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

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Melching Field at Conrad Park DeLand, FL
Champions	UCF (6th title)
Winning coach	Jay Bergman (6th title)
MVP	Matt 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

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

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	UCF	7
	6	Samford	5			1	UCF
						4	Troy State
	3	Stetson	7								1	UCF	13
	4	Troy State	6								3	Stetson	6
						3	Stetson	3													1	UCF	8	—
						2	Florida Atlantic	0													2	Florida Atlantic	3	—
	2	Florida Atlantic	4													3	Stetson	3
	5	Jacksonville	2								2	Florida Atlantic	6			2	Florida Atlantic	10
						6	Samford	6			5	Jacksonville	4
						5	Jacksonville	11

All-Tournament Team

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

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

References

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. Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conferece. p. 13. Retrieved April 5, 2019.