1996 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

American college baseball tournament August 2023 June 2026 1996 Atlantic 10 Conference 4 Four-team double elimination Bear Stadium (Boyertown) Boyertown, PA Massachusetts 3rd Mike Stone 2nd Nate Murphy Massachusetts The 1996 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held at Bear Stadium in Boyertown, Pennsylvania from May 10 through 12. The double elimination tournament featured the top two regular-season finishers of each of the conference's six-team divisions. East Division top seed Massachusetts defeated Virginia Tech in the title game to win the tournament for the third time, earning the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the 1996 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 Each division's top teams, based on winning percentage in the 20-game regular season schedule, qualified for the field. In the opening round of the four-team double-elimination format, the East Division champion played the West Division runner-up, and vice versa. Team W L T Pct. GB SeedEast Division Massachusetts 15 5 0 15 5 – 1E Temple 12 8 0 12 8 3 2E St. Bonaventure 10 10 0 10 10 5 – Fordham 8 11 1 8 11 1 6.5 – Saint Joseph's 8 11 1 8 11 1 6.5 – Rhode Island 6 14 0 6 14 9 –West Division Virginia Tech 16 4 0 16 4 – 1W Xavier 11 8 0 11 8 4.5 2W George Washington 10 10 0 10 10 6 – Dayton 8 11 0 8 11 7.5 – La Salle 8 12 0 8 12 8 – Duquesne 6 14 0 6 14 10 – Bracket 1E Massachusetts 16 2W Xavier 3 1W Virginia Tech 4 2E Temple 2 2W Xavier 6 2E Temple 3 1E Massachusetts 1 1W Virginia Tech 4 1E Massachusetts 6 2W Xavier 1 1W Virginia Tech 2 2 1E Massachusetts 5 8 All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Massachusetts's Nate Murphy, one of five Minutemen selected, was named Most Outstanding Player.College Baseball https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19960515&id=_eRRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AXADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6710,3864345 July 27, 2014 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May 15, 1996 https://web.archive.org/web/20170222132452/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19960515&id=_eRRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AXADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6710,3864345 live February 22, 2017 1996 was the first time the league named an All-Tournament Team. Previously, it had named only a Most Outstanding Player and Pitcher. Pos. Name Team P David Dart Massachusetts P Brian Fitzgerald Virginia Tech C Michael Gancasz Temple SS Brad Gorrie Massachusetts P Jon Hand Virginia Tech C/DH Josh Herman Virginia Tech C Andy Kiah Massachusetts 3B Bryan Mazzaferro Massachusetts OF Nate Murphy Massachusetts OF Austin Rappe Virginia Tech SS Marty Sparks Xavier References Atlantic 10 Conference tournament Category:Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Category:College baseball tournaments in Pennsylvania Category:History of Berks County, Pennsylvania Category:Sports in the Delaware Valley Category:Tourist attractions in Berks County, Pennsylvania