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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍†‍‍ 19–8 .70439–22 .639
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 18–9 .66738–17 .691
No. 13 Kennesaw State  ‍‍‡‍y 17–9 .65440–24 .625
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 17–10 .63033–28 .541
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 13–13 .50027–30 .474
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 13–13 .50021–33 .389
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .48126–34 .433
North Florida  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40722–31 .415
USC Upstate  ‍‍‍ 6–20 .23117–38 .309
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 6–21 .22214–37 .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
Mercer189.66712
Kennesaw State179.6541.53
Lipscomb1710.63024
Jacksonville1313.5005.55
East Tennessee State1313.5005.56
Stetson1314.48167
North Florida1116.40788
USC Upstate620.23112.5–
Northern Kentucky621.22213–

Bracket and results
First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Florida Gulf Coast5
8North Florida3
1Florida Gulf Coast4
4Lipscomb5
4Lipscomb2*
5Jacksonville1
4Lipscomb511
1Florida Gulf Coast104
8North Florida6
5Jacksonville7*1Florida Gulf Coast3
5Jacksonville0
4Lipscomb1
3Kennesaw State11*
3Kennesaw State7
6East Tennessee State7
3Kennesaw State7
7Stetson5
2Mercer5
7Stetson7*
3Kennesaw State2–
7Stetson1–
6East Tennessee State7
2Mercer16East Tennessee State2
7Stetson5

* - 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 May 8, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  3. "Red-Hot Owls Continue Tear; Win #ASunBSB Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 25, 2014. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  4. "Final Day of #ASunBSB Sets the Championship Field". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 17, 2014. Archived from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
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