2013 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2013 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament of the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. It took place from May 22–25. The top seven regular season finishers of the league's fifteen teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at newly renovated[2] Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina. In the championship game, first-seeded Saint Louis defeated second-seeded Charlotte, 7-4, to win its third tournament championship (its second under head coach Darin Hendrickson). Saint Louis earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3] As a team, SLU collected 92 hits in six days (.395 average), shattering the previous A-10 Tournament record of 65.

2013 Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	7
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC
Champions	Saint Louis (3rd title)
Winning coach	Darin Hendrickson (2nd title)
MVP	Alex Kelly, Saint Louis

2013 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Saint Louis  ‍†‍‡‍^y	17	–	7	–	0		.708			41	–	21	–	0		.661
Charlotte  ‍†‍‍	17	–	7	–	0		.708			37	–	23	–	0		.617
Rhode Island  ‍†‍‍	17	–	7	–	0		.708			35	–	24	–	0		.593
Xavier  ‍‍‍	16	–	8	–	0		.667			32	–	26	–	0		.552
George Washington  ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0		.625			26	–	32	–	0		.448
La Salle  ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0		.625			24	–	29	–	0		.453
Richmond  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			31	–	24	–	0		.564
VCU  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			28	–	26	–	0		.519
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			26	–	26	–	0		.500
Butler  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			25	–	26	–	0		.490
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			20	–	28	–	0		.417
Fordham  ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0		.333			22	–	33	–	0		.400
Temple  ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0		.292			18	–	28	–	0		.391
Massachusetts  ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0		.292			14	–	31	–	0		.311
Dayton  ‍‍‍	3	–	21	–	0		.125			11	–	39	–	1		.225
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 3, 2013[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

In an expansion from previous years, the top seven finishers from the regular season were seeded one through seven. The top seed received a single bye while remaining seeds played on the first day.[4]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Saint Louis	17	7	.708	–	1
Charlotte	17	7	.708	–	2
Rhode Island	17	7	.708	–	3
Xavier	16	8	.667	1	4
George Washington	15	9	.625	2	5
La Salle	15	9	.625	2	6
Richmond	13	11	.542	4	7
VCU	12	12	.500	5	–
Saint Joseph's	12	12	.500	5	–
Butler	12	12	.500	5	–
St. Bonaventure	9	15	.375	8	–
Fordham	8	16	.333	9	–
Temple	7	17	.292	10	–
UMass	7	17	.292	10	–
Dayton	3	21	.125	14	–

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Semifinals					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
						1	Saint Louis	6
						4	Xavier	7
	4	Xavier	8
	5	George Washington	2
											4	Xavier	3
											2	Charlotte	12
	2	Charlotte	6
	7	Richmond	5
						2	Charlotte	5
						3	Rhode Island	2
	3	Rhode Island	5
	6	La Salle	2																		2	Charlotte	4	4
																					1	Saint Louis	5	7
	Loser's Bracket
	7	Richmond	7
	6	La Salle	2			1	Saint Louis	10
						7	Richmond	6
											1	Saint Louis	13
											5	George Washington	4			4	Xavier	4
						3	Rhode Island	4								1	Saint Louis	6
						5	George Washington	5

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.

POS	Name	School	Class
P	Mike Bradstreet	Rhode Island	SR
P	Marco Mejia	Saint Louis	SR
P	John Hamilton	Charlotte	SR
OF/P	Vinny Nittoli	Xavier	JR
1B	Derek Brown	George Washington	SR
1B	Mike Vigliarolo	Saint Louis	SO
2B	Brad Elwood	Charlotte	SO
SS	Tyler Beckwith	Richmond	FR
OF	Mark Elwell	Xavier	SR
OF	Alex Kelly	Saint Louis	SR
OF	Michael Bozarth	Saint Louis	FR
OF	Tony Montlbano	Charlotte	SR

Most Valuable Player

Alex Kelly was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Kelly was a senior outfielder for Saint Louis who set tournament records for hits (12) and RBI (13).

References

1. "Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Standings and Leaders". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
2. "Charlotte's Hayes Stadium Renovation Complete for 2013". atlantic10.com. January 16, 2013. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
3. "Atlantic 10 Conference Championships". atlantic10.com. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
4. "Saint Louis Picked to Claim A-10 Baseball Championship". atlantic10.com. January 17, 2013. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.