2005 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament


The 2005 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament was held at Melching Field at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, from May 26 through 28.[2] Stetson won its fifth tournament championship to earn the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

2005 Atlantic Sun Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsStetson (5th title)
Winning coachPete Dunn (5th title)
MVPBrandon Paritz (Stetson)
2005 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Troy  ‍‍‍ 23 7   .767 37 21   .638
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 37 24   .607
UCF  ‍‍‍ 19 11   .633 42 18   .700
Stetson  ‍‍y 16 14   .533 35 28   .556
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 25 32   .439
Gardner–Webb  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 28 30   .483
Campbell  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 25 29   .463
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 23 31   .426
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 28 26   .519
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 28 26   .519
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 23 33   .411
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2005[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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The top six teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Troy 23 7 .767 1
Florida Atlantic 19 11 .633 4 2
UCF 19 11 .633 4 3
Stetson 16 14 .533 7 4
Georgia State 15 15 .500 8 5
Gardner–Webb 15 15 .500 8 6
Campbell 13 17 .433 10
Jacksonville 13 17 .433 10
Belmont 12 18 .400 11
Mercer 12 18 .400 11
Lipscomb 8 22 .267 15

Results

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
6Gardner–Webb0
3UCF3
1Troy23UCF5
6Gardner–Webb81Troy13UCF3
1Troy7
2Florida Atlantic5
5Georgia State0
3UCF5
2Florida Atlantic0
4Stetson8
4Stetson04Stetson8
2Florida Atlantic3
2Florida Atlantic112Florida Atlantic3
5Georgia State14Stetson7
4Stetson6
6Gardner–Webb5

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Pos Name Team
P Mickey Storey Florida Atlantic
Robbie Elsemiller Stetson
Chris Salberg Florida Atlantic
C Drew Butera UCF
IF Brian Bocock Stetson
Blake Lalli Gardner–Webb
Matt Ray UCF
OF Jon Shapland Florida Atlantic
John DeStefano Stetson
Shane Jordan Stetson
DH John Still Stetson

Tournament Most Valuable Player

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Shane Jordan was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Jordan was an outfielder for Stetson.[4]

References

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  1. ^ 2019 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 4. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Stetson Hatters. p. 102. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 7. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 13. Retrieved March 23, 2019.