Thanks to Florida Gulf Coast’s win on Thursday over Lipscomb, both the FGCU Eagles and Liberty Flames have clinched spots in Saturday’s ASUN Semifinals out of Pool A.

FGCU is currently 2-0 in pool play. Liberty and Jacksonville are at 1-1 while Lipscomb is 0-2. With just one day and one game remaining for all four teams in pool play and three teams advancing to the semifinals out of Pool A, FGCU is assured to finish ahead of the Bisons and can do no worse than finishing tied for first in pool play.

Liberty and FGCU will meet on Friday at 2:30 p.m. while Lipscomb and Jacksonville will begin the day at 10 a.m.

  • If Liberty wins Friday, it would finish at 2-1 in pool play and finish ahead of Lipscomb and potentially Jacksonville.
  • If Liberty loses and Lipscomb loses, the Flames would finish at 1-2 while the Bisons would be 0-3 and the Flames would advance.
  • If Liberty loses and Lipscomb wins, the Flames, Bisons, and Dolphins would all finish tied at 1-2 in pool play. The teams with the highest seeds (Lipscomb #1 and Liberty #3) would advance while 4-seed Jacksonville would be eliminated.

As Friday’s game doesn’t matter with regards to advancing to the semifinals, Liberty is likely to save starter Garrett Horn for Saturday’s game. He is fully rested as he hasn’t pitched since last Thursday against Bellarmine.

The schedule and remaining teams for Saturday’s semifinals are still to be determined as there is plenty of baseball left to be played in DeLand, Florida. Saturday’s games are scheduled for 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. with Sunday’s winner-take-all championship game is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Following Thursday’s action, FGCU, Liberty, and Jacksonville State have advanced to the semifinals. The winner of Lipscomb and Jacksonville will take the fourth spot. Seeding for Pool A is still to be determined.

POOL PLAY STANDINGS

Pool A
1. FGCU 2-0
2. Jacksonville 1-1
2. Liberty 1-1
4. Lipscomb 0-2

The top 3 finishers in Pool A will advance to semifinals.

Pool B
1. Jacksonville State 2-0
2. Stetson 2-1
2. Eastern Kentucky 1-2
4. Austin Peay 0-2

Pool B winner will advance to semifinals.

ASUN TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE/RESULTS

Tuesday, May 23
Pool A #3 Liberty 12, #1 Lipscomb 11
Pool A #2 FGCU 7, #4 Jacksonville 0
Pool B #5 Stetson 8, #6 Eastern Kentucky 3
OFF: #7 Jacksonville State, #8 Austin Peay

Wednesday, May 24
Pool A #4 Jacksonville (1-1) 8, #3 Liberty (1-1) 0
Pool B #7 Jacksonville State (1-0) 6, #5 Stetson (1-1) 1
Pool B #6 Eastern Kentucky (1-1) 3, #8 Austin Peay (0-1) 2
OFF: #1 Lipscomb (0-1), #2 FGCU (1-0)

Thursday, May 25
Pool A #2 FGCU (1-1) 6, #1 Lipscomb (0-1) 5
Pool B #5 Stetson (2-1) 12, #8 Austin Peay (0-2), 3
Pool B #7 Jacksonville State (2-0) 9, #6 Eastern Kentucky (1-1) 3
OFF: #3 Liberty (1-1), #4 Jacksonville (1-1)

Friday, May 26
Pool A #1 Lipscomb (0-2) vs #4 Jacksonville (1-1), 10 a.m.
Pool A #2 FGCU (2-0) vs #3 Liberty (1-1), 2:30 p.m.
Pool B #7 Jacksonville State (2-0) vs #8 Austin Peay (0-2), 7 p.m.
OFF: #5 Stetson (2-1), #6 Eastern Kentucky (1-2)

Saturday, May 27
#1 Qualifier Pool A vs #1 Jacksonville State, 11 a.m.
#2 Qualifier Pool A vs #3 Qualifier Pool A, 3 p.m.

Sunday, May 28
Championship Final, 1 p.m.