2007 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2007 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Melching Field at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida from May 23 through 26. Jacksonville won its third tournament championship to earn the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

2007 Atlantic Sun Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsJacksonville (3rd title)
Winning coachTerry Alexander (3rd title)
MVPPete Clifford, Jacksonville
2007 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stetson  ‍†‍‍y 21–6 .778  42–21 .667
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 17–10 .630  33–25 .569
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 16–11 .593  34–26 .567
Jacksonville  ‍‍‡‍y 15–12 .556  34–28 .548
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .481  32–23 .582
North Florida  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .481  24–32 .429
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .444  28–30 .483
Gardner–Webb  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .444  26–32 .448
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .407  26–29 .473
Campbell  ‍‍‍ 5–22 .185  11–45 .196
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2007[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

The top six teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament. Kennesaw State and North Florida were ineligible for the tournament due to NCAA rules after reclassifying to Division I.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Stetson216.778
–
1
Mercer1710.630
4
2
Belmont1611.593
5
3
Jacksonville1512.556
6
4
Kennesaw State1314.481
8
–
North Florida1314.481
8
–
Gardner–Webb1215.444
9
5
Lipscomb1215.444
9
6
East Tennessee State1116.407
10
–
Campbell522.185
16
–

Results

  First round Semifinals Semi- Finals
                                       
  1 Stetson 4  
  6 Lipscomb 3     1 Stetson 1  
    4 Jacksonville 4    
      4 Jacksonville 4  
      5 Gardner–Webb 0    
  6 Lipscomb 1          
  5 Gardner–Webb 4        
  3 Belmont 12         4 Jacksonville 10 7
  4 Jacksonville 7           3 Belmont 4 6
      3 Belmont 4*        
      2 Mercer 3*          
  2 Mercer 5           3 Belmont 18    
  5 Gardner–Webb 4         1 Stetson 5  
  1 Stetson 2†    
  2 Mercer 1†  

* - Indicates game required 10 innings.
† - Indicates game required 11 innings.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

PosNameTeam
PJake HitchcockStetson
PMatt DavisJacksonville
PCarson AndrewJacksonville
CBrady ManifoldBelmont
IFMatt ReynoldsBelmont
IFDaniel WagnerBelmont
IFRyan McArdleJacksonville
IFChuck OpachichJacksonville
OFKane SimmonsBelmont
OFMike McCallisterJacksonville
OFPete CliffordJacksonville

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Pete Clifford was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Clifford was an outfielder for Jacksonville.[2]

References

  1. "2007 Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  2. "Jacksonville Wins Atlantic Sun Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 26, 2007. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
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