2008 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 June 2026 2008 Atlantic 10 Conference 6 Six-team double eliminationFirst-round byes for top two seeds Campbell's Field Camden, NJ Charlotte 2nd Loren Hibbs 2nd Rob Lyerly Charlotte The 2008 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held from May 21 through 24 at Campbell's Field in Camden, New Jersey. It featured the top six regular-season finishers of the conference's 14 teams. Second-seeded Charlotte defeated Xavier in the title game to win the tournament for the second straight year, earning the A-10's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA tournament.2014 Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book http://www.atlantic10.com/fls/31600/pdfs/baserecords.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31600 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 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, Xavier and Charlotte, received byes into the second round of play in the double elimination tournament. In the tie for first place, the conference's tiebreaking procedures gave Xavier the top seed. Team W L Pct. GB Seed Xavier 19 8 .704 – 1 Charlotte 19 8 .704 – 2 Duquesne 16 10 .615 2.5 3 Temple 16 11 .593 3 4 Rhode Island 15 11 .574 3.5 5 St. Bonaventure 15 12 .556 4 6 Dayton 13 14 .481 6 – Fordham 13 14 .481 6 – George Washington 11 16 .407 8 – La Salle 11 16 .407 8 – Massachusetts 11 16 .407 8 – Richmond 10 16 .389 8.5 – Saint Louis 9 17 .346 9.5 – Saint Joseph's 9 18 .333 10 – Bracket 5 Rhode Island 7 4 Temple 1 6 St. Bonaventure 6 3 Duquesne 16 1 Xavier 4 5 Rhode Island 11 2 Charlotte 13 3 Duquesne 7 5 Rhode Island 1 2 Charlotte 11 4 Temple 5 6 St. Bonaventure 2 3 Duquesne 10 4 Temple 7 1 Xavier 9 3 Duquesne 5 5 Rhode Island 0 1 Xavier 3 2 Charlotte 411 – 1 Xavier 3 – All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Charlotte's Rob Lyerly, one of four 49ers selected, was named Most Outstanding Player.Phillips Duncan 49ers Look to Lyerly http://www.collegebaseballinsider.com/09Preseason/09A10Lyerly.html CollegeBaseballInsider.com July 18, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923205418/http://www.collegebaseballinsider.com/09Preseason/09A10Lyerly.html September 23, 2015 February 4, 2009 live Duquesne's Bill Torre (2005) was a second-time selection. Pos. Name Team 1B Alex Burt Charlotte IF Jordan Conley Xavier P Mike Creevy Xavier IF Rob Lyerly Charlotte C Derek Mechling Duquesne P Mike Mongiardini Temple OF Stan Orzechowski Temple P Brett Palanski Rhode Island P Danny Rosenbaum Xavier P Luke Stahl Charlotte OF O'Brien Taylor Charlotte IF Bill Torre Duquesne Notes This was Duquesne's final appearance in the tournament as the baseball program folded in 2010 due to budget cuts. References Tournament Category:Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Category:College baseball tournaments in New Jersey Category:History of Camden, New Jersey Category:Sports in Camden, New Jersey Category:Tourist attractions in Camden, New Jersey