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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]

Teams2
FormatBest of 3 series
Finals site
ChampionsRutgers (1st title)
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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 →
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1981 Eastern 8 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Rutgers  x‍‍‡‍ 5–3–0 .62518–19–1 .487
UMass  ‍‍‍ 4–4–0 .50022–17–0 .564
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .37514–18–0 .438
West
West Virginia  x‍‍‍ 6–2–0 .75017–18–0 .486
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 7–3–0 .70025–8–0 .758
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 3–3–0 .50018–20–0 .474
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 0–8–0 .00013–12–0 .520
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
As of June 30, 1981
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
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Format and seeding

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

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Team W L Pct GB
East Division
Rutgers53.625—
UMass44.5001
Rhode Island35.3752
Team W L Pct GB
Western Division
West Virginia62.750—
Pittsburgh73.700—
George Washington33.5001.5
Duquesne08.0006
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Results

Game One

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May 8, 1981
TeamR
Rutgers25
West Virginia13
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Game Two

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May 9, 1981
TeamR
West Virginia5
Rutgers7
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Notes

  • Rutgers 25 runs are a tournament record.

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