2005 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 June 2026 2005 Atlantic 10 Conference 6 Six-team double eliminationFirst-round byes for division winners Fifth Third Field (Dayton) Dayton, OH Rhode Island 1st Frank Leoni 1st Wayne Russo Rhode Island The 2005 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held from May 25 through 28 at Fifth Third Field in Dayton, OH. It featured the top two regular-season finishers of each six-team division, plus the next two best finishers. Top-seeded Rhode Island defeated George Washington in the title game to win the tournament for the first time, earning the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the 2005 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, Rhode Island in the East and George Washington in the West, received the top two seeds and byes through to the second round of the double elimination tournament. Team W L Pct. GB SeedEast Division Rhode Island 18 6 18 6 – 1 Fordham 17 7 17 7 1 3 Massachusetts 9 15 9 15 9 – St. Bonaventure 8 16 8 16 10 – Saint Joseph's 8 16 8 16 10 – Temple 8 16 8 16 10 –West Division George Washington 17 7 17 7 – 2 Dayton 16 8 16 8 1 4 Duquesne 13 11 13 11 4 5 Richmond 12 12 12 12 5 6 La Salle 9 15 9 15 8 – Xavier 9 15 9 15 8 – Bracket 5 Duquesne 5 4 Dayton 8 6 Richmond 413 3 Fordham 1 1 Rhode Island 7 4 Dayton 4 2 George Washington 3 6 Richmond 10 1 Rhode Island 8 6 Richmond 3 5 Duquesne 9 3 Fordham 4 4 Dayton 13 5 Duquesne 9 2 George Washington 4 4 Dayton 2 6 Richmond 4 2 George Washington 10 1 Rhode Island 9 – 2 George Washington 7 – All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Rhode Island second baseman Wayne Russo, one of four Rams selected, was named Most Outstanding Player.Owens Ed Russo Named MOP as Rams Capture First NCAA Berth http://cranstononline.com/stories/Russo-named-MOP-as-Rams-capture-first-NCAA-berth,7123 July 20, 2014 CranstonOnline.com May 31, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20140728115831/http://cranstononline.com/stories/Russo-named-MOP-as-Rams-capture-first-NCAA-berth,7123 July 28, 2014 live Rhode Island's Josh Nestor (2004) and George Washington's Ryan Roberson (2003) were second-time selections. Pos. Name Team P Rob Berzinskas Richmond OF Bryan Chandler Dayton P Tom Davis Fordham OF Brandon Godzik Dayton OF Daryl Holcomb Rhode Island OF Andrew Justice Richmond C Josh Nestor Rhode Island 1B Ryan Roberson George Washington 2B Wayne Russo Rhode Island OF David Savard Rhode Island OF Bill Torre Duquesne P Josh Wilkie George Washington 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