2014 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament

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2014 Atlantic Sun Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsKennesaw State (1st title)
Winning coachMike Sansing (1st title)
MVPBrennan Morgan (Kennesaw State)
2014 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
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

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]

Format and seeding[]

The 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
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[]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
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 7
3 Kennesaw State 11*
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[]

The following players were named to the All=Tournament Team.[3]

Name School
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[]

Brennan 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[]

  1. ^ "Standings & Leaders". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "A-Sun Announces 2013-14 Championship Schedule". Atlantic Sun Conference. July 1, 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-05-08. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Red-Hot Owls Continue Tear; Win #ASunBSB Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 25, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-27. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  4. ^ "Final Day of #ASunBSB Sets the Championship Field". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 17, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
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