1982 Eastern 8 Conference baseball championship series


The 1982 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Championship Series was held on May 7 and 8, 1982[1] to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I Eastern 8 Conference, renamed later in 1982 as the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1982 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the fourth iteration of the event, and was held on the campus of Rutgers in Piscataway, New Jersey. West Virginia won the championship two games to one and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. For the first time, a Most Valuable Player was named, with Jeff Wilson of West Virginia earning the honor.[2]

1982 Eastern 8 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams2
FormatBest of 3 series
Finals site
ChampionsWest Virginia (1st title)
Winning coachDale Ramsburg (1st title)
MVPJeff Wilson (West Virginia)
  • 1981
  • Eastern 8 baseball tournament
  • 1983
1982 Eastern 8 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Rutgers  x‍‍‍ 5 3   .625 17 11   .607
UMass  ‍‍‍ 3 4   .429 15 20   .429
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 3 4   .429 17 19   .472
West
No. 16 West Virginia  x‍‍y 7 2   .778 24 23   .511
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 4 4   .500 16 21   .432
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 3 5   .375 14 9   .609
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 3 6   .333 11 19   .367
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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The regular season winners of each of the conference's two divisions advanced to a best of three series.

Team W L Pct GB
East Division
Rutgers 5 3 .625
UMass 3 4 .429 1.5
Rhode Island 3 4 .429 1.5
Team W L Pct GB
Western Division
West Virginia 7 2 .778
George Washington 4 4 .500 2.5
Duquesne 3 5 .375 3.5
Pittsburgh 3 6 .333 4

Results

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Game One

May 7, 1982
Team R
Rutgers 2
West Virginia 8

Game Two

May 7, 1982
Team R
West Virginia 5
Rutgers 6

Game Three

May 8, 1982
Team R
Rutgers 5
West Virginia 7

References

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  1. ^ Baseball Media Guide. West Virginia Mountaineers. p. 155. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  2. ^ Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 20. Retrieved June 8, 2017.