2002 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 June 2026 2002 Atlantic 10 Conference 6 Six-team double eliminationFirst-round byes for division winners Dodd Stadium Norwich, CT Pitt Field Richmond, VA George Washington 4th Tom Walter 1st Mike Bassett George Washington The 2002 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, CT from May 16 through 20 (preliminaries) and Pitt Field in Richmond, Virginia, from May 22 through 24 (championship series). It featured the top six regular-season finishers of the conference's 12 teams, regardless of division. 2002 was the first season that the tournament was expanded to six teams. Top-seeded Richmond defeated Massachusetts in the title game to win the tournament for the first time, earning the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the 2002 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 24-game regular season schedule, qualified for the field. The top two teams in each division qualified for the tournament automatically; the two division winners, Massachusetts in the East and Richmond in the West, received the top two seeds and byes through to the second round of the double elimination tournament. The tournament was different from most double-elimination formats in that after the two finalists were decided, losses were erased, and a best-of-three series was played at a new site the following to decide the champion. Team W L Pct. GB SeedEast Division St. Bonaventure 16 7 16 7 – 2 Temple 11 13 11 13 5.5 5 Rhode Island 10 14 10 14 6.5 – Saint Joseph's 10 14 10 14 6.5 – Massachusetts 9 15 9 15 7.5 – Fordham 6 18 6 18 10.5 –West Division Richmond 22 2 22 2 – 1 George Washington 17 7 17 7 5 3 Xavier 15 8 15 8 6.5 4 Dayton 14 10 14 10 8 6 Duquesne 12 12 12 12 10 – La Salle 1 23 1 23 21 – Bracket 1/1/1/3 yes 2 5 Temple 6 4 Xavier 2 6 Dayton 2 3 George Washington 8 4 Xavier 8 6 Dayton 0 5 Temple 2 4 Xavier 1 1 Richmond 5 5 Temple 3 2 St. Bonaventure 612 3 George Washington 7 2 St. Bonaventure 5 5 Temple 2 1 Richmond 6 3 George Washington 4 3 George Washington 5 2 St. Bonaventure 4 1 Richmond 4 12 4 3 George Washington 610 5 6 All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. George Washington outfielder Mike Bassett, one of five Colonials selected, was named Most Outstanding Player. Three George Washington players had been named to the team before. Mike Bassett, who had been named in 2000 and 2001, was a third-time selection. Jeff Fertitta and Jake Wald, both named in 2001, were second-time selections. Pos. Name Team OF Mike Bassett George Washington 1B Jeff Fertitta George Washington P Adam Jahnsen Xavier P Thomas Martin Richmond C Joe Michalski George Washington P Justin Orenduff George Washington 3B David Reaver Richmond 1B Kevin Ryan St. Bonaventure P Tim Stauffer Richmond C Adam Tidball Richmond SS Jake Wald George Washington 3B Mike Weckenman Temple References Tournament Category:Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Category:2000s in Richmond, Virginia Category:College baseball tournaments in Virginia Category:Baseball competitions in Richmond, Virginia