2009 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 June 2026 2009 Atlantic 10 Conference 6 Six-team double eliminationFirst-round byes for top two seeds Fifth Third Field (Dayton) Dayton, OH Xavier 1st Scott Googins 1st Billy O'Conner Xavier The 2009 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held from May 20 through 23 at Fifth Third Field in Dayton, OH. It featured the top six regular-season finishers of the conference's 14 teams. Third-seeded Xavier defeated Rhode Island in the title game to win the tournament for the first time, earning the A-10's automatic bid to the 2009 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 Baseball Downed by Xavier, 10-1, in A-10 Championship Game http://www.gorhody.com/sports/m-basebl/2008-09/releases/052309aad.html GoRhody.com Rhode Island Athletic Communications July 16, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140725084528/http://www.gorhody.com/sports/m-basebl/2008-09/releases/052309aad.html July 25, 2014 May 23, 2009 live Xavier Baseball Wins Big East Championship http://www.cincinnati.com/story/xaviersports/2014/05/25/xavier-baseball-wins-big-east-championship/9572853/ July 16, 2014 Cincinnati.com Xavier Athletic Communications May 26, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20210125232644/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/xaviersports/2014/05/25/xavier-baseball-wins-big-east-championship/9572853/ January 25, 2021 live 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, Dayton and Rhode Island, received byes into the second round of play in the double elimination tournament. In the three-way tie for fourth-place, the conference's tiebreaking procedures gave Massachusetts the fourth seed, Fordham the fifth, and Charlotte the sixth. Team W L Pct. GB Seed Dayton 21 6 .778 – 1 Rhode Island 19 6 .760 1 2 Xavier 18 9 .667 3 3 Massachusetts 16 11 .593 5 4 Fordham 16 11 .593 5 5 Charlotte 16 11 .593 5 6 Saint Louis 12 13 .480 8 – George Washington 11 15 .423 9.5 – Temple 11 15 .423 9.5 – Richmond 11 16 .407 10 – Saint Joseph's 9 17 .346 11.5 – St. Bonaventure 9 17 .346 11.5 – La Salle 8 18 .308 12.5 – Duquesne 7 19 .269 13.5 – Bracket 5 Fordham 4 4 Massachusetts 5 6 Charlotte 6 3 Xavier 8 1 Dayton 9 4 Massachusetts 5 2 Rhode Island 7 3 Xavier 6 1 Dayton 2 2 Rhode Island 9 5 Fordham 10 6 Charlotte 13 4 Massachusetts 6extras ten 10 innings. 6 Charlotte 5 3 Xavier 6 4 Massachusetts 4 1 Dayton 3 3 Xavier 11 2 Rhode Island 7 1 3 Xavier 9 10 extras All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Xavier's Billy O'Conner, one of six Musketeers selected, was named Most Outstanding Player. Xavier's Jordan Conley and Charlotte's Rob Lyerly, both selected in 2008, were second-time selections. Pos. Name Team SS Jordan Conley Xavier OF Tom Coulombe Rhode Island 1B Bobby Freking Xavier 1B Mike Gedman Massachusetts P Nick Greenwood Rhode Island 2B Zack Jacobs Xavier 1B Rob Lyerly Charlotte 3B John McCambridge Xavier C Billy O'Conner Xavier 2B Oliver Palmer Rhode Island P Zac Richard Xavier DH Ben Thomas Xavier References Tournament Category:Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Category:Baseball in Dayton, Ohio Category:College baseball tournaments in Ohio Category:Sports competitions in Dayton, Ohio