The ASUN Conference baseball tournament, sometimes referred to simply as the ASUN Tournament, is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I ASUN Conference. Before the ASUN expanded to 12 members in 2021 (2022 season), the top six finishers in the regular season of the conference's teams advanced to the double-elimination tournament. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.[1]
Champions
By year
The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[2]
| Year | Program | Site | Most Valuable Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Mercer | Centenary Park • Shreveport, Louisiana, | – |
| 1980 | Georgia Southern | Luther Williams Field • Macon, Georgia, | – |
| 1981 | Mercer | Hunter Field • Abilene, Texas, | – |
| 1982 | Hardin–Simmons | Luther Williams Field • Macon, Georgia | – |
| 1983 | Mercer | Centenary Park, SPAR Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana | – |
| 1984 | Nicholls State | Centenary Park • Shreveport, Louisiana | – |
| 1985 | Georgia Southern | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, Georgia, | Craig Cooper, Ga. Southern |
| 1986 | Georgia Southern | Hunter Field • Abilene, Texas | Mike Shepherd, Ga. Southern |
| 1987 | Georgia Southern | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, Georgia | Brett Hendley, Ga. Southern |
| 1988 | Stetson | Centenary Park • Shreveport, Louisiana | Mike Sempeles, Stetson |
| 1989 | Stetson | Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida, | Mike Pinckes, Stetson |
| 1990 | Stetson | Centenary Park • Shreveport, Louisiana | Todd Greene, Ga. Southern |
| 1991 | FIU | Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida | Kevin Lucero, FIU |
| 1992 | Southeastern Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana Diamond • Hammond, Louisiana, | Kirk Bullinger, SLU |
| 1993 | UCF | Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida | Tony Marrillia, UCF |
| 1994 | Southeastern Louisiana | Claude Smith Field • Macon, Georgia | Dan Newman, SLU |
| 1995 | UCF | Homestead Athletic Complex • Homestead, Florida, | Todd Tocco, UCF |
| 1996 | UCF | Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida | Nick Presto, FAU |
| 1997 | UCF | Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida | Gregg Pacitti, UCF |
| 1998 | FIU | Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, Florida, | Edwin Franco, FIU |
| 1999 | Jacksonville | Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, Florida | Jeff Nebel, Mercer |
| 2000 | Stetson | Alexander Brest Field • Jacksonville, Florida, | Jeff Christy, Stetson |
| 2001 | UCF | Alexander Brest Field • Jacksonville, Florida | Jeremy Kurella, UCF |
| 2002 | UCF | Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida | Mike Myers, UCF |
| 2003 | Jacksonville | Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida | Gordie Gronkowski, Jacksonville |
| 2004 | Florida Atlantic | Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida | Rusty Brown, FAU |
| 2005 | Stetson | Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida | Shane Jordan, Stetson |
| 2006 | Stetson | Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida | Brandon Paritz, Stetson |
| 2007 | Jacksonville | Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida | Pete Clifford, Jacksonville |
| 2008 | Lipscomb | Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida | Caleb Joseph, Lipscomb |
| 2009 | Jacksonville | Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida | Alex Martinez, Jacksonville |
| 2010 | Mercer | Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee, | Jacob Tanis, Mercer |
| 2011 | Belmont | Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee | Derek Hamblen, Belmont |
| 2012 | Belmont | Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida | Judah Akers, Belmont |
| 2013 | East Tennessee State | Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida | Kerry Doane, ETSU |
| 2014 | Kennesaw State | Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, Florida, | Brennan Morgan, KSU |
| 2015 | Lipscomb | Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, Florida | Jonathan Allison, Lipscomb |
| 2016 | Stetson | Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee | Cory Reid, Stetson |
| 2017 | Florida Gulf Coast | Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida | Marc Coffers, FGCU |
| 2018 | Stetson | Harmon Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida, | Eric Foggo, Stetson |
| 2019 | Liberty | Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida | Jonathan Embry, Liberty |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Jacksonville | Division Round: Campus sites Semifinals and final: Harmon Stadium • Jacksonville, FL |
Tyler Santana, Jacksonville |
| 2022 | Kennesaw State | Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL | Josh Hatcher, Kennesaw State |
| 2023 | Lipscomb | Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, FL | Alex Vergara, Lipscomb |
| 2024 | Stetson | Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, FL | Lorenzo Meola, Stetson |
By school
The following is a list of conference champions listed by school.[2]
| Program | No. of titles | Title years |
|---|---|---|
| Stetson | 9 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2016, 2018, 2024 |
| UCF | 6 | 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 |
| Jacksonville | 5 | 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2021 |
| Georgia Southern | 4 | 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Mercer | 4 | 1979, 1981, 1983, 2010 |
| Lipscomb | 3 | 2008, 2015, 2023 |
| Kennesaw State | 2 | 2014, 2022 |
| Belmont | 2 | 2011, 2012 |
| FIU | 2 | 1991, 1998 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 2 | 1992, 1994 |
| East Tennessee State | 1 | 2013 |
| Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2004 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 1 | 2017 |
| Hardin–Simmons | 1 | 1982 |
| Liberty | 1 | 2019 |
| Nicholls State[a] | 1 | 1984 |
- Italics indicate that the program is no longer an ASUN member.
- ^ Now athletically known as Nicholls.
References
- ^ "Baseball Championship". AtlanticSun.org. Archived from the original on January 9, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ a b "2019–20 ASUN Baseball Record Book" (PDF). ASUN Conference. August 18, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
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