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2002 Atlantic Sun Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsUCF (6th title)
Winning coachJay Bergman (6th title)
MVPMatt Myers (UCF)
2002 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCF  ‍†‍‡‍y 23 – 7   .767 41 – 22   .651
No. 15 Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍y 22 – 8   .733 46 – 21   .687
Stetson  ‍‍‍y 19 – 9   .679 42 – 19   .689
Troy State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 28 – 30   .483
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 27 – 31   .466
Samford  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 27 – 31   .466
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 22 – 32   .407
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 24 – 32   .429
Campbell  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 19 – 38   .333
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 20   .310 23 – 31   .426
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 9 – 20   .310 22 – 30   .423
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2002 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.[2] UCF won its sixth and final tournament championship to earn the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

Seeding

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

Team W L PCT GB Seed
UCF 23 7 .767 — 1
Florida Atlantic 22 8 .733 1 2
Stetson 19 9 .679 3 3
Troy State 16 14 .533 7 4
Jacksonville 15 15 .500 8 5
Samford 13 17 .433 10 6
Mercer 13 17 .433 10 —
Georgia State 13 17 .433 10 —
Campbell 11 19 .367 12 —
Jacksonville State 9 20 .310 13.5 —
Belmont 9 20 .310 13.5 —

Results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1UCF7
6Samford51UCF
4Troy State
3Stetson71UCF13
4Troy State63Stetson6
3Stetson31UCF8—
2Florida Atlantic02Florida Atlantic3—
2Florida Atlantic43Stetson3
5Jacksonville22Florida Atlantic62Florida Atlantic10
6Samford65Jacksonville4
5Jacksonville11

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos Name Team
P Justin Pope UCF
Danny Core Florida Atlantic
Roger Lincoln Stetson
V D Stertzbach UCF
RP Andy Wilson Stetson
IF Mike Cox Florida Atlantic
Mike Myers UCF
OF Gabe Somaribba Florida Atlantic
Clay Timpner UCF
Phil Nover Jacksonville
Ty Hanson UCF
Robert Orton Florida Atlantic

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Mike Myers was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Myers was an infielder for UCF.[4]

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2002". boydsworld.com. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ^ Baseball Media Guide (PDF). UCF Knights. p. 68. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 7. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 13. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
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