2004 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

2004 Atlantic 10 Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Six-team double elimination First-round byes for division winners
Finals site	Dodd Stadium Norwich, CT
Champions	St. Bonaventure (1st title)
Winning coach	Larry Sudbrook (1st title)
MVP	Brian Pellegrini (St. Bonaventure)

The 2004 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held from May 26 through 30 at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. It featured the top two regular-season finishers of each six-team division, plus the next two best finishers. Fourth-seeded St. Bonaventure defeated Rhode Island in the title game to win the tournament for the first time, earning the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament.[1][2][3]

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	20	4	.833	–	1
St. Bonaventure	14	7	.667	4.5	4
Fordham	13	11	.542	7	5
Massachusetts	10	14	.417	10	–
Temple	10	14	.417	10	–
Saint Joseph's	4	20	.167	16	–
West Division
George Washington	19	5	.792	–	2
Richmond	17	7	.708	2	3
Duquesne	11	10	.524	6.5	6
Dayton	11	13	.458	8	–
Xavier	7	17	.292	12	–
La Salle	5	19	.208	14	–

Bracket

	Round 1					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						1	Rhode Island	6
	5	Fordham	4			4	St. Bonaventure	7^11
	4	St. Bonaventure	5								4	St. Bonaventure	10
											3	Richmond	9
						2	George Washington	0
	6	Duquesne	2			3	Richmond	3
	3	Richmond	4
																4	St. Bonaventure	3
																1	Rhode Island	2
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower final
	5	Fordham	4
											3	Richmond	3
	6	Duquesne	3
						1	Rhode Island	8			1	Rhode Island	10
						2	George Washington	4
	2	George Washington	6
	5	Fordham	4

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. St. Bonaventure's Brian Pellegrini, one of three Bonnies selected, was named Most Outstanding Player.[1]

Richmond's Thomas Martin (2002) and Bobby LeNoir (2003) were second-time selections.

Pos.	Name	Team
1B	Dan Batz	Rhode Island
1B	Jim Fasano	Richmond
DH	Joe Gwozdz	Fordham
SS	Bobby LeNoir	Richmond
P	Thomas Martin	Richmond
C	Josh Nestor	Rhode Island
P/OF	Brian Pellegrini	St. Bonaventure
P	Michael Proctor	St. Bonaventure
3B	Mike Rainville	Rhode Island
P	Stephen Holmes	Rhode Island
OF	Joe Rizzo	St. Bonaventure

References

1. "2014 Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic10.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
2. Moritz, Amy (April 11, 2013). "Sudbrook's 600 Wins Are No Small Feat at Bona". BuffaloNews.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
3. Bontemps, Tim (May 18, 2008). "Shout-Outs to Pellegrini, St. Bonaventure Baseball". NYPost.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2014.