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Collegiate baseball tournament
2010 Atlantic 10 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatSix-team double elimination
First-round byes for top two seeds
Finals site
ChampionsSaint Louis (2nd title)
Winning coachDarin Hendrickson (1st title)
MVPBryant Cotton (Saint Louis)

The 2010 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held from May 26 through 29 at Campbell's Field in Camden, New Jersey. It featured the top six regular-season finishers of the conference's 14 teams. Fifth-seeded Saint Louis defeated Charlotte in the title game to win the tournament for the second time, earning the A-10's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA tournament.

Seeding

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 Xavier, received byes into the second round of play in the double elimination tournament.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Charlotte 20 7 .741 – 1
Xavier 18 9 .667 2 2
Rhode Island 17 10 .630 3 3
Fordham 15 12 .556 5 4
Saint Louis 15 12 .556 5 5
La Salle 14 13 .519 6 6
George Washington 14 13 .519 6 –
Massachusetts 13 14 .481 7 –
Saint Joseph's 13 14 .481 7 –
Dayton 12 15 .444 8 –
Richmond 10 17 .370 10 –
Duquesne 10 17 .370 10 –
Temple 10 17 .370 10 –
St. Bonaventure 8 19 .296 12 –
  1. Fordham was given the fourth seed over Saint Louis because of its regular season series win against the Billikens.
  2. La Salle was given the sixth seed over George Washington because of its better record against common conference opponents Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham, Massachusetts, St. Bonaventure, and Temple. La Salle went 11–7 against these six teams, while George Washington went 10-8.

Bracket

Round 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Charlotte2
5Saint Louis165Saint Louis3
4Fordham115Saint Louis12
2Xavier9
2Xavier4
6La Salle23Rhode Island2
3Rhode Island7
5Saint Louis5
1Charlotte4
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower final
4Fordham8
2Xavier7
6La Salle10
1Charlotte71Charlotte18
3Rhode Island3
3Rhode Island7
6La Salle2

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Saint Louis's Bryant Cotton, one of four Billikens selected, was named Most Outstanding Player.

Rhode Island's Tom Coulombe and Xavier's Bobby Freking, both chosen in 2009, were second-time selections.

Name Team
Shane Brown Charlotte
Ryan Rivers Charlotte
Tim Boyce Rhode Island
Tom Coulombe Rhode Island
Mike LeBel Rhode Island
Jason Bell Saint Louis
Ben Braaten Saint Louis
Bryant Cotton Saint Louis
Mike Levine Saint Louis
Bobby Freking Xavier
Tommy Shirley Xavier

References

  1. ^ "2014 Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic10.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Slater, Darryl (May 31, 2013). "Saint Louis Finds Uncommon Success Under Coach Who Recognized His Calling". PostAndCourier.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  3. "2010 Baseball Schedule". FordhamSports.com. Fordham Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  4. "2010 Baseball Schedule". GoExplorers.com. La Salle Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  5. "Schedule". GWSports.com. George Washington Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  6. Ackels, Chris (August 16, 2010). "Marquee Year Ends Quietly for Baseball". UNewsOnline.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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