrickson
2 University of Dayton 17-7 Tony Vittorio
3 University of Rhode Island 16-8 Jim Foster
4 University of Massachusetts Amherst 14-10 Mike Stone
5 University of Richmond 14-10 Mark McQueen
6 Saint Joseph's University 13-10 Fritz Hamburg

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Finals
                                       
      1 Saint Louis 0  
  4 Massachusetts 4     5 Richmond 6    
  5 Richmond 9         5 Richmond 5  
      2 Dayton 9    
    2 Dayton 4          
  3 Rhode Island 0     6 Saint Joseph's 3        
  6 Saint Joseph's 3         2 Dayton 3 x
      5 Richmond 0 x
  Losers Bracket 1-2     Losers Bracket 2     Losers Bracket 3    
         
  6 Saint Joseph's 3        
  3 Rhode Island 2         5 Richmond 3    
      1 Saint Louis 6     1 Saint Louis 2  
      6 Saint Joseph's 0  
  4 Massachusetts 5    
  3 Rhode Island 6  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 23
Game 1 University of Richmond 9-4 University of Massachusetts Amherst
Game 2 Saint Joseph's University 3-0 University of Rhode Island
Game 3 University of Rhode Island 6-5 University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts eliminated
May 24
Game 4 University of Richmond 6-0 Saint Louis University
Game 5 University of Dayton 4-3 Saint Joseph's University
May 25
Game 6 Saint Joseph's University 3-2 University of Rhode Island Rhode Island eliminated
Game 7 University of Dayton 9-5 University of Richmond
Game 8 Saint Louis University 6-0 Saint Joseph's University Saint Joseph's eliminated
Game 9 University of Richmond 3-2 Saint Louis University Saint Louis eliminated
May 26
Game 10 University of Dayton 3-0 University of Richmond Dayton advances to NCAA tournament

All-Championship Team[edit]

  • Josh Jeffery Dayton
  • Ian Hundley Dayton
  • Robby Sunderman Dayton
  • Burny Mitchem Dayton
  • Dylan Begin Massachusetts
  • Chris Famiglietti Rhode Island
  • Zach Sterling Richmond
  • Jacob Mayers Richmond
  • Phil Ruzbarsky Richmond
  • Brett Tiagwad Saint Joseph's
  • Alex Pracher Saint Joseph's
  • Clay Smith Saint Louis