2017 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2017 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Melching Field at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida from May 24 through 27. Third seeded Florida Gulf Coast won their first championship and claimed the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3][4][5][6]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Florida Gulf Coast (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Dave Tollett (1st title) |
| MVP | Marc Coffers, =Florida Gulf Coast |
| 2017 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville † | 16 | – | 5 | .762 | 36 | – | 24 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 15 | – | 6 | .714 | 27 | – | 29 | .482 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast ‡y | 13 | – | 8 | .619 | 43 | – | 20 | .683 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 12 | – | 9 | .571 | 33 | – | 24 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 10 | – | 11 | .476 | 25 | – | 32 | .439 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 9 | – | 12 | .429 | 28 | – | 28 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 7 | – | 14 | .333 | 24 | – | 31 | .436 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 2 | – | 19 | .095 | 9 | – | 40 | .184 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2017[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
The 2017 tournament was a double-elimination tournament in which the top six conference members participated. Seeds were determined based on conference winning percentage from the round-robin regular season.
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | 16 | 5 | .762 | — | 1 |
| Stetson | 15 | 6 | .714 | 1 | 2 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3 | 3 |
| North Florida | 12 | 9 | .571 | 4 | 4 |
| Kennesaw State | 10 | 11 | .476 | 6 | 5 |
| Lipscomb | 9 | 12 | .429 | 7 | 6 |
| USC Upstate | 7 | 14 | .333 | 9 | — |
| NJIT | 2 | 19 | .095 | 14 | — |
Bracket and results
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jacksonville | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Lipscomb | 2 | 1 | Jacksonville | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Florida | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Stetson | 5 | 1 | Jacksonville | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 5 | Kennesaw State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida Gulf Coast | 3 | 1 | Jacksonville | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Kennesaw State | 6 | 3 | Florida Gulf Coast | 4 | 410 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida Gulf Coast | 4 | 5 | Kennesaw State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Florida | 0 | 6 | Lipscomb | 1 | 3 | Florida Gulf Coast | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Lipscomb | 8 | 3 | Florida Gulf Coast | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Stetson | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[6]
| Pos | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Chris Gau | Jacksonville |
| Kutter Crawford | Florida Gulf Coast | |
| C | Mike Cassala | Jacksonville |
| IF | Austin Upshaw | Kennesaw State |
| Grant Williams | Kennesaw State | |
| Scott Dubrule | Jacksonville | |
| Nick Rivera | FGCU | |
| OF | Marc Coffers | Florida Gulf Coast |
| Michael Gigliotti | Lipscomb | |
| Chris Lehane | Jacksonville | |
| UTIL | Kenton Hering | Florida Gulf Coast |
Most Valuable PLayer
Marc Coffers was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Coffers was an outfielder for Florida Gulf Coast.[6]
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References
- "Atlantic Sun Conference". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- "2016-17 Atlantic Sun Championship Calendar". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- "2017 Atlantic Sun Baseball Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- "2017 Baseball Championship Central". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- "No. 3 FGCU Wins First ASUNBSB Championship in Extras". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 27, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
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