1979 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1979 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Tournament was held in May 1979 to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I Eastern 8 Conference, renamed in 1982 as the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the first iteration of the event, and was held at Hershey High School and Lower Dauphin High School in Hershey, Pennsylvania. George Washington earned the first championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1]

1979 Eastern 8 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
Finals site
ChampionsGeorge Washington (1st title)
Winning coachMike Toomey (1st title)
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Format

The tournament followed a double-elimination format, with two teams (George Washington and Duquesne) receiving first round byes.

Bracket
  First round Second round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  Penn State 4     George Washington 4  
  Rutgers 3     Penn State 3    
      George Washington 7              
      Pittsburgh 3              
  Pittsburgh 3     Duquesne 3          
  West Virginia 2     Pittsburgh 12        
        George Washington
Loser's Bracket      
  Rutgers 10        
  West Virginia 13          
      Penn State 9[lower-alpha 1]        
      Duquesne 0          
                         
                       
         
     
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References
  1. Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 20. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
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