2009 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2009 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Melching Field at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida from May 21 through 24. Jacksonville won its fourth tournament championship to earn the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3] The event was heavily marred by rain, resulting in two format changes. Originally planned as a six team double-elimination tournament, the format was changed to a single elimination format.[4][5][6]

2009 Atlantic Sun Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Melching Field at Conrad Park DeLand, FL
Champions	Jacksonville (4th title)
Winning coach	Terry Alexander (4th title)
MVP	Alex Martinez, Jacksonville

2009 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍†‍‍	23	–	7		.767			36	–	18		.667
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍	20	–	9		.690			30	–	22		.577
Jacksonville  ‍‍‡‍^y	19	–	11		.633			37	–	22		.627
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍	17	–	13		.567			24	–	32		.429
Stetson  ‍‍‍	16	–	14		.533			27	–	30		.474
Belmont  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			29	–	29		.500
North Florida  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			23	–	31		.426
Mercer  ‍‍‍	12	–	15		.444			23	–	23		.500
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			25	–	28		.472
Campbell  ‍‍‍	7	–	19		.269			27	–	24		.529
South Carolina Upstate  ‍‍‍	7	–	23		.233			17	–	37		.315
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2009[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

The top six teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament. Florida Gulf Coast, Kennesaw State, North Florida, and South Carolina Upstate were ineligible for the tournament due to NCAA rules after reclassifying to Division I.

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Seed
Florida Gulf Coast	23	7	.767	–	–
Kennesaw State	20	9	.690	2.5	–
Jacksonville	19	11	.633	4	1
Lipscomb	17	13	.567	6	2
Stetson	16	14	.533	7	3
Belmont	15	15	.500	8	4
North Florida	15	15	.500	8	–
Mercer	12	15	.444	9.5	5
East Tennessee State	10	20	.333	13	6
Campbell	7	19	.269	14	–
South Carolina Upstate	7	23	.233	16	–

Results

	First Round					Semifinals					Finals
						1	Jacksonville	7
	4	Belmont	6			4	Belmont	5
	5	Mercer	5								1	Jacksonville	7
											2	Lipscomb	4
						2	Lipscomb	5
	3	Stetson	2			6	East Tennessee State	4
	6	East Tennessee State	4

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[7]

Pos	Name	Team
P	Billy Schlee	Jacksonville
P	Rex Brothers	Lipscomb
C	Jeremy Gillan	Jacksonville
IF	Bo Reeder	East Tennessee State
IF	Alex Martinez	Jacksonville
IF	Chuck Opachich	Jacksonville
IF	Justin Sanders	Lipscomb
OF	Dylan Craig	Belmont
OF	Kyle Fleming	Jacksonville
OF	Thomas Myers	Jacksonville
OF	Antonio Butler	Lipscomb

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Alex Martinez was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Martinez was an infielder for Jacksonville.[7]

References

1. "2009 Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
2. "2009 Atlantic Sun Baseball Championship". atlanticsun.org. Archived from the original on July 14, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
3. "Dolphins Rain Supreme; Win Fourth A-Sun Baseball Title". atlanticsun.org. May 23, 2013. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
4. "Teams Ready for A-Sun Baseball Championship". atlanticsun.org. May 19, 2009. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
5. "Weather Forces Baseball Championship Format Change". atlanticsun.org. May 21, 2009. Archived from the original on July 14, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
6. "Baseball Championships Undergo Second Format Change". atlanticsun.org. May 22, 2009. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
7. "Atlantic Sun Conference 2009 Baseball Championship All Tournament Team" (PDF). atlanticsun.org. Retrieved July 14, 2013.