1987 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1987 Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 8 through 10, 1987 to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the ninth iteration of the event, and was held at Bear Stadium in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. West Virginia won their third championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1]

1987 Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Bear Stadium (Pennsylvania) Boyertown, PA
Champions	West Virginia (3rd title)
Winning coach	Dale Ramsburg (3rd title)
MVP	Jon Szynal (West Virginia, Player) Dave Perry (West Virginia, Pitcher),

1987 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East
Rutgers  ^x‍‍‍	11	–	4	–	1		.719			36	–	14	–	1		.716
UMass  ‍‍‍	10	–	4	–	0		.714			22	–	16	–	0		.579
Temple  ‍‍‍	10	–	5	–	1		.656			26	–	20	–	1		.564
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍	4	–	10	–	0		.286			9	–	22	–	0		.290
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍	2	–	14	–	0		.125			9	–	26	–	0		.257
West
West Virginia  ^x‍‍‡‍^y	9	–	2	–	0		.818			24	–	14	–	1		.628
Penn State  ‍‍‍	11	–	3	–	0		.786			29	–	19	–	0		.604
George Washington  ‍‍‍	8	–	8	–	0		.500			19	–	25	–	0		.432
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍	4	–	10	–	0		.286			11	–	18	–	0		.379
Duquesne  ‍‍‍	2	–	14	–	0		.125			19	–	17	–	0		.528
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1987; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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.

Team W L T Pct GB Seed East Division Rutgers 11 4 1 .719 — 1E UMass 10 4 0 .714 .5 2E Temple 10 5 1 .656 1 — Rhode Island 4 10 0 .286 6.5 — Saint Joseph's 2 10 0 .167 7 —

Team W L T Pct GB Seed Western Division West Virginia 13 3 0 .813 — 1W Penn State 11 3 0 .786 1 2W George Washington 8 8 0 .500 5 — St. Bonaventure 4 10 0 .286 8 — Duquesne 2 14 0 .125 11 —

Results

First Round

Semi-Finals

Finals

1E

Rutgers

8

2W

Penn State

1

1E

Rutgers

0

1W

West Virginia

2

1W

West Virginia

1

2E

UMass

0

1W

West Virginia

13

—

2E

UMass

3

—

2W

Penn State

4

2E

UMass

10

1E

Rutgers

3

2E

UMass

8

References

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