The 2008 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held from May 21 through 24 at Campbell's Field in Camden, New Jersey. It featured the top six regular-season finishers of the conference's 14 teams in a six-team double-elimination format, with first-round byes awarded to the top two seeds. Second-seeded Charlotte defeated Xavier in the title game to win the tournament for the second straight year, earning the A-10's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA tournament.
Format and Seeding
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 (Xavier and Charlotte) received byes into the second round. Xavier earned the top seed via the conference's tiebreaking procedures after finishing tied with Charlotte at 19–8 (.704).
| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavier | 19 | 8 | .704 | – |
| 2 | Charlotte | 19 | 8 | .704 | – |
| 3 | Duquesne | 16 | 10 | .615 | 2.5 |
| 4 | Temple | 16 | 11 | .593 | 3 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | 15 | 11 | .574 | 3.5 |
| 6 | St. Bonaventure | 15 | 12 | .556 | 4 |
Tournament Results
In the upper bracket, #5 Rhode Island defeated #4 Temple (7–5) and #3 Duquesne defeated #6 St. Bonaventure (16–6) in the first round. In the second round, #2 Charlotte beat #3 Duquesne (13–7), and #5 Rhode Island upset #1 Xavier (11–4). Charlotte then defeated Rhode Island in the upper final (11–1). In the lower bracket, Xavier eliminated Temple (9–5) and then defeated Rhode Island (3–0) in the lower final to set up a rematch with Charlotte. In the championship game, Charlotte defeated Xavier 4–3 (11 innings) to win the title.
Champions and Awards
- Champion: Charlotte (2nd title)
- Winning coach: Loren Hibbs (2nd title)
- Most Outstanding Player: Rob Lyerly (Charlotte)
All-Tournament Team
| Pos. | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1B | Alex Burt | Charlotte |
| IF | Jordan Conley | Xavier |
| P | Mike Creevy | Xavier |
| IF | Rob Lyerly | Charlotte |
| C | Derek Mechling | Duquesne |
| P | Mike Mongiardini | Temple |
| OF | Stan Orzechowski | Temple |
| P | Brett Palanski | Rhode Island |
| P | Danny Rosenbaum | Xavier |
| P | Luke Stahl | Charlotte |
| OF | O'Brien Taylor | Charlotte |
| IF | Bill Torre | Duquesne |
Notes
- This was Duquesne's final appearance in the tournament, as the baseball program was discontinued in 2010 due to budget cuts.
- Duquesne's Bill Torre was named to the All-Tournament Team for the second time (previously in 2005).
