2010 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2010 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium on the campus of Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN from May 25 through 28. Mercer won its fourth tournament championship, and first since 1983, to earn the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

2010 Atlantic Sun Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium Nashville, TN
Champions	Mercer (4th title)
Winning coach	Craig Gibson (1st title)
MVP	Jacob Tanis, Mercer

2010 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍†‍‍	25	–	5		.833			38	–	20		.655
Mercer  ‍‍‡‍^y	16	–	11		.593			38	–	24		.613
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍	15	–	12		.556			32	–	28		.533
North Florida  ‍‍‍	14	–	12		.538			30	–	28		.517
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍	14	–	12		.538			27	–	29		.482
Stetson  ‍‍‍	14	–	13		.519			27	–	31		.466
Belmont  ‍‍‍	13	–	13		.500			27	–	27		.500
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍	12	–	15		.444			23	–	32		.418
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍	9	–	17		.346			19	–	36		.345
Campbell  ‍‍‍	8	–	19		.296			28	–	27		.509
South Carolina Upstate  ‍‍‍	8	–	19		.296			19	–	37		.339
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2010[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

This was the first of two Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournaments to be hosted by Lipscomb University after eight years at Stetson University's in DeLand, FL.[3] It was also the first year of postseason eligibility for three new conference members: Florida Gulf Coast, Kennesaw State, and North Florida, who replaced the departed Florida Atlantic, FIU, and UCF as members by transitioning to Division I.[4]

Seeding

The top six teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament.

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Seed
Florida Gulf Coast	25	5	.833	–	1
Mercer	16	11	.593	7.5	2
East Tennessee State	15	12	.556	8.5	3
North Florida	14	12	.586	9	4
Jacksonville	14	12	.586	9	5
Stetson	14	13	.519	9.5	6
Belmont	13	13	.500	10	–
Kennesaw State	12	15	.444	11.5	–
Lipscomb	9	17	.346	14	–
Campbell	8	19	.296	15.5	–
South Carolina Upstate	8	19	.296	15.5	–

Results

	First round					Semifinals					Semi-					Finals
	1	Florida Gulf Coast	9
	6	Stetson	4			1	Florida Gulf Coast	2
						4	North Florida	13
											4	North Florida	8
											5	Jacksonville	9
						6	Stetson	2
						5	Jacksonville	3
	3	East Tennessee State	7													5	Jacksonville	3
	4	North Florida	5													2	Mercer	7
						3	East Tennessee State	7
						2	Mercer	10
	2	Mercer	10								2	Mercer	3
	5	Jacksonville	1								3	East Tennessee State	1
						1	Florida Gulf Coast	10
						3	East Tennessee State	12

[2]

All-Tournament Team

Pos	Name	Team
P	Brandon Love	Mercer
P	David Teasley	Mercer
C	Nick DiMauro	Mercer
IF	Jacob Tanis (MVP)	Mercer
IF	Jamaal Hawkins	Jacksonville
IF	Paul Hoilman	East Tennessee State
IF	Mikel Alvarez	Florida Gulf Coast
OF	Billy Burns	Mercer
OF	Preston Hale	North Florida
OF	Matthew Scruggs	East Tennessee State
OF/P	Chas Byrne	East Tennessee State

[5]

References

1. Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 2. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
2. "2010 Atlantic Sun Baseball Championship". atlanticsun.org. Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
3. "Lipscomb to host A-Sun BaseballTournament in 2010, 2011". Lipscomb University. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
4. Craig Handel (February 8, 2010). "Atlantic Sun Regroups With Three New Teams". Baseball America. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
5. Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2012-07-05.