2015 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament

The 2015 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament was at Swanson Stadium on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida, from May 20 through 23. Lipscomb won their second tournament title and claimed the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

2015 Atlantic Sun Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLipscomb (2nd title)
Winning coachJeff Forehand (2nd title)
MVPJonathan Allison (Lipscomb)
2015 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North Florida   1650 .76245160 .738
Lipscomb y 1380 .61939200 .661
Stetson   1290 .57129300 .492
Jacksonville   1290 .57126300 .464
Florida Gulf Coast   1190 .55030261 .535
Kennesaw State   10100 .50028280 .500
Northern Kentucky   5160 .23817340 .333
USC Upstate   4170 .19015380 .283
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The 2015 tournament will be a double-elimination tournament in which the top six conference finishers will participate. For the first time, Northern Kentucky was eligible for the event, despite not fully completing its reclassification from Division II.[4] However, the Norse failed to qualify for the tournament.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
North Florida165.7621
Lipscomb138.61932
Stetson129.57143
Jacksonville129.57144
Florida Gulf Coast119.5504.55
Kennesaw State1010.5005.56
Northern Kentucky516.23811
USC Upstate417.19012

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
1North Florida14
6Kennesaw State01North Florida8
4Jacksonville3
2Lipscomb21North Florida1
5Florida Gulf Coast12Lipscomb2
2Lipscomb92Lipscomb8
3Stetson51North Florida7
3Stetson8*1North Florida8
4Jacksonville73Stetson25Florida Gulf Coast2
6Kennesaw State25Florida Gulf Coast3
5Florida Gulf Coast6

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[5]

Pos.NameSchool
PNick AndrosLipscomb
Brady PuckettLipscomb
Evan IncinelliNorth Florida
CPatrick MazeikaStetson
IFJake NollFlorida Gulf Coast
IFGrant MasseyLipscomb
IFKyle BrooksNorth Florida
IFRyan RobersonNorth Florida
OFJonathan AllisonLipscomb
OFNathan KoslowskiJacksonville
OFDonnie DeweesNorth Florida

Most Valuable Player

Jonathan Allison was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. The senior outfielder for Lipscomb recorded six hits and four RBI over four games.[3]

References

  1. "Atlantic Sun Conference Standings". AtlanticSun.org. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  2. "Championship Calendar". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  3. "Bisons Head to NCAA Reagional; Win Second-Ever@ASunBSB Title". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 23, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  4. "NKU Eligible for A-Sun Championships in 2014–15 Season". Atlantic Sun Conference. July 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  5. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 23. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
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