2018 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament

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

2018 Atlantic Sun Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Harmon Stadium Jacksonville, Florida
Champions	Stetson (8th title)
Winning coach	Steve Trimper (1st title)
MVP	Eric Foggo, Stetson
Television	ESPN+

2018 Atlantic Sun 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

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

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Stetson	7
	6	NJIT	2			1	Stetson	2
						3	Kennesaw State	1
	2	Jacksonville	9								1	Stetson	9
	5	Lipscomb	6								2	Jacksonville	8
						2	Jacksonville	4													1	Stetson	6	—
						4	North Florida	3													4	North Florida	0	—
	3	Kennesaw State	1													2	Jacksonville	2
	4	North Florida	7								4	North Florida	7			4	North Florida	6
						6	NJIT	5			5	Lipscomb	6
						5	Lipscomb	10

All-Tournament Team

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

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

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