2011 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament

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2011 Atlantic Sun Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Belmont  (1st title)
Winning coach Dave Jarvis  (1st title)
MVPDerek Hamblen (Belmont)
2011 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 30 Stetson  y237 .7674320 .683
Jacksonville  y1911 .6333724 .607
Kennesaw State  1811 .6213225 .561
Mercer  1712 .5863920 .661
East Tennessee State  1612 .5713621 .632
Belmont  y1713 .5673826 .594
Florida Gulf Coast  1614 .5332728 .491
North Florida  1317 .4332727 .500
South Carolina Upstate  1018 .3571936 .345
Lipscomb  1020 .3331936 .345
Campbell  327 .1001737 .315
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2011 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2011 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium on the campus of Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN from May 25 through 28. Belmont won its first tournament championship to earn the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [2]

Contents

Seeding

The top six teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Stetson 237.7671
Jacksonville 1911.63342
Kennesaw State 1811.6214.53
Mercer 1712.5865.54
East Tennessee State 1612.57165
Belmont 1713.56766
Florida Gulf Coast 1614.5337
North Florida 1317.43310
South Carolina Upstate 1018.35712
Lipscomb 1020.33313
Campbell 327.10010

Results

 First roundSecond roundThird roundSemi-finalsFinals
                         
 1Stetson3 
 6Belmont15  6Belmont4 
  3Kennesaw State1  
 2Jacksonville2    6Belmont6      
 5East Tennessee State1     4Mercer4       
   2Jacksonville1     6Belmont9 
   4Mercer2    4Mercer7 
 3Kennesaw State4    4Mercer1  
 4Mercer6   2Jacksonville5  2Jacksonville0 
 1Stetson7  1Stetson3 
 5East Tennessee State2 

[2]

All-Tournament Team

PosNameTeam
PChas BrookshireBelmont
PJT OdomMercer
PMatthew TomshowJacksonville
CMatt ZebloBelmont
IFAdam Brett WalkerJacksonville
IFZac MitchellBelmont
IFJohn MorelandMercer
IFMark JonesStetson
OFDerek HamblenBelmont
OFMitchel BrennanStetson
OFBilly BurnsMercer

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References

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