2011 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament

2011 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2011
Teams	6
Format	Six-team double elimination First-round byes for top two seeds
Site	Campbell's Field Camden, NJ
Champions	Charlotte (3rd title)
Winning coach	Loren Hibbs (3rd title)
MVP	Corey Shaylor (Charlotte)
Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament «2010  2012»

The 2011 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held from May 25–28 at Campbell's Field in Camden, NJ. It featured the top six regular-season finishers of the conference's 13 teams. Top-seeded Charlotte defeated Richmond in the title game to win the tournament for the third time, earning the A-10's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Tournament.^[1][2]

Seeding

The league's top six teams, based on winning percentage in the 24-game regular-season schedule, were seeded one through six. The top two seeds, Charlotte and Rhode Island, received byes into the second round of play in the double elimination tournament.^[1]

Team	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	Seed
Charlotte	17	7	0	.708	–	1
Rhode Island	16	8	0	.667	1	2
Dayton	15	9	0	.625	2	3
Xavier	14	10	0	.583	3	4
Richmond[lower-alpha 1]	13	11	0	.542	4	5
La Salle[lower-alpha 2]	13	11	0	.542	4	6
St. Bonaventure[lower-alpha 3]	13	11	0	.542	4	–
Fordham	12	11	1	.521	4.5	–
Saint Joseph's	11	13	0	.458	6	–
Saint Louis	10	14	0	.417	7	–
George Washington	9	15	0	.375	8	–
Massachusetts	8	15	1	.354	8.5	–
Temple	4	20	0	.167	13	–

1. In the three-way tie for fifth place, Richmond received the fifth seed due to its 5-1 cumulative record against La Salle and St. Bonaventure.^[3]
2. In the three-way tie for fifth place, La Salle received the sixth seed due to its 3-3 cumulative record against Richmond and St. Bonaventure.^[4]
3. In the three-way tie for fifth place, St. Bonaventure was left out of the tournament due to its 1-5 cumulative record against Richmond and La Salle.^[5]

Results

						1	Charlotte	6
	5	Richmond	5			5	Richmond	0
	4	Xavier	4								1	Charlotte	5
											2	Rhode Island	2
						2	Rhode Island	7
	6	La Salle	6			6	La Salle	4
	3	Dayton	5													1	Charlotte	9	–
																5	Richmond	4	–
	4	Xavier	0
	3	Dayton	1								2	Rhode Island	2
						5	Richmond	10			5	Richmond	7
						3	Dayton	3
	6	La Salle	5
	3	Dayton	10

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Charlotte's Corey Shaylor, one of four 49ers selected, was named the Most Outstanding Player.^[1][6]

Name	Team
Jeff Flax	La Salle
Cameron Hobson	Dayton
C.J. Gillman	Dayton
Jeff Cammans	Rhode Island
Jacob Mayers	Richmond
Matt Zink	Richmond
Mike Mergenthaler	Richmond
Chris Cowell	Richmond
Justin Roland	Charlotte
Ross Steedley	Charlotte
Andrew Smith	Charlotte
Corey Shaylor	Charlotte

References

1. "2014 Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book". Atlantic10.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
2. Stark, Andrew (July 15, 2014). "Hibbs Leads 49ers into NCAA Baseball Tournament". CharlotteObserver.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
3. "Baseball - 2011 Schedule/Results". RichmondSpiders.com. Richmond Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
4. "2011 Baseball Schedule". GoExplorers.com. La Salle Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
5. "2011 Schedule". GoBonnies.com. St. Bonaventure Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
6. "Alumni Update: Wilson, 49ers Win A-10 Title". Citizen-Times.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.