2014 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2014 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Swanson Stadium on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida from May 21 through 25. Kennesaw State won their first tournament championship and claimed the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

2014 Atlantic Sun Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Swanson Stadium Fort Myers, FL
Champions	Kennesaw State (1st title)
Winning coach	Mike Sansing (1st title)
MVP	Brennan Morgan, Kennesaw State

2014 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍†‍‍	19	–	8		.704			39	–	22		.639
Mercer  ‍‍‍	18	–	9		.667			38	–	17		.691
No. 13 Kennesaw State  ‍‍‡‍^y	17	–	9		.654			40	–	24		.625
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍	17	–	10		.630			33	–	28		.541
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍	13	–	13		.500			27	–	30		.474
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍	13	–	13		.500			21	–	33		.389
Stetson  ‍‍‍	13	–	14		.481			26	–	34		.433
North Florida  ‍‍‍	11	–	16		.407			22	–	31		.415
USC Upstate  ‍‍‍	6	–	20		.231			17	–	38		.309
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍	6	–	21		.222			14	–	37		.275
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 8, 2014[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The 2014 tournament was an 8-team double-elimination tournament. The top eight teams (based on conference results) from the conference earned invites to the tournament. Northern Kentucky was not eligible for the tournament as it is reclassifying from Division II.[4]

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Seed
Florida Gulf Coast	19	8	.704	–	1
Mercer	18	9	.667	1	2
Kennesaw State	17	9	.654	1.5	3
Lipscomb	17	10	.630	2	4
Jacksonville	13	13	.500	5.5	5
East Tennessee State	13	13	.500	5.5	6
Stetson	13	14	.481	6	7
North Florida	11	16	.407	8	8
USC Upstate	6	20	.231	12.5	–
Northern Kentucky	6	21	.222	13	–

Bracket and results

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Florida Gulf Coast	5
	8	North Florida	3
						1	Florida Gulf Coast	4
						4	Lipscomb	5
	4	Lipscomb	2*
	5	Jacksonville	1
											4	Lipscomb	5	11
										1	Florida Gulf Coast	10	4
	8	North Florida	6
	5	Jacksonville	7*
						1	Florida Gulf Coast	3
						5	Jacksonville	0
																4	Lipscomb	1
																3	Kennesaw State	7
	3	Kennesaw State	11*
	6	East Tennessee State	7
						3	Kennesaw State	7
						7	Stetson	5
	2	Mercer	5
	7	Stetson	7*
											3	Kennesaw State	2	–
										7	Stetson	1	–
	6	East Tennessee State	7
	2	Mercer	1
						6	East Tennessee State	2
						7	Stetson	5

* - Indicates game required extra innings.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All=Tournament Team.[3]

Name	School
Brennan Morgan	Kennesaw State
Bo Way	Kennesaw State
Brennan Morgan	Kennesaw State
Max Pentecost	Kennesaw State
Grant Massey	Lipscomb
Ian Martinez-McGraw	Lipscomb
Nick Rivera	Florida Gulf Coast
Jack English	Florida Gulf Coast
Jordan Sanford	East Tennessee State
Jeremy Taylor	East Tennessee State
Taylor Cockrell	Stetson

Most Valuable Player

Brennan Morgan was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Morgan was a sophomore designated hitter for Kennesaw State. He tallied nine hits and seven RBI for a .642 average over the Owls' four games.[3]

References

1. "Standings & Leaders". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
2. "A-Sun Announces 2013-14 Championship Schedule". Atlantic Sun Conference. July 1, 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-05-08. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
3. "Red-Hot Owls Continue Tear; Win #ASunBSB Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 25, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-27. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
4. "Final Day of #ASunBSB Sets the Championship Field". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 17, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved May 18, 2014.