2016 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament


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]

2016 Atlantic Sun Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsStetson (7th title)
Winning coachPete Dunn (7th title)
MVPCory Reid (Stetson)
2016 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
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

Format and seeding

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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
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

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Kennesaw State7
6Stetson136Stetson9
3Jacksonville7
2North Florida126Stetson7
5Florida Gulf Coast62North Florida6
2North Florida16Stetson5
4Lipscomb05Florida Gulf Coast4
3Jacksonville82North Florida2
4Lipscomb105Florida Gulf Coast85Florida Gulf Coast3
1Kennesaw State04Lipscomb6
5Florida Gulf Coast6

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

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

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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

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  1. ^ "Atlantic Sun Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "2015-16 Atlantic Sun Championship Calendar". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "2016 Baseball Championship Central". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Hatters' Historic Championship Run Ends With Seventh ASUNBB Title". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 28, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "College baseball: 2016 Atlantic Sun tournament pairings". Naples Daily News. Naples, Florida. Retrieved May 22, 2016.