2013 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament

2013 Atlantic Sun Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsEast Tennessee State (1st title)
Winning coachTony Skole (1st title)
MVPKerry Doane (East Tennessee State)
2013 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mercer  ‍‍‍y 20 7   .741 43 18   .705
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 19 8   .704 37 20   .649
North Florida  ‍‍‍ 18 9   .667 40 19   .678
East Tennessee State  ‍‍y 17 10   .630 36 24   .600
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 26 31   .456
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 13 14   .481 30 30   .500
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 13 14   .481 25 34   .424
South Carolina Upstate  ‍‍‍ 9 18   .333 28 30   .483
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 8 19   .296 17 38   .309
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 3 24   .111 8 47   .145
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 3, 2013[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament was held at Melching Field at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, from May 22 through 25. East Tennessee State won their first tournament championship and claimed the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The Buccaneers joined the conference in 2005.[2][3][4]

Format and seeding

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The 2013 tournament was an 8-team double-elimination tournament. The top eight teams (based on conference results) from the conference earned invitations to the tournament. Northern Kentucky was not eligible for the tournament while it was reclassifying from Division II. Kennesaw State claimed the sixth seed over Lipscomb by tiebreaker.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Mercer 20 7 .741 1
Florida Gulf Coast 19 8 .704 1 2
North Florida 18 9 .667 2 3
East Tennessee State 17 10 .630 3 4
Stetson 15 12 .556 5 5
Lipscomb 13 14 .481 8 6
Kennesaw State 13 14 .481 8 7
USC Upstate 9 18 .333 12 8
Jacksonville 8 19 .296 13
Northern Kentucky 3 24 .111 18

Bracket and results

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Mercer12
8USC Upstate6
1Mercer4
4East Tennessee State7
4East Tennessee State4*
5Stetson3
4East Tennessee State4
8USC Upstate3
8USC Upstate6
5Stetson08USC Upstate10
1Mercer1
4East Tennessee State7
3North Florida6
7Kennesaw State2
6Lipscomb1
3North Florida8*
7Kennesaw State7
2Florida Gulf Coast1
7Kennesaw State3
3North Florida22
7Kennesaw State54
6Lipscomb3
2Florida Gulf Coast27Kennesaw State4
6Lipscomb2
  • * Game went to extra innings

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Position Player School
IF Chesny Young Mercer
OF/P Gaither Bumgardner USC Upstate
P Brandon Lee USC Upstate
OF Tyler Lesch USC Upstate
OF Jacob Bruce Kennesaw State
IF Chris McGowan Kennesaw State
C Max Pentecost Kennesaw State
IF Derek Niesman East Tennessee State
IF Alex Reynolds East Tennessee State
OF Jeremy Taylor East Tennessee State
P Kerry Doane East Tennessee State

Most Valuable Player

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Kerry Doane was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Doane was a pitcher for East Tennessee State.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Standings and Leaders". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Baseball Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  3. ^ "Baseball Seedings Clinched After Final Weekend of Play". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 18, 2013. Archived from the original on August 9, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Bucs Cap #ASunBSB Championship Run; Heading to NCAA". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 26, 2013. Archived from the original on August 4, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2013.