2008 Southern Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2008
Conference:Southern Conference
Teams:10
Format:Double-elimination tournament
Ballpark:Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park
City:Charleston, South Carolina
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Mike Kennedy
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Cory Harrilchak
Mvpteam:Elon
Attendance:15,144

The 2008 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 20 through 24. Top seeded won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was Elon's first SoCon tournament win. Elon joined the conference beginning with the 2004 baseball season.

All ten baseball programs in the conference participated in the tournament, with the seventh through tenth place teams playing a single-elimination opening day prior to an 8-team, two bracket, double-elimination tournament.

Seeding

TeamWLTPctGBSeed
1980.704
1890.667
17100.630
16110.593
15120.556
14130.519
14130.519
The Citadel12150.444
6210.222
4230.148
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Bracket

Final

Game summaries

Final

All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
PMike LynnCollege of Charleston
CDallas TarletonElon
1BJay JacksonFurman
2BTim CarrierUNC Greensboro
SSChase AustinElon
3BBennett DavisElon
OFStuart HaywoodCollege of Charleston
OFChris ShehanGeorgia Southern
OFCory HarrilchakElon
DHGreg FeltesUNC Greensboro
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2010 Southern Conference Baseball Record Book . 2012-01-16.
  2. Web site: 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Record Book. 2012-01-16.