2015 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2015 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament was at Swanson Stadium on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida from May 20 through 23. Lipscomb won their second tournament title and claimed the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

2015 Atlantic Sun Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Swanson Stadium Fort Myers, FL
Champions	Lipscomb (2nd title)
Winning coach	Jeff Forehand (2nd title)
MVP	Jonathan Allison, Lipscomb

2015 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
North Florida  ‍†‍‍	16	–	5	–	0		.762			45	–	16	–	0		.738
Lipscomb ‍‍‡‍^y	13	–	8	–	0		.619			39	–	20	–	0		.661
Stetson  ‍‍‍	12	–	9	–	0		.571			29	–	30	–	0		.492
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍	12	–	9	–	0		.571			26	–	30	–	0		.464
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍	11	–	9	–	0		.550			30	–	26	–	1		.535
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍	10	–	10	–	0		.500			28	–	28	–	0		.500
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍	5	–	16	–	0		.238			17	–	34	–	0		.333
USC Upstate  ‍‍‍	4	–	17	–	0		.190			15	–	38	–	0		.283
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The 2015 tournament will be a double-elimination tournament in which the top six conference finishers will participate. For the first time, Northern Kentucky was eligible for the event, despite not fully completing its reclassification from Division II.[4] However, the Norse failed to qualify for the tournament.

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Seed
North Florida	16	5	.762	–	1
Lipscomb	13	8	.619	3	2
Stetson	12	9	.571	4	3
Jacksonville	12	9	.571	4	4
Florida Gulf Coast	11	9	.550	4.5	5
Kennesaw State	10	10	.500	5.5	6
Northern Kentucky	5	16	.238	11	–
USC Upstate	4	17	.190	12	–

Bracket and results

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	North Florida	14
	6	Kennesaw State	0			1	North Florida	8
						4	Jacksonville	3
	2	Lipscomb	2								1	North Florida	1
	5	Florida Gulf Coast	1								2	Lipscomb	2
						2	Lipscomb	9													2	Lipscomb	8	–
						3	Stetson	5													1	North Florida	7	–
	3	Stetson	8*													1	North Florida	8
	4	Jacksonville	7								3	Stetson	2			5	Florida Gulf Coast	2
						6	Kennesaw State	2			5	Florida Gulf Coast	3
						5	Florida Gulf Coast	6

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[5]

Pos.	Name	School
P	Nick Andros	Lipscomb
	Brady Puckett	Lipscomb
	Evan Incinelli	North Florida
C	Patrick Mazeika	Stetson
IF	Jake Noll	Florida Gulf Coast
IF	Grant Massey	Lipscomb
IF	Kyle Brooks	North Florida
IF	Ryan Roberson	North Florida
OF	Jonathan Allison	Lipscomb
OF	Nathan Koslowski	Jacksonville
OF	Donnie Dewees	North Florida

Most Valuable Player

Jonathan Allison was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. The senior outfielder for Lipscomb recorded six hits and four RBI over four games.[3]

References

1. "Atlantic Sun Conference Standings". AtlanticSun.org. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
2. "Championship Calendar". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
3. "Bisons Head to NCAA Reagional; Win Second-Ever@ASunBSB Title". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 23, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
4. "NKU Eligible for A-Sun Championships in 2014-15 Season". Atlantic Sun Conference. July 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
5. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 23. Retrieved October 7, 2015.