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1988 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

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1988 Atlantic 10 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsRutgers (3rd title)
Winning coachFred Hill (2nd title)
MVPDrew Comeau (UMass, Player)
Darrin Winston (Rutgers, Pitcher) ()
1988 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Rutgers  x‍‍y 14 2 0   .875 38 21 1   .642
UMass  ‍‍‍ 9 7 0   .563 36 16 0   .692
Temple  ‍‍‍ 8 8 0   .500 27 27 0   .500
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 5 11 0   .313 10 28 0   .263
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 4 12 0   .250 16 23 1   .413
West
West Virginia  x‍‍‍ 12 4 0   .750 33 17 1   .657
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 11 5 0   .688 30 26 1   .535
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 8 8 0   .500 24 26 0   .480
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 7 9 0   .438 26 21 0   .553
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 2 14 0   .125 13 16 0   .448
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1988 Atlantic Conference baseball tournament was held from May 13 through 15, 1988 to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the tenth iteration of the event, and was held at Bear Stadium in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. Rutgers won their third championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

Format and seeding

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The top two teams in each division advanced to the tournament, with each division winner playing the second place team from the opposite division in the first round. The teams played a double-elimination tournament. West Virginia claimed the top seed over Penn State and Rhode Island claimed the second seed in the East over Saint Joseph's by tiebreaker.

Team W L Pct GB Seed
East Division
Rutgers 14 2 .875 1E
UMass 9 7 .563 5 2E
Temple 8 8 .500 6
Rhode Island 5 11 .313 9
Saint Joseph's 4 12 .250 10
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Division
West Virginia 12 4 .750 1W
George Washington 11 5 .688 1 2W
Penn State 8 8 .500 4
St. Bonaventure 7 9 .438 5
Duquesne 2 14 .125 10

Results

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1ERutgers13
2WGeorge Washington2
1ERutgers10
2EUMass1
1WWest Virginia9
2EUMass16
1ERutgers48
2EUMass85
Lower round 1Lower final
2EUMass20
2WGeorge Washington31WWest Virginia2
1WWest Virginia6

References

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  1. ^ Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 20. Retrieved June 11, 2017.