2016 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2016
Conference:Atlantic Sun Conference
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium
City:Nashville, Tennessee
Titlecount:7th
Coach:Pete Dunn
Coachcount:7th
Mvp:Cory Reid
Mvpteam:Stetson
Different Next:2017

The 2016 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament was held at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium on the campus of Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, from May 25 through 28. Sixth-seeded won their seventh tournament championship and claimed the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] [2] [3]

Format and seeding

The 2016 tournament was a double-elimination tournament in which the top six of the conference's eight members participated. Seeds were determined based on conference winning percentage from the round-robin regular season.[4]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
17 4 1
15 6 2 2
14 7 3 3
12 9 5 4
9 12 8 5
9 12 8 6
5 15 11.5
2 18 14.5

All-Tournament Team

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

Name Team
Garrett Anderson FGCU
Kyle Brooks North Florida
John Fussell Stetson
Austin Hale Stetson
Matt Reardon FGCU
Cory Reid Stetson
Kirk Sidwell Stetson
Lee Solomon Lipscomb
Tevin Symonette Lipscomb
Vance Vizcaino Stetson

Most Valuable Player

Cory Reid was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Reid was a third baseman for Stetson who drove in 8 runs and recorded six extra base hits for the tournament.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-16 Atlantic Sun Championship Calendar. Atlantic Sun Conference. December 22, 2015.
  2. Web site: 2016 Baseball Championship Central. Atlantic Sun Conference. February 3, 2019.
  3. Web site: Hatters' Historic Championship Run Ends With Seventh ASUNBB Title. Atlantic Sun Conference. May 28, 2016. February 3, 2019.
  4. News: College baseball: 2016 Atlantic Sun tournament pairings. Naples Daily News. Naples, Florida. May 22, 2016.