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1981 Eastern 8 Conference baseball championship series

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1981 Eastern 8 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams2
FormatBest of 3 series
Finals site
ChampionsRutgers (1st title)
Winning coachMatt Bolger (1st title)
  • 1980
  • Eastern 8 baseball tournament
  • 1982
1981 Eastern 8 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Rutgers  x‍‍ 5 3 0   .625 18 19 1   .487
UMass  ‍‍‍ 4 4 0   .500 22 17 0   .564
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 3 5 0   .375 14 18 0   .438
West
West Virginia  x‍‍‍ 6 2 0   .750 17 18 0   .486
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 7 3 0   .700 25 8 0   .758
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 3 3 0   .500 18 20 0   .474
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 0 8 0   .000 13 12 0   .520
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
As of June 30, 1981
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1981 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Championship Series was held on May 8 and 9, 1981[1] to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I Eastern 8 Conference, renamed in 1982 as the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1981 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the third iteration of the event, and was held on the campus of George Mason in Fairfax, Virginia. Rutgers won the championship.[2]

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 4 4 .500 1
Rhode Island 3 5 .375 2
Team W L Pct GB
Western Division
West Virginia 6 2 .750
Pittsburgh 7 3 .700
George Washington 3 3 .500 1.5
Duquesne 0 8 .000 6

Results

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Game One

May 8, 1981
Team R
Rutgers 25
West Virginia 13

Game Two

May 9, 1981
Team R
West Virginia 5
Rutgers 7

Notes

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  • Rutgers 25 runs are a tournament record.

References

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  1. ^ Baseball Media Guide. West Virginia Mountaineers. July 7, 2016. p. 155. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 20. Retrieved June 7, 2017.