2002 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament

The 2002 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament was held at Melching Field at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, from May 22 through 25.[2] UCF won its sixth and final tournament championship to earn the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

2002 Atlantic Sun Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsUCF (6th title)
Winning coachJay Bergman (6th title)
MVPMatt Myers (UCF)
2002 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCF  ‍y 23 7   .767 41 22   .651
No. 15 Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍y 22 8   .733 46 21   .687
Stetson  ‍‍‍y 19 9   .679 42 19   .689
Troy State  ‍‍‍ 16 14   .533 28 30   .483
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 27 31   .466
Samford  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 27 31   .466
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 22 32   .407
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 24 32   .429
Campbell  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 19 38   .333
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 9 20   .310 23 31   .426
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 9 20   .310 22 30   .423
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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

Team W L PCT GB Seed
UCF 23 7 .767 1
Florida Atlantic 22 8 .733 1 2
Stetson 19 9 .679 3 3
Troy State 16 14 .533 7 4
Jacksonville 15 15 .500 8 5
Samford 13 17 .433 10 6
Mercer 13 17 .433 10
Georgia State 13 17 .433 10
Campbell 11 19 .367 12
Jacksonville State 9 20 .310 13.5
Belmont 9 20 .310 13.5

Results

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1UCF7
6Samford51UCF
4Troy State
3Stetson71UCF13
4Troy State63Stetson6
3Stetson31UCF8
2Florida Atlantic02Florida Atlantic3
2Florida Atlantic43Stetson3
5Jacksonville22Florida Atlantic62Florida Atlantic10
6Samford65Jacksonville4
5Jacksonville11

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Pos Name Team
P Justin Pope UCF
Danny Core Florida Atlantic
Roger Lincoln Stetson
V D Stertzbach UCF
RP Andy Wilson Stetson
IF Mike Cox Florida Atlantic
Mike Myers UCF
OF Gabe Somaribba Florida Atlantic
Clay Timpner UCF
Phil Nover Jacksonville
Ty Hanson UCF
Robert Orton Florida Atlantic

Tournament Most Valuable Player

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Mike Myers was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Myers was an infielder for UCF.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2002". boydsworld.com. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ^ Baseball Media Guide (PDF). UCF Knights. p. 68. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 7. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 13. Retrieved April 5, 2019.