2018 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2018 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Harmon Stadium on the campus of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, FL from May 23 through 26. As the winner of the tournament for the league-best eighth time, Stetson claimed the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3][4]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Stetson (8th title) |
| Winning coach | Steve Trimper (1st title) |
| MVP | Eric Foggo, Stetson |
| Television | ESPN+ |
| 2018 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Stetson †‡y | 15 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .833 | 48 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .787 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville y | 14 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .700 | 40 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 11 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .524 | 25 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 10 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .476 | 28 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 9 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .429 | 24 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 9 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .429 | 22 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .468 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .381 | 32 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .604 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 5 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .263 | 23 | – | 28 | – | 1 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2018[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
The 2018 tournament was a double-elimination tournament in which the top six conference members participated. Seeds were determined based on conference winning percentage from the round-robin regular season.
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stetson | 15 | 3 | .833 | — | 1 |
| Jacksonville | 14 | 6 | .700 | 2 | 2 |
| Kennesaw State | 11 | 10 | .524 | 5.5 | 3 |
| North Florida | 10 | 11 | .476 | 6.5 | 4 |
| Lipscomb | 9 | 12 | .429 | 7.5 | 5 |
| NJIT | 9 | 12 | .429 | 7.5 | 6 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8 | 13 | .381 | 8.5 | — |
| USC Spartans | 5 | 14 | .263 | 10.5 | — |
Bracket and results
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stetson | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | NJIT | 2 | 1 | Stetson | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kennesaw State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jacksonville | 9 | 1 | Stetson | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Lipscomb | 6 | 2 | Jacksonville | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jacksonville | 4 | 1 | Stetson | 6 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Florida | 3 | 4 | North Florida | 0 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 2 | Jacksonville | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Florida | 7 | 4 | North Florida | 7 | 4 | North Florida | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | NJIT | 5 | 5 | Lipscomb | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Lipscomb | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Angel Camacho | Jacksonville |
| Jeffrey Crisan | Lipscomb |
| Scott Dubrule | Jacksonville |
| Eric Foggo | Stetson |
| Frank German | North Florida |
| Logan Gilbert | Stetson |
| Jacob Koos | Stetson |
| Mitchell Senger | Stetson |
| Mike Spooner | Stetson |
| Ruben Someillan | Jacksonville |
| Blake Voyles | North Florida |
Most Valuable Player
Eric Foggo was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Foggo was a freshman first baseman for Stetson, who batted 6 for 14 for the Tournament with 4 RBI.[4]
References
- "Atlantic Sun Conference Standings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- "2018 ASUN BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- "2018 Championship Central". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- "Hatters Win Eighth ASUNBSB Title Behind Senger's Three-Hit Masterpiece". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 26, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2019.