1985 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

1985 Atlantic 10 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsWest Virginia (2nd title)
Winning coachDale Ramsburg (2nd title)
MVPBob Bernardo (West Virginia, Player)
Harry Daut (Temple, Pitcher) ()
1985 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Temple  x‍‍‍ 9 – 2 – 0   .818 33 – 18 – 1   .644
UMass  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4 – 0   .667 20 – 18 – 0   .526
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6 – 0   .500 25 – 15 – 0   .625
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 5 – 7 – 0   .417 24 – 16 – 1   .598
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 2 – 10 – 0   .167 12 – 23 – 0   .343
West
West Virginia  x‍‍‡‍y 9 – 3 – 0   .750 27 – 16 – 0   .628
Penn State  x‍‍‍ 9 – 3 – 0   .750 27 – 14 – 0   .659
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4 – 0   .667 18 – 20 – 2   .475
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8 – 0   .111 17 – 13 – 0   .567
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 0 – 9 – 0   .000 15 – 12 – 0   .556
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1985 Atlantic Conference baseball tournament was held from May 3 through 5[1] to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1985 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the seventh iteration of the event, and was held at Hawley Field, home field of West Virginia in Morgantown, West Virginia. West Virginia won their second championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

Format and seeding

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The top two teams in each division advanced to the tournament, with each division winner playing the second place team from the opposite division in the first round. The teams played a double-elimination tournament. West Virginia claimed the top seed over Penn State by tiebreaker.

Team W L Pct GB Seed
East Division
Temple 9 3 .750 — 1E
UMass 8 4 .667 1 2E
Rutgers 6 6 .500 3 —
Rhode Island 5 7 .417 4 —
Saint Joseph's 2 10 .167 7 —
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Division
West Virginia 9 3 .750 — 1W
Penn State 9 3 .750 — 2W
George Washington 8 4 .667 1 —
St. Bonaventure 1 8 .111 6.5 —
Duquesne 0 9 .000 7.5 —

Results

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1ETemple13
2WPenn State5
1ETemple7
1WWest Virginia3
1WWest Virginia20
2EUMass4
1ETemple117
1WWest Virginia14810
Lower round 1Lower final
1WWest Virginia14
2WPenn State222WPenn State9
2EUMass12

References

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  1. ^ 2014 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Temple Owls. p. 48. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  2. ^ Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 20. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
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