2014 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament

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]

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
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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]

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Florida Gulf Coast198.704
–
1
Mercer189.667
1
2
Kennesaw State179.654
1.5
3
Lipscomb1710.630
2
4
Jacksonville1313.500
5.5
5
East Tennessee State1313.500
5.5
6
Stetson1314.481
6
7
North Florida1116.407
8
8
USC Upstate620.231
12.5
–
Northern Kentucky621.222
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]

NameSchool
Brennan MorganKennesaw State
Bo WayKennesaw State
Brennan MorganKennesaw State
Max PentecostKennesaw State
Grant MasseyLipscomb
Ian Martinez-McGrawLipscomb
Nick RiveraFlorida Gulf Coast
Jack EnglishFlorida Gulf Coast
Jordan SanfordEast Tennessee State
Jeremy TaylorEast Tennessee State
Taylor CockrellStetson

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. "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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