1987 Big South Conference baseball tournament explained
Year: | 1987 |
Conference: | Big South Conference |
Shortconference: | Big South |
Teams: | 4 |
Format: | Double-elimination |
Ballpark: | Taylor Field |
City: | Buies Creek, North Carolina |
Titlecount: | 2nd |
Coach: | Horace Turbeville |
Coachcount: | 1st |
Mvp: | Mike Michener |
Mvpteam: | Armstrong State |
The 1987 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 14 through 16 at Taylor Field on the campus of Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. Four teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The Big South played the season at the NCAA Division I level, but did not receive an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. won the championship for the second time out of three years of the Tournament's existence.[1]
Format
The top four finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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| | 8 | 2 | .800 | — | 1E | | 8 | 3 | .727 | .5 | 2E | | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4 | — | | 0 | 9 | .000 | 7.5 | — | |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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| | 9 | 3 | .750 | — | 1W | | 7 | 6 | .538 | 2.5 | 2W | | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.5 | — | | 3 | 9 | .250 | 6 | — | |
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All-Tournament Team
Name | School |
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Charlie Broad | Armstrong State |
Jeff Garbett | Winthrop |
Scott Goins | Winthrop |
Dana Harding | Armstrong State |
Mark Hetrick | Winthrop |
Jimmy Huestess | Winthrop |
Art Inabinet | Winthrop |
Jimmy Malseed | Winthrop |
Mike Michener | Armstrong State |
Dave Murray | Winthrop |
Robert Tucker | Winthrop | |
Most Valuable Player
Mike Michener was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Michener was an outfielder for Armstrong State.
Notes and References
- Web site: 2019 Baseball Record Book. Big South Conference. February 12, 2020.