ASUN Conference baseball tournament explained

ASUN Conference baseball tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference baseball championship
Sport:Baseball
Conference:ASUN Conference
Number Of Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination
Current Stadium:Melching Field at Conrad Park
Current Location:DeLand, Florida
Years:1979–present
Most Recent:2024
Current Champion:Stetson
Most Championships:Stetson (9)
All Stadiums:Swanson Stadium (2014–2015, 2020, 2022)
Melching Field at Conrad Park (1989, 1991, 1993, 1996–97, 2002–09, 2012–13, 2017, 2019, 2023-2024)
Harmon Stadium (2018, 2021)
Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium (2010–11, 2016)
Alexander Brest Field (2000–01)
Osceola County Stadium (1998–99)
Homestead Athletic Complex (1995)
Claude Smith Field (1994)
Southeastern Louisiana Diamond (1992)
Centenary Park (1979, 1983–84, 1988, 1990)
J. I. Clements Stadium (1985, 1987)
Hunter Field (1981, 1986)
SPAR Stadium (1983)
Luther Williams Field (1980, 1982)
All Locations:Fort Myers, FL (2014–2015, 2020, 2022)
DeLand, FL (1989, 1991, 1993, 1996–97, 2002–09, 2012–13, 2017, 2019, 2023-2024)
Jacksonville, FL (2000–01, 2018)
Nashville, TN (2010–11, 2016)
Fort Myers, FL (2014–2015)
Kissimmee, FL (1998–99)
Homestead, FL (1995)
Macon, GA (1980, 1982, 1994)
Hammond, LA (1992)
Shreveport, LA (1979, 1983–84, 1988, 1990)
Statesboro, GA (1985, 1987)
Abilene, TX (1981, 1986)

The ASUN Conference baseball tournament, sometimes referred to simply as the ASUN Tournament, is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I ASUN Conference. Before the ASUN expanded to 12 members in 2021 (2022 season), the top six finishers in the regular season of the conference's teams advanced to the double-elimination tournament. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.[1]

Champions

By year

The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[2]

Year Program Site Most Valuable Player
Centenary ParkShreveport, Louisiana,
Luther Williams FieldMacon, Georgia,
Hunter Field • Abilene, Texas,
Luther Williams Field • Macon, Georgia
Centenary Park, SPAR Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana
Centenary Park • Shreveport, Louisiana
J. I. Clements StadiumStatesboro, Georgia, Craig Cooper, Ga. Southern
Hunter Field • Abilene, Texas Mike Shepherd, Ga. Southern
J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, Georgia Brett Hendley, Ga. Southern
Centenary Park • Shreveport, Louisiana Mike Sempeles, Stetson
Conrad ParkDeLand, Florida, Mike Pinckes, Stetson
Centenary Park • Shreveport, Louisiana Todd Greene, Ga. Southern
Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida Kevin Lucero, FIU
Southeastern Louisiana DiamondHammond, Louisiana, Kirk Bullinger, SLU
Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida Tony Marrillia, UCF
Claude Smith Field • Macon, Georgia Dan Newman, SLU
Homestead Athletic ComplexHomestead, Florida, Todd Tocco, UCF
Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida Nick Presto, FAU
Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida Gregg Pacitti, UCF
Osceola County StadiumKissimmee, Florida, Edwin Franco, FIU
Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, Florida Jeff Nebel, Mercer
Alexander Brest Field • Jacksonville, Florida, Jeff Christy, Stetson
Alexander Brest Field • Jacksonville, Florida Jeremy Kurella, UCF
Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida Mike Myers, UCF
Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida Gordie Gronkowski, Jacksonville
Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida Rusty Brown, FAU
Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida Shane Jordan, Stetson
Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida Brandon Paritz, Stetson
Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida Pete Clifford, Jacksonville
Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida Caleb Joseph, Lipscomb
Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida Alex Martinez, Jacksonville
Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh StadiumNashville, Tennessee, Jacob Tanis, Mercer
Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee Derek Hamblen, Belmont
Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida Judah Akers, Belmont
Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida Kerry Doane, ETSU
Swanson StadiumFort Myers, Florida, Brennan Morgan, KSU
Swanson Satdium • Fort Myers, Florida Jonathan Allison, Lipscomb
Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee Cory Reid, Stetson
Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida Marc Coffers, FGCU
Harmon Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida, Eric Foggo, Stetson
Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida Jonathan Embry, Liberty
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Tyler Santana, Jacksonville
Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL Josh Hatcher, Kennesaw State
Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, FL Alex Vergara, Lipscomb
Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, FL Lorenzo Meola, Stetson

By school

The following is a list of conference champions listed by school.

Program No. of titles Title years
9 1988, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2016, 2018, 2024
UCF 6 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002
5 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2021
Georgia Southern 4 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987
Mercer 4 1979, 1981, 1983, 2010
3 2008, 2015, 2023
2 2014, 2022
Belmont 2 2011, 2012
FIU 2 1991, 1998
Southeastern Louisiana 2 1992, 1994
East Tennessee State 1 2013
Florida Atlantic 1 2004
1 2017
Hardin–Simmons 1 1982
Liberty 1 2019
Nicholls State 1 1984

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baseball Championship . AtlanticSun.org . February 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110109024048/http://www.atlanticsun.org/baseball/championship/23/ . 9 January 2011 . dead .
  2. Web site: 2019–20 ASUN Baseball Record Book . ASUN Conference . August 18, 2020 . July 8, 2021.