2005 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament

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2005 Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatSix-team double elimination
First-round byes for division winners
Finals site
  • Fifth Third Field (Dayton)
  • Dayton, OH
ChampionsRhode Island (1st title)
Winning coachFrank Leoni (1st title)
MVPWayne Russo (Rhode Island)

The 2005 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held from May 25–28 at Fifth Third Field in Dayton, OH. It featured the top two regular-season finishers of each six-team division, plus the next two best finishers. Top-seeded Rhode Island defeated George Washington in the title game to win the tournament for the first time, earning the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Tournament.[1]

Seeding and format[]

The league's top six teams, based on winning percentage in the 24-game regular season schedule, qualified for the field. The top two teams in each division qualified for the tournament automatically; the two division winners, Rhode Island in the East and George Washington in the West, received the top two seeds and byes through to the second round of the double elimination tournament.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
East Division
Rhode Island 18 6 .750
–
1
Fordham 17 7 .708
1
3
Massachusetts 9 15 .375
9
–
St. Bonaventure 8 16 .333
10
–
Saint Joseph's 8 16 .333
10
–
Temple 8 16 .333
10
–
West Division
George Washington 17 7 .708
–
2
Dayton 16 8 .667
1
4
Duquesne 13 11 .542
4
5
Richmond 12 12 .500
5
6
La Salle 9 15 .375
8
–
Xavier 9 15 .375
8
–

Bracket[]

             
                                       
      1 Rhode Island 7  
  5 Duquesne 5     4 Dayton 4    
  4 Dayton 8         1 Rhode Island 8  
      6 Richmond 3    
    2 George Washington 3          
  6 Richmond 4[a]     6 Richmond 10        
  3 Fordham 1         1 Rhode Island 9 –
      2 George Washington 7 –
         
  5 Duquesne 9        
  3 Fordham 4         6 Richmond 4    
      2 George Washington 4     2 George Washington 10  
      4 Dayton 2  
  4 Dayton 13    
  5 Duquesne 9  
  1. ^ 13 innings.

All-Tournament Team[]

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Rhode Island second baseman Wayne Russo, one of four Rams selected, was named Most Outstanding Player.[1][2]

Rhode Island's Josh Nestor (2004) and George Washington's Ryan Roberson (2003) were second-time selections.

Pos. Name Team
P Rob Berzinskas Richmond
OF Bryan Chandler Dayton
P Tom Davis Fordham
OF Brandon Godzik Dayton
OF Daryl Holcomb Rhode Island
OF Andrew Justice Richmond
C Josh Nestor Rhode Island
1B Ryan Roberson George Washington
2B Wayne Russo Rhode Island
OF David Savard Rhode Island
OF Bill Torre Duquesne
P Josh Wilkie George Washington

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2014 Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic10.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Owens, Ed (May 31, 2005). "Russo Named MOP as Rams Capture First NCAA Berth". CranstonOnline.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
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