2008 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2008 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Melching Field at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida from May 21 through 25. Lipscomb won its first tournament championship to earn the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Lipscomb joined the conference prior to the 2004 season.[2][3]

2008 Atlantic Sun Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Melching Field at Conrad Park DeLand, FL
Champions	Lipscomb (1st title)
Winning coach	Jeff Forehand (1st title)
MVP	Caleb Joseph, Lipscomb

2008 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍†‍‍	25	–	8		.758			38	–	15		.717
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍	22	–	12		.647			30	–	26		.536
Lipscomb  ‍‍‡‍^y	19	–	14		.576			33	–	30		.524
North Florida  ‍‍‍	18	–	15		.545			29	–	26		.527
South Carolina Upstate  ‍‍‍	17	–	16		.515			25	–	29		.463
Mercer  ‍‍‍	17	–	16		.515			24	–	33		.421
Belmont  ‍‍‍	16	–	17		.485			25	–	33		.431
Gardner–Webb  ‍‍‍	15	–	18		.455			29	–	30		.492
Stetson  ‍‍‍	15	–	18		.455			26	–	33		.441
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍	13	–	20		.394			27	–	29		.482
Campbell  ‍‍‍	13	–	20		.394			21	–	37		.362
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍	9	–	24		.273			18	–	38		.321
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2008[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Seed
Florida Gulf Coast	25	8	.758	–	–
Kennesaw State	21	12	.636	4	–
Lipscomb	19	14	.576	6	1
North Florida	18	15	.545	7	–
South Carolina Upstate	17	16	.515	8	–
Mercer	17	16	.515	8	2
Belmont	16	17	.485	9	3
Gardner–Webb	15	18	.455	10	4
Stetson	15	18	.455	10	5
Campbell	13	20	.395	12	6
Jacksonville	13	20	.395	12	–
East Tennessee State	9	24	.273	16	–

Results

	First round					Semifinals					Third Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	Lipscomb	14
	6	Campbell	0			1	Lipscomb	8
						3	Belmont	9
											3	Belmont	6
											6	Campbell	3			3	Belmont	3
						6	Campbell	11								4	Gardner–Webb	6
						2	Mercer	3
	3	Belmont	7*																		4	Gardner–Webb	9†
	4	Gardner–Webb	9*																		1	Lipscomb	10†
						4	Gardner–Webb	10
						5	Stetson	6
	2	Mercer	5								2	Gardner–Webb	2
	5	Stetson	8								1	Lipscomb	8
						1	Lipscomb	12
						5	Stetson	4

* - Indicates game required 10 innings. † - Indicates game required 15 innings.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos	Name	Team
P	Rex Brothers	Lipscomb
P	Chris Burnett	Lipscomb
C	Caleb Joseph	Lipscomb
IF	Derek Wiley	Belmont
IF	Casey Frawley	Stetson
IF	Branden Cadavid	Lipscomb
IF	Ben Williams	Lipscomb
OF	Daniel Cooke	Gardner–Webb
OF	Jamall Kinard	Gardner–Webb
OF	Allen Bolden	Lipscomb
OF	Shane Simpkins	Lipscomb

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Caleb Joseph was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Joseph was a catcher for Lipscomb.[3]

References

1. "2008 Standings and Leaders". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
2. "2008 Atlantic Sun Baseball Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
3. "In 15 Innings, Lipscomb Wins A-Sun Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 25, 2008. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2013.