Collegiate baseball tournament
The 2013 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. East Tennessee State won their first tournament championship and claimed the Atlantic Sun Conference 's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament . The Buccaneers joined the conference in 2005.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
The 2013 tournament was an 8-team double-elimination tournament . The top eight teams (based on conference results) from the conference earned invitations to the tournament. Northern Kentucky was not eligible for the tournament while it was reclassifying from Division II . Kennesaw State claimed the sixth seed over Lipscomb by tiebreaker.
Bracket and results
* Game went to extra innings
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[ 4]
Position
Player
School
IF
Chesny Young
Mercer
OF/P
Gaither Bumgardner
USC Upstate
P
Brandon Lee
USC Upstate
OF
Tyler Lesch
USC Upstate
OF
Jacob Bruce
Kennesaw State
IF
Chris McGowan
Kennesaw State
C
Max Pentecost
Kennesaw State
IF
Derek Niesman
East Tennessee State
IF
Alex Reynolds
East Tennessee State
OF
Jeremy Taylor
East Tennessee State
P
Kerry Doane
East Tennessee State
Most Valuable Player
Kerry Doane was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Doane was a pitcher for East Tennessee State.[ 4]
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