2016 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament
Teams | 6 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Stetson (7th title) |
Winning coach | Pete Dunn (7th title) |
MVP | Cory Reid (Stetson) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kennesaw State † | 17 | – | 4 | .810 | 29 | – | 27 | .518 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Florida | 15 | – | 6 | .714 | 39 | – | 19 | .672 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 14 | – | 7 | .667 | 33 | – | 22 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lipscomb | 12 | – | 9 | .571 | 31 | – | 27 | .534 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stetson ‡y | 9 | – | 12 | .429 | 29 | – | 31 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast | 9 | – | 12 | .429 | 27 | – | 32 | .458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC Upstate | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 22 | – | 30 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NJIT | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 17 | – | 36 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2016[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
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 Stetson won their seventh tournament championship and claimed the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4]
Format and seeding
[edit]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.[5]
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
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Kennesaw State | 17 | 4 | .810 | — | 1 |
North Florida | 15 | 6 | .714 | 2 | 2 |
Jacksonville | 14 | 7 | .667 | 3 | 3 |
Lipscomb | 12 | 9 | .571 | 5 | 4 |
Florida Gulf Coast | 9 | 12 | .429 | 8 | 5 |
Stetson | 9 | 12 | .429 | 8 | 6 |
USC Upstate | 5 | 15 | .250 | 11.5 | — |
NJIT | 2 | 18 | .100 | 14.5 | — |
Bracket and results
[edit]First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Kennesaw State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Stetson | 13 | 6 | Stetson | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Jacksonville | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | North Florida | 12 | 6 | Stetson | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Florida Gulf Coast | 6 | 2 | North Florida | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | North Florida | 1 | 6 | Stetson | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Lipscomb | 0 | 5 | Florida Gulf Coast | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Jacksonville | 8 | 2 | North Florida | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Lipscomb | 10 | 5 | Florida Gulf Coast | 8 | 5 | Florida Gulf Coast | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Kennesaw State | 0 | 4 | Lipscomb | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Florida Gulf Coast | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
[edit]The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
Name | Team |
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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
[edit]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.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Atlantic Sun Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ "2015-16 Atlantic Sun Championship Calendar". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ "2016 Baseball Championship Central". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Hatters' Historic Championship Run Ends With Seventh ASUNBB Title". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 28, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ "College baseball: 2016 Atlantic Sun tournament pairings". Naples Daily News. Naples, Florida. Retrieved May 22, 2016.