1986 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament facts for kids
| Teams | 4 |
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| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | [[{{{school}}}|Rutgers]] (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Fred Hill (1st title) |
| MVP | Sam Ferretti (Rutgers, Player) Ken Smith (West Virginia, Pitcher) () |
| 1986 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[{{{school}}}|Rutgers]] x‡y | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .818 | 28 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[{{{school}}}|Temple]] | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .727 | 30 | – | 17 | – | 1 | .635 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[{{{school}}}|Rhode Island]] | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .375 | 14 | – | 15 | – | 1 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[{{{school}}}|UMass]] | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .364 | 16 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[{{{school}}}|Saint Joseph's]] | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .227 | 6 | – | 26 | – | 1 | .197 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia x | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .818 | 24 | – | 14 | – | 1 | .628 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[{{{school}}}|George Washington]] | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .800 | 28 | – | 13 | – | 1 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[{{{school}}}|Penn State]] | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .636 | 29 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .604 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[{{{school}}}|St. Bonaventure]] | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .182 | 13 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[{{{school}}}|Duquesne]] | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .091 | 21 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1986; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
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The 1986 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament was an exciting college baseball competition. It took place from May 9 to May 11, 1986. The main goal of the tournament was to find the best baseball team in the Atlantic 10 Conference. This event was the eighth time this tournament had been held. It happened at the Rutgers University campus in Piscataway, New Jersey. The Rutgers team won the championship. This was their second time winning the title. By winning, they earned a special spot in the bigger 1986 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
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How Teams Qualified and Played
This tournament had a special way of picking teams and playing games. The Atlantic 10 Conference was split into two groups: the East Division and the West Division. The top two teams from each division got to play in the tournament.
Tournament Structure
The way the tournament worked was pretty cool. The winner of one division played against the second-place team from the other division in the first game. For example, the top team from the East Division played the second-place team from the West Division.
The teams played in a double-elimination tournament. This means a team had to lose two games before they were completely out of the competition. If a team lost once, they still had a chance to win the whole thing!
Tournament Game Results
The tournament had several exciting games. Here's how the teams played:
| First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | |||||||||||||
| 1E | [[{{{school}}}|Rutgers]] | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 2W | [[{{{school}}}|George Washington]] | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1E | Rutgers | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Winner's bracket | |||||||||||||||
| 1W | West Virginia | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1W | West Virginia | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 2E | [[{{{school}}}|Temple]] | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1E | Rutgers | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 1W | West Virginia | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2W | George Washington | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 2E | Temple | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 1W | West Virginia | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Loser's bracket | |||||||||||||||
| 2E | Temple | 6 | |||||||||||||
Tournament Champions
The Rutgers team played very well throughout the tournament. They ended up winning the championship. This victory was a big deal for them. It was their second time winning the Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament.
The Most Valuable Players (MVPs) for the tournament were:
- Sam Ferretti from Rutgers (Player MVP)
- Ken Smith from West Virginia (Pitcher MVP)
These players showed outstanding skill and helped their teams a lot during the games.
