1982 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Championship Series

The 1982 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Championship Series was held on May 7 and 8, 1982[1] to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I Eastern 8 Conference, renamed later in 1982 as the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1982 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the fourth iteration of the event, and was held on the campus of Rutgers in Piscataway, New Jersey. West Virginia won the championship two games to one and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. For the first time, a Most Valuable Player was named, with Jeff Wilson of West Virginia earning the honor.[2]

1982 Eastern 8 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams2
FormatBest of 3 series
Finals site
ChampionsWest Virginia (1st title)
Winning coachDale Ramsburg (1st title)
MVPJeff Wilson, West Virginia
1982 Eastern 8 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Rutgers  x‍‍‍ 5–3 .625  17–11 .607
UMass  ‍‍‍ 3–4 .429  15–20 .429
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 3–4 .429  17–19 .472
West
No. 16 West Virginia  x‍‍‡‍y 7–2 .778  24–23 .511
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 4–4 .500  16–21 .432
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 3–5 .375  14–9 .609
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 3–6 .333  11–19 .367
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1982; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The regular season winners of each of the conference's two divisions advanced to a best of three series.

Team W L Pct GB
East Division
Rutgers53.625—
UMass34.4291.5
Rhode Island34.4291.5
Team W L Pct GB
Western Division
West Virginia72.778—
George Washington44.5002.5
Duquesne35.3753.5
Pittsburgh36.3334

Results

Game One

May 7, 1982
TeamR
Rutgers2
West Virginia8

Game Two

May 7, 1982
TeamR
West Virginia5
Rutgers6

Game Three

May 8, 1982
TeamR
Rutgers5
West Virginia7
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References
  1. Baseball Media Guide. West Virginia Mountaineers. p. 155. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  2. Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 20. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
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