2001 Southern Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2001
Conference:Southern Conference
Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park
City:Charleston, South Carolina
Champions:The Citadel
Titlecount:6th
Coach:Fred Jordan (baseball)
Coachcount:5th
Mvp:Randy Corn
Mvpteam:The Citadel
Attendance:27,788

The 2001 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 22 through 25. Second seeded The Citadel won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the Bulldogs sixth tournament win.

The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so Wofford, Davidson, and VMI were not in the field.

Seeding

TeamWLPctGBSeed
219.700
The Citadel2010.667
1811.621
1811.621
1712.586
1214.462
1317.433
1016.385
917.346
1020.333
819.296
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Bracket

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All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
PTed TolerUNC Greensboro
PRandy CornThe Citadel
CBrendon GilliganGeorgia Southern
1BAndy BaxterEast Tennessee State
2BShan SchumakerUNC Greensboro
3BDallas McPhersonThe Citadel
SSJemel SpearmanGeorgia Southern
OFJasha BalcomCollege of Charleston
OFNathan CopelandEast Tennessee State
OFBrook DantzlerThe Citadel
OFChris CookUNC Greensboro
DHChris MittendorfUNC Greensboro
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 Southern Conference Baseball Standings (Final). SoConSports.com. 2012-04-14.
  2. Web site: 2001 Pepsi Southern Conference Baseball Tournament. SoConSports.com. 2012-04-14.
  3. Web site: 2001 Baseball All-Tournament Team. SoConSports.com. 2012-04-14.