2013 Big South Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2013
Conference:Big South Conference
Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Liberty Baseball Stadium
City:Lynchburg, VA
Champions:Liberty
Titlecount:4th
Coach:Jim Toman
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Ashton Perritt
Mvpteam:Liberty

The 2013 Big South Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 25. The top eight regular season finishers of the conference's twelve teams met in the double-elimination tournament, which was held at Liberty Baseball Stadium on the campus of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. In the championship game, fifth-seeded Liberty defeated first-seeded Campbell, 2-1, to win its fourth tournament championship. As a result, Liberty earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

Seeding and format

With the introduction of division play in 2013, the division winners were seeded one and two, and the next six finishers from the regular season, regardless of division, were seeded three through eight based on conference winning percentage only. The teams played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament, with the winners of each bracket facing off in a single elimination final.[2]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
North Division
19 5 .792
15 9 .625
14 10 .583
13 11 .542
12 12 .500
6 18 .250
South Division
18 6 .750
12 11 .522
11 13 .458
10 14 .417
8 15 .348
4 18 .182

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.

POSPlayerTeam
INF Michael Felton Campbell
INF Dalton Britt Liberty
INF Jake Kimble Liberty
INF Matt Dickason Longwood
OF Alex Buccilli Coastal Carolina
OF Colton Convicka Longwood
OF Justin Sizemore Liberty
C Trey Wimmer Liberty
P Ryan Thompson Campbell
P Blake Fulghum Liberty
DH Ted Blackman Coastal Carolina
UTL Ashton Perritt Liberty

Most Valuable Player

Liberty outfielder/pitcher Ashton Perritt was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013 Big South Baseball Championship. Big South Conference. April 14, 2013.
  2. Web site: Big South Announces Seedings for 2013 Baseball Championship. Big South Conference. May 18, 2013. May 19, 2013.