2009 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament


The 2009 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held from May 20 through 23 at Fifth Third Field in Dayton, OH. It featured the top six regular-season finishers of the conference's 14 teams. Third-seeded Xavier defeated Rhode Island in the title game to win the tournament for the first time, earning the A-10's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA tournament.

Seeding and format

The league's top six teams, based on winning percentage in the 27-game regular-season schedule, were seeded one through six. The top two seeds, Dayton and Rhode Island, received byes into the second round of play in the double elimination tournament.
In the three-way tie for fourth-place, the conference's tiebreaking procedures gave Massachusetts the fourth seed, Fordham the fifth, and Charlotte the sixth.
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Dayton216.778–1
Rhode Island196.76012
Xavier189.66733
Massachusetts1611.59354
Fordham1611.59355
Charlotte1611.59356
Saint Louis1213.4808–
George Washington1115.4239.5–
Temple1115.4239.5–
Richmond1116.40710–
Saint Joseph's917.34611.5–
St. Bonaventure917.34611.5–
La Salle818.30812.5–
Duquesne719.26913.5–

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Xavier's Billy O'Conner, one of six Musketeers selected, was named Most Outstanding Player.
Xavier's Jordan Conley and Charlotte's Rob Lyerly, both selected in 2008, were second-time selections.
Pos.NameTeam
SSJordan ConleyXavier
OFTom CoulombeRhode Island
1BBobby FrekingXavier
1BMike GedmanMassachusetts
PNick GreenwoodRhode Island
2BZack JacobsXavier
1BRob LyerlyCharlotte
3BJohn McCambridgeXavier
CBilly O'ConnerXavier
2BOliver PalmerRhode Island
PZac RichardXavier
DHBen ThomasXavier