View source for 1981 Eastern 8 Conference baseball championship series

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{{Infobox NCAA Baseball Conference Tournament |
| Year= 1981
| Conference=Eastern 8 Conference
| ShortConference= Eastern 8
| Image=
| ImageSize=
| Caption=
| Teams=2
| Format=Best of 3 series
| Ballpark=The Ellipse
| City=Washington, D.C.
| Champions={{CBSB link|year=1981|team=Rutgers Scarlet Knights|title=Rutgers}}
| TitleCount=1st
| Coach=[[Matt Bolger]]
| CoachCount=1st
| MVP=
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| Attendance=
| Different Previous=[[1980 Eastern 8 Conference baseball tournament|1980]]
| Different Next=[[1982 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Championship Series|1982]]
}}
{{1981 Eastern 8 Conference baseball standings}}
The '''1981 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Championship Series''' was held on May 8 and 9, 1981<ref>{{cite book|url=https://issuu.com/wvusportspub/docs/2016_wvu_baseball_guide|publisher=West Virginia Mountaineers|title=Baseball Media Guide|date=7 July 2016 |accessdate=June 7, 2017|page=155}}</ref> 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 Patriots baseball|George Mason]] in [[Fairfax, Virginia]]. {{CBSB link|year=1981|team=Rutgers Scarlet Knights|title=Rutgers}} won the championship.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.atlantic10.com/fls/31600/pdfs/baserecords.pdf?CONTENT_ID=1872562&SPSID=799982&SPID=136225&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=31600|page=20|title=Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book|publisher=Atlantic 10 Conference|accessdate=June 7, 2017}}</ref>
==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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{| class="wikitable"
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! Team
! W
! L
! Pct
! GB
|-
| colspan="6" align="center"| '''East Division'''
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| {{CBSB link|year=1981|team=Rutgers Scarlet Knights|title=Rutgers}} || 5 || 3 || .625 || —
|-
| {{CBSB link|year=1981|team=UMass Minutemen|title=UMass}} || 4 || 4 || .500 || 1
|-
| {{CBSB link|year=1981|team=Rhode Island Rams|title=Rhode Island}} || 3 || 5 || .375 || 2
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! W
! L
! Pct
! GB
|-
| colspan="6" align="center"| '''Western Division'''
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| {{CBSB link|year=1981|team=West Virginia Mountaineers|title=West Virginia}} || 6 || 2 || .750 || —
|-
| {{CBSB link|year=1981|team=Pittsburgh Panthers|title=Pittsburgh}} || 7 || 3 || .700 || —
|-
| {{CBSB link|year=1981|team=George Washington Colonials|title=George Washington}} || 3 || 3 || .500 || 1.5
|-
| {{CBSB link|year=1981|team=Duquesne Dukes|title=Duquesne}} || 0 || 8 || .000 || 6
|}
|}
==Results==
'''Game One'''
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| Date = May 8, 1981
| Road = '''Rutgers''' | RoadAbr = RU
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| Home = West Virginia | HomeAbr = WVU
| H1 =  | H2 =  | H3 =  | H4 =  | H5 =  | H6 =  | H7 =  | H8 =  | H9 =  | HR = 13 | HH =  | HE =
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'''Game Two'''
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| Date = May 9, 1981
| Time =
| Road = West Virginia | RoadAbr = WVU
| R1 =  | R2 =  | R3 =  | R4 =  | R5 =  | R6 =  | R7 =  | R8 =  | R9 =  | RR = 5 | RH =  | RE =
| Home = '''Rutgers''' | HomeAbr = RU
| H1 =  | H2 =  | H3 =  | H4 =  | H5 =  | H6 =  | H7 =  | H8 =  | H9 =  | HR = 7 | HH =  | HE =
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}}
== Notes ==
* Rutgers 25 runs are a tournament record.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament navbox}}
[[Category:1981 Eastern 8 Conference baseball season|Championship Series]]
[[Category:Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament]]
[[Category:1981 in sports in Washington, D.C.|Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Championship Series]]
[[Category:May 1981 sports events in the United States|Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Championship Series]]
[[Category:Baseball competitions in Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:College sports tournaments in Washington, D.C.]]