The 2014 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament was held at Swanson Stadium on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida, from May 21 through 25. Kennesaw State won their first tournament championship and claimed the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
Teams | 8 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Kennesaw State (1st title) |
Winning coach | Mike Sansing (1st title) |
MVP | Brennan Morgan (Kennesaw State) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast † | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | 39 | – | 22 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | 38 | – | 17 | .691 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Kennesaw State ‡y | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | 40 | – | 24 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lipscomb | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | 33 | – | 28 | .541 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | 27 | – | 30 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | 21 | – | 33 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stetson | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | 26 | – | 34 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Florida | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | 22 | – | 31 | .415 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC Upstate | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | 17 | – | 38 | .309 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Kentucky | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | 14 | – | 37 | .275 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 8, 2014[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
Format and seeding
editThe 2014 tournament was an 8-team double-elimination tournament. The top eight teams (based on conference results) from the conference earned invites to the tournament. Northern Kentucky was not eligible for the tournament as it is reclassifying from Division II.[4]
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
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Florida Gulf Coast | 19 | 8 | .704 | – | 1 |
Mercer | 18 | 9 | .667 | 1 | 2 |
Kennesaw State | 17 | 9 | .654 | 1.5 | 3 |
Lipscomb | 17 | 10 | .630 | 2 | 4 |
Jacksonville | 13 | 13 | .500 | 5.5 | 5 |
East Tennessee State | 13 | 13 | .500 | 5.5 | 6 |
Stetson | 13 | 14 | .481 | 6 | 7 |
North Florida | 11 | 16 | .407 | 8 | 8 |
USC Upstate | 6 | 20 | .231 | 12.5 | – |
Northern Kentucky | 6 | 21 | .222 | 13 | – |
Bracket and results
editFirst round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida Gulf Coast | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | North Florida | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida Gulf Coast | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Lipscomb | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Lipscomb | 2* | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Jacksonville | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Lipscomb | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida Gulf Coast | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | North Florida | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Jacksonville | 7* | 1 | Florida Gulf Coast | 3 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Jacksonville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Lipscomb | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Kennesaw State | 11* | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Kennesaw State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | East Tennessee State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Kennesaw State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Stetson | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Mercer | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Stetson | 7* | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Kennesaw State | 2 | – | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Stetson | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||||
6 | East Tennessee State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Mercer | 1 | 6 | East Tennessee State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
7 | Stetson | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
* - Indicates game required extra innings.
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All=Tournament Team.[3]
Name | School |
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Brennan Morgan | Kennesaw State |
Bo Way | Kennesaw State |
Brennan Morgan | Kennesaw State |
Max Pentecost | Kennesaw State |
Grant Massey | Lipscomb |
Ian Martinez-McGraw | Lipscomb |
Nick Rivera | Florida Gulf Coast |
Jack English | Florida Gulf Coast |
Jordan Sanford | East Tennessee State |
Jeremy Taylor | East Tennessee State |
Taylor Cockrell | Stetson |
Most Valuable Player
editBrennan Morgan was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Morgan was a sophomore designated hitter for Kennesaw State. He tallied nine hits and seven RBI for a .642 average over the Owls' four games.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Standings & Leaders". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ "A-Sun Announces 2013–14 Championship Schedule". Atlantic Sun Conference. July 1, 2013. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Red-Hot Owls Continue Tear; Win #ASunBSB Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 25, 2014. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ^ "Final Day of #ASunBSB Sets the Championship Field". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 17, 2014. Archived from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.