2003 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 June 2026 2003 Atlantic 10 Conference 6 Six-team double eliminationFirst-round byes for division winners Dodd Stadium Norwich, CT Pitt Field Richmond, VA Richmond 1st Ron Atkins 1st Vito Chairavalloti Richmond The 2003 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, CT from May 15 through 17 (preliminaries) and at Pitt Field in Richmond, VA on May 22 and 24 (championship series). It featured the top two regular-season finishers of each six-team division, plus the next two best finishers. 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 2003 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 weekend to decide the champion. Team W L Pct. GB SeedEast Division Massachusettsseeds Massachusetts's regular-season series win over Rhode Island gave it the higher seed within the East Division.2014 UMass Baseball Record Book http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/umas/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/UMassRecordBook2013-14.pdf UMass Athletics Communications https://web.archive.org/web/20140728062032/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/umas/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/UMassRecordBook2013-14.pdf July 28, 2014 live 14 7 14 7 – 2 Rhode Island 16 8 16 8 – 3 St. Bonaventure 9 11 9 11 4.5 – Saint Joseph's 10 14 10 14 5.5 – Temple 10 14 10 14 5.5 – Fordham 8 15 8 15 7 –West Division Richmond 19 4 19 4 – 1 Duquesne 15 9 15 9 4.5 4 Xavier 13 8 13 8 5 5 George Washington 12 9 12 9 6 6 La Salle 6 17 6 17 13 – Dayton 4 20 4 20 15.5 – seeds Bracket 1/1/1/3 2 yes 5 Xavier 6 4 Duquesne 3 6 George Washington 7 3 Rhode Island 2 4 Duquesne 2 3 Rhode Island 3 6 George Washington 8 3 Rhode Island 4 1 Richmond 1 5 Xavier 2 2 Massachusetts 3 6 George Washington 1 1 Richmond 8 6 George Washington 2 5 Xavier 5 2 Massachusetts 8 5 Xavier 3 1 Richmond 6 2 Massachusetts 0 4 – 1 Richmond 8 7 – All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Richmond's Vito Chairavalloti, one of six Spiders selected, was named Most Outstanding Player. Richmond's David Reaver and Tim Stauffer, who had both been selected in 2002, were named for the second time. Pos. Name Team OF Vito Chairavalloti Richmond P Eric Chown Massachusetts OF Frank Curreri Massachusetts 2B Bobby LeNoir Richmond P Mike McGirr Richmond P Matt McLoughlin Richmond SS David Reaver Richmond 3B Matt Reynolds Massachusetts 1B Ryan Roberson George Washington P Tim Stauffer Richmond P Jarret Sues Xavier P Dan Sullivan George Washington 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