2007 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2007
Conference:Atlantic 10 Conference
Teams:6
Format:Six-team double elimination
First-round byes for top two seeds
Ballpark:Fifth Third Field (Dayton)
City:Dayton, OH
Champions:Charlotte
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Loren Hibbs
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Shayne Moody
Mvpteam:Charlotte

The 2007 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held from May 23 through 26 at Fifth Third Field in Dayton, OH. It featured the top six regular-season finishers of the conference's 14 teams. Top-seeded Charlotte defeated Fordham in the title game to win the tournament for the first time, earning the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA tournament.[1]

Seeding and format

The league's top six teams, based on winning percentage in the 27-game regular-season schedule, were seeded one through six. The top two seeds, Charlotte and Fordham, received byes into the second round of play in the double elimination tournament.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
23 4 .852
19 8 .704
18 9 .667
17 10 .630
16 11 .593
14 12 .538
14 13 .519
13 14 .481
12 14 .462
10 17 .370
9 18 .333
9 18 .333
8 19 .296
6 21 .222

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Charlotte shortstop Shayne Moody, one of five 49ers selected, was named Most Outstanding Player.[2] [3]

Pos. Name Team
P Alex Hale Richmond
2B Adam Lipski Xavier
P Michael Luces Xavier
OF Brad McElroy Charlotte
P Adam Mills Charlotte
SS Shayne Moody Charlotte
CF Adam Pasono Xavier
2B Eric Reese Fordham
P Fordham
C Kris Rochelle Charlotte
DH Chris Taylor Charlotte
DH Alex Wotring Richmond

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book . Atlantic10.com . July 15, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140519024741/http://www.atlantic10.com/fls/31600/pdfs/baserecords.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31600 . May 19, 2014 . dead .
  2. News: Wolf . Jason . D-Braves' Moody a 'Pleasant Surprise' at Shortstop . July 19, 2014 . GoDanRiver.com . June 29, 2008 . https://archive.today/20140725212910/http://www.godanriver.com/sports/d-braves-moody-a-pleasant-surprise-at-shortstop/article_1d748ef0-50a9-50f6-9f49-ff2e6a319cfb.html . July 25, 2014 . live .
  3. News: Utter . Jim . Home-State Advantage . July 19, 2014 . BaseballAmerica.com . February 14, 2008 . https://archive.today/20140725212927/http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/home-state-advantage-5600/ . July 25, 2014 . live .