2007 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2007 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Melching Field at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida from May 23 through 26. Jacksonville won its third tournament championship to earn the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

2007 Atlantic Sun Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Melching Field at Conrad Park DeLand, FL
Champions	Jacksonville (3rd title)
Winning coach	Terry Alexander (3rd title)
MVP	Pete Clifford, Jacksonville

2007 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stetson  ‍†‍‍^y	21	–	6		.778			42	–	21		.667
Mercer  ‍‍‍	17	–	10		.630			33	–	25		.569
Belmont  ‍‍‍	16	–	11		.593			34	–	26		.567
Jacksonville  ‍‍‡‍^y	15	–	12		.556			34	–	28		.548
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍	13	–	14		.481			32	–	23		.582
North Florida  ‍‍‍	13	–	14		.481			24	–	32		.429
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍	12	–	15		.444			28	–	30		.483
Gardner–Webb  ‍‍‍	12	–	15		.444			26	–	32		.448
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍	11	–	16		.407			26	–	29		.473
Campbell  ‍‍‍	5	–	22		.185			11	–	45		.196
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2007[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

The top six teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament. Kennesaw State and North Florida were ineligible for the tournament due to NCAA rules after reclassifying to Division I.

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Seed
Stetson	21	6	.778	–	1
Mercer	17	10	.630	4	2
Belmont	16	11	.593	5	3
Jacksonville	15	12	.556	6	4
Kennesaw State	13	14	.481	8	–
North Florida	13	14	.481	8	–
Gardner–Webb	12	15	.444	9	5
Lipscomb	12	15	.444	9	6
East Tennessee State	11	16	.407	10	–
Campbell	5	22	.185	16	–

Results

	First round					Semifinals					Semi-					Finals
	1	Stetson	4
	6	Lipscomb	3			1	Stetson	1
						4	Jacksonville	4
											4	Jacksonville	4
											5	Gardner–Webb	0
						6	Lipscomb	1
						5	Gardner–Webb	4
	3	Belmont	12													4	Jacksonville	10	7
	4	Jacksonville	7													3	Belmont	4	6
						3	Belmont	4*
						2	Mercer	3*
	2	Mercer	5								3	Belmont	18
	5	Gardner–Webb	4								1	Stetson	5
						1	Stetson	2†
						2	Mercer	1†

* - Indicates game required 10 innings.
† - Indicates game required 11 innings.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

Pos	Name	Team
P	Jake Hitchcock	Stetson
P	Matt Davis	Jacksonville
P	Carson Andrew	Jacksonville
C	Brady Manifold	Belmont
IF	Matt Reynolds	Belmont
IF	Daniel Wagner	Belmont
IF	Ryan McArdle	Jacksonville
IF	Chuck Opachich	Jacksonville
OF	Kane Simmons	Belmont
OF	Mike McCallister	Jacksonville
OF	Pete Clifford	Jacksonville

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Pete Clifford was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Clifford was an outfielder for Jacksonville.[2]

References

1. "2007 Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
2. "Jacksonville Wins Atlantic Sun Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 26, 2007. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.