2014 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2014
Conference:Atlantic Sun Conference
Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Swanson Stadium
City:Fort Myers, FL
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Mike Sansing
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Brennan Morgan
Mvpteam:Kennesaw State

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. won their first tournament championship and claimed the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] [2]

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.[3]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
19 8 1
18 9 1 2
17 9 1.5 3
17 10 2 4
13 13 5.5 5
13 13 5.5 6
13 14 6 7
11 16 8 8
6 20 12.5
6 21 13

Bracket and results

* - Indicates game required extra innings.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All=Tournament Team.

Name School
Brennan Morgan Kennesaw State
Bo Way Kennesaw State
Brennan Morgan Kennesaw State
Kennesaw State
Grant Massey Lipscomb
Ian Martinez-McGraw Lipscomb
Nick Rivera Florida Gulf Coast
Jack English Florida Gulf Coast
Jordan Sanford East Tennessee State
Jeremy Taylor East Tennessee State
Taylor Cockrell Stetson

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A-Sun Announces 2013–14 Championship Schedule. Atlantic Sun Conference. July 1, 2013. January 17, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140508214626/http://www.atlanticsun.org/mbasketball/news/2012-13/7984/a-sun-announces-2013-14-championship-schedule/. 2014-05-08. dead.
  2. Web site: Red-Hot Owls Continue Tear; Win #ASunBSB Championship. May 25, 2014. May 27, 2014. Atlantic Sun Conference. https://web.archive.org/web/20140527230156/http://www.atlanticsun.org/baseball/news/2013-14/9361/red-hot-owls-continue-tear-win-asunbsb-championship/. 2014-05-27. dead.
  3. Web site: Final Day of #ASunBSB Sets the Championship Field. Atlantic Sun Conference. May 17, 2014. May 18, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140518174342/http://www.atlanticsun.org/baseball/news/2013-14/9315/final-day-of-asunbsb-sets-the-championship-field/. 2014-05-18. dead.