1991 Southern Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:1991
Conference:Southern Conference
Teams:7
Format:Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:College Park (Charleston)
City:Charleston, South Carolina
Titlecount:1st
Mvp:Brent Williams
Mvpteam:Furman

The 1991 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at College Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from April 27 through 30. Fourth seeded won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the Paladins first tournament win.

The tournament used a double-elimination format, with top seeded The Citadel receiving a bye to the second day in order to compensate for the odd number of teams in the league.

Seeding

TeamWLPctGBSeed
The Citadel162.889
113.786
97.563
65.545
58.385
513.278
115.063
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Results

Bracket

Bracket to be included

Game results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
April 27 1 18–2
2 14–4
3 4–2
April 28 4 10–4 Marshall eliminated
5 7–4
6 2–0
7 8–3 VMI eliminated
April 29 8 7–3 The Citadel eliminated
9 7–1
10 9–4 East Tennessee State eliminated
11 7–6 (10)
April 30 12 4–0 Appalachian State eliminated
13 11–9 Furman wins SoCon Tournament
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All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
PJack KimelWestern Carolina
CBrent WilliamsFurman
1BRodney TeshWestern Carolina
2BJohn KeyAppalachian State
3BMatt RaleighWestern Carolina
SSNathan DunnEast Tennessee State
OFKevin BellomoWestern Carolina
OFJoey CoxWestern Carolina
OFScott WaughAppalachian State
DHDallas RhinehartEast Tennessee State
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Notes and References

  1. Book: 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. 46. SoConSports.com. 2012-09-14.
  2. Book: 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. 49. SoConSports.com. 2012-09-14.
  3. Book: 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. 62. SoConSports.com. 2012-09-14.