2005 Southern Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2005
Conference:Southern Conference
Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park
City:Charleston, South Carolina
Titlecount:2nd
Mvp:Nick Hollstegge
Mvpteam:Furman
Attendance:26,707

The 2005 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 23 through 27. Eighth seeded won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the Paladins' second SoCon tournament win.

The top eight baseball programs in the conference participated in the double-elimination tournament. Davidson, Wofford, and Appalachian State were not in the field. While College of Charleston dominated the regular season, Furman swept Davidson in the final regular season series to make the tournament, then swept the tournament for the unlikely championship.

Seeding

TeamWLPctGBSeed
273.900
1811.621
1812.600
1812.600
1713.567
The Citadel1416.467
1316.448
1316.448
1317.433
723.233
524.172
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Bracket

Seeding and pairings:[2]

All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
PNick HollsteggeFurman
CFlint WipkeGeorgia Southern
1BCase CassedyFurman
2BChris CampbellCollege of Charleston
SSMatt MatuliaThe Citadel
3BMatthew BetsillFurman
OFBrett GardnerCollege of Charleston
OFJames PayneGeorgia Southern
OFBrent StephensGeorgia Southern
DHSam McLainFurman
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Southern Conference - Standings & Leaders. 2012-02-02.
  2. Web site: Furman defeats Davidson for spot in SoCon Baseball Tournament. SoConSports.com. 2012-02-02.
  3. Web site: 2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. 2012-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20110815185141/http://epublish.multiad.com/southern_conf_baseball/. 2011-08-15. dead.