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
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMercer (4th title)
Winning coachCraig Gibson (1st title)
MVPJacob Tanis (Mercer)
2010 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍†‍‍ 25–5 .83338–20 .655
Mercer  ‍‍‡‍y 16–11 .59338–24 .613
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55632–28 .533
North Florida  ‍‍‍ 14–12 .53830–28 .517
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 14–12 .53827–29 .482
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51927–31 .466
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 13–13 .50027–27 .500
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .44423–32 .418
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 9–17 .34619–36 .345
Campbell  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .29628–27 .509
South Carolina Upstate  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .29619–37 .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.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Florida Gulf Coast255.833
–
1
Mercer1611.593
7.5
2
East Tennessee State1512.556
8.5
3
North Florida1412.586
9
4
Jacksonville1412.586
9
5
Stetson1413.519
9.5
6
Belmont1313.500
10
–
Kennesaw State1215.444
11.5
–
Lipscomb917.346
14
–
Campbell819.296
15.5
–
South Carolina Upstate819.296
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

PosNameTeam
PBrandon LoveMercer
PDavid TeasleyMercer
CNick DiMauroMercer
IFJacob Tanis (MVP)Mercer
IFJamaal HawkinsJacksonville
IFPaul HoilmanEast Tennessee State
IFMikel AlvarezFlorida Gulf Coast
OFBilly BurnsMercer
OFPreston HaleNorth Florida
OFMatthew ScruggsEast Tennessee State
OF/PChas ByrneEast 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.
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