2015 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament

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2015 Atlantic Sun Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Lipscomb  (2nd title)
Winning coach Jeff Forehand  (2nd title)
MVP Jonathan Allison (Lipscomb)
2015 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North Florida  1650 .76245160 .738
Lipscomb  y1380 .61939200 .661
Stetson  1290 .57129300 .492
Jacksonville  1290 .57126300 .464
Florida Gulf Coast  1190 .55030261 .535
Kennesaw State  10100 .50028280 .500
Northern Kentucky  5160 .23817340 .333
USC Upstate  4170 .19015380 .283
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament was at Swanson Stadium on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida, from May 20 through 23. Lipscomb won their second tournament title and claimed the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2] [3]

Contents

Format and seeding

The 2015 tournament will be a double-elimination tournament in which the top six conference finishers will participate. For the first time, Northern Kentucky was eligible for the event, despite not fully completing its reclassification from Division II. [4] However, the Norse failed to qualify for the tournament.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
North Florida 165.7621
Lipscomb 138.61932
Stetson 129.57143
Jacksonville 129.57144
Florida Gulf Coast 119.5504.55
Kennesaw State 1010.5005.56
Northern Kentucky 516.23811
USC Upstate 417.19012

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
1 North Florida 14
6 Kennesaw State 01North Florida8
4Jacksonville3
2 Lipscomb 21North Florida1
5 Florida Gulf Coast 12Lipscomb2
2Lipscomb92Lipscomb8
3Stetson51North Florida7
3 Stetson 8*1North Florida8
4 Jacksonville 73Stetson25Florida Gulf Coast2
6Kennesaw State25Florida Gulf Coast3
5Florida Gulf Coast6

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [5]

Pos.NameSchool
PNick AndrosLipscomb
Brady PuckettLipscomb
Evan IncinelliNorth Florida
CPatrick MazeikaStetson
IF Jake Noll Florida Gulf Coast
IFGrant MasseyLipscomb
IFKyle BrooksNorth Florida
IFRyan RobersonNorth Florida
OFJonathan AllisonLipscomb
OFNathan KoslowskiJacksonville
OF Donnie Dewees North Florida

Most Valuable Player

Jonathan Allison was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. The senior outfielder for Lipscomb recorded six hits and four RBI over four games. [3]

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