2007 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament

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2007 Atlantic Sun Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Jacksonville  (3rd title)
Winning coach Terry Alexander  (3rd title)
MVPPete Clifford (Jacksonville)
2007 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stetson  y216 .7784221 .667
Mercer  1710 .6303325 .569
Belmont  1611 .5933426 .567
Jacksonville  y1512 .5563428 .548
Kennesaw State  1314 .4813223 .582
North Florida  1314 .4812432 .429
Lipscomb  1215 .4442830 .483
Gardner–Webb  1215 .4442632 .448
East Tennessee State  1116 .4072629 .473
Campbell  522 .1851145 .196
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2007 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

Contents

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
Stetson 216.778
1
Mercer 1710.630
4
2
Belmont 1611.593
5
3
Jacksonville 1512.556
6
4
Kennesaw State 1314.481
8
North Florida 1314.481
8
Gardner–Webb 1215.444
9
5
Lipscomb 1215.444
9
6
East Tennessee State 1116.407
10
Campbell 522.185
16

Results

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
1Stetson1
4Jacksonville4
1 Stetson 44Jacksonville4
6 Lipscomb 35Gardner–Webb0
6Lipscomb1
5Gardner–Webb4
3 Belmont 124Jacksonville107
4 Jacksonville 73Belmont46
3Belmont4*
2Mercer3*
2 Mercer 53Belmont18
5 Gardner–Webb 41Stetson5
1Stetson2
2Mercer1†

* - 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]

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References

  1. "2007 Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jacksonville Wins Atlantic Sun Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 26, 2007. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.