2018 ASUN Conference baseball tournament


The 2018 ASUN Conference baseball tournament was held at Harmon Stadium on the campus of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida, from May 23 through 26. As the winner of the tournament for the league-best eighth time, Stetson claimed the ASUN Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4]

2018 ASUN Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsStetson (8th title)
Winning coachSteve Trimper (1st title)
MVPEric Foggo (Stetson)
TelevisionESPN+
2018 ASUN Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 10 Stetson ‍y 15 3 0   .833 48 13 0   .787
Jacksonville ‍‍‍y 14 6 0   .700 40 21 0   .656
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 11 10 0   .524 25 30 0   .455
North Florida  ‍‍‍ 10 11 0   .476 28 28 0   .500
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 9 12 0   .429 24 30 0   .444
NJIT  ‍‍‍ 9 12 0   .429 22 25 0   .468
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 8 13 0   .381 32 21 0   .604
USC Upstate  ‍‍‍ 5 14 0   .263 23 28 1   .452
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2018[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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The 2018 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
Stetson 15 3 .833 1
Jacksonville 14 6 .700 2 2
Kennesaw State 11 10 .524 5.5 3
North Florida 10 11 .476 6.5 4
Lipscomb 9 12 .429 7.5 5
NJIT 9 12 .429 7.5 6
Florida Gulf Coast 8 13 .381 8.5
USC Spartans 5 14 .263 10.5

Bracket and results

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Stetson7
6NJIT21Stetson2
3Kennesaw State1
2Jacksonville91Stetson9
5Lipscomb62Jacksonville8
2Jacksonville41Stetson6
4North Florida34North Florida0
3Kennesaw State12Jacksonville2
4North Florida74North Florida74North Florida6
6NJIT55Lipscomb6
5Lipscomb10

All-Tournament Team

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

Name School
Angel Camacho Jacksonville
Jeffrey Crisan Lipscomb
Scott Dubrule Jacksonville
Eric Foggo Stetson
Frank German North Florida
Logan Gilbert Stetson
Jacob Koos Stetson
Mitchell Senger Stetson
Mike Spooner Stetson
Ruben Someillan Jacksonville
Blake Voyles North Florida

Most Valuable Player

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Eric Foggo was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Foggo was a freshman first baseman for Stetson, who batted 6 for 14 for the Tournament with 4 RBI.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Atlantic Sun Conference Standings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 ASUN BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". ASUN Conference. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 Championship Central". ASUN Conference. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Hatters Win Eighth ASUNBSB Title Behind Senger's Three-Hit Masterpiece". ASUN Conference. May 26, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2019.