2008 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament

2008 Atlantic Sun Conference
Baseball TournamentTeams| 6

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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)

* ← 2007
* Baseball Tournament
* 2009 →

2008 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings

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| 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

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]

## Contents

* 1 Seeding
* 2 Results
* 3 All-Tournament Team
* 3.1 Tournament Most Valuable Player
* 4 References

## Seeding[edit]

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

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Florida Gulf Coast | 25 | 8 | .758 |

Kennesaw State | 21 | 12 | .636 |

Lipscomb | 19 | 14 | .576 |

North Florida | 18 | 15 | .545 |

South Carolina Upstate | 17 | 16 | .515 |

Mercer | 17 | 16 | .515 |

Belmont | 16 | 17 | .485 |

Gardner–Webb | 15 | 18 | .455 |

Stetson | 15 | 18 | .455 |

Campbell | 13 | 20 | .395 |

Jacksonville | 13 | 20 | .395 |

East Tennessee State | 9 | 24 | .273 |

## Results[edit]

| First round  |  | Semifinals  |  | Third Round  |  | Semi-Finals  |  | Finals

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 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[edit]

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

Pos | Name | Team

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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[edit]

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

## References[edit]

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. ^ a b c "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.

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