2013 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2013
Conference:Atlantic 10 Conference
Teams:7
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium
City:Charlotte, NC
Champions:Saint Louis
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Darin Hendrickson
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Alex Kelly
Mvpteam:Saint Louis

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 through 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[1] 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.[2] As a team, SLU collected 92 hits in six days (.395 average), shattering the previous A-10 Tournament record of 65.

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.[3]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
17 7 .708 1
17 7 .708 2
17 7 .708 3
16 8 .667 1 4
159 .625 2 5
15 9 .625 2 6
13 11 .542 4 7
12 12 .500 5
12 12 .500 5
12 12 .500 5
9 15 .375 8
8 16 .333 9
7 17 .292 10
7 17 .292 10
3 21 .125 14

All-Tournament Team

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

POS Name School Class
P Mike Bradstreet Rhode Island SR
P Marco Mejia Saint Louis SR
P John Hamilton Charlotte SR
OF/P Xavier JR
1B Derek Brown George Washington SR
1B Mike Vigliarolo Saint Louis SO
2B Brad Elwood Charlotte SO
SS Tyler Beckwith Richmond FR
OF Mark Elwell Xavier SR
OF Alex Kelly Saint Louis SR
OF Michael Bozarth Saint Louis FR
OF Tony Montlbano Charlotte SR

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).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charlotte's Hayes Stadium Renovation Complete for 2013. January 16, 2013. atlantic10.com. March 7, 2013. https://archive.today/20130410125939/http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/011613aaa.html. April 10, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Atlantic 10 Conference Championships. atlantic10.com. March 7, 2013. December 11, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121211065823/http://www.atlantic10.com/championships/2013-baseball-champs.html. dead.
  3. Web site: Saint Louis Picked to Claim A-10 Baseball Championship. atlantic10.com. March 7, 2013. January 17, 2013. https://archive.today/20130410131154/http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/011713aaa.html. April 10, 2013. dead. mdy-all.