2010 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2010
Conference:Atlantic Sun Conference
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium
City:Nashville, TN
Titlecount:4th
Coach:Craig Gibson
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Jacob Tanis
Mvpteam:Mercer

The 2010 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. Mercer won its fourth tournament championship, and first since 1983, to earn the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

This was the first of two Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournaments to be hosted by Lipscomb University after eight years at Stetson University's in DeLand, FL.[2] It was also the first year of postseason eligibility for three new conference members: Florida Gulf Coast, Kennesaw State, and North Florida, who replaced the departed Florida Atlantic, FIU, and UCF as members by transitioning to Division I.[3]

Seeding

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

Team W L PCT GB Seed
25 5 .833
16 11 .593
15 12 .556
14 12 .586
14 12 .586
14 13 .519
13 13 .500
12 15 .444
9 17 .346
8 19 .296
8 19 .296

All-Tournament Team

Pos Name Team
P Brandon Love Mercer
P David Teasley Mercer
C Nick DiMauro Mercer
IF Jacob Tanis (MVP) Mercer
IF Jamaal Hawkins Jacksonville
IF Paul Hoilman East Tennessee State
IF Mikel Alvarez Florida Gulf Coast
OF Billy Burns Mercer
OF Preston Hale North Florida
OF Matthew Scruggs East Tennessee State
OF/P Chas Byrne East Tennessee State
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2010 Atlantic Sun Baseball Championship. atlanticsun.org. 2012-07-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20130606064435/http://www.atlanticsun.org/baseball/championship/2009-10/. 2013-06-06. dead.
  2. Web site: Lipscomb to host A-Sun BaseballTournament in 2010, 2011. Lipscomb University. 2012-07-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023714/http://www.lipscomb.edu/news/archive/detail/13/15856. 2016-03-04. dead.
  3. News: Atlantic Sun Regroups With Three New Teams. Baseball America. Craig Handel. 2012-07-06. February 8, 2010.
  4. Book: Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book . 21 . 2012-07-05 . Atlantic Sun Conference . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130518002924/http://www.atlanticsun.org/media/2011-12/pdf/records-base.pdf . 2013-05-18 .