Southern Conference baseball tournament explained

Southern Conference baseball tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference baseball championship
Sport:Baseball
Conference:Southern Conference
Number Of Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination
Current Stadium:Fluor Field
Current Location:Greenville, South Carolina
Years:1950–1953, 1984–present
Most Recent:2023
Current Champion:Samford (4)
Most Championships:Western Carolina (10)
Website:SoConSports.com Baseball

The Southern Conference baseball tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Southern Conference. The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The event is scheduled for the Tuesday through Saturday before Memorial Day each year, five days prior to the NCAA Regionals.[1]

Tournament

The Southern Conference Baseball Tournament is held annually. Beginning in 2009, the top eight teams (eleven teams sponsor baseball in the conference) participated in a two-bracketed double-elimination tournament. The previous format included ten teams participating in the tournament with the lowest four seeds (#7–#10) competing in a single elimination first round. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament while the other teams must rely on an at-large bid.

History

The Southern Conference first held a baseball tournament in 1950.[2] Maryland and Virginia Tech from the North division, and Clemson and Wake Forest from the South played the inaugural year in Greensboro, North Carolina,[3] with Wake Forest defeating Maryland for the title. In 1951, Clemson, Duke, Maryland, and West Virginia met, with Duke defeating Clemson in the final.[4] Duke repeated their title in 1952, over N.C. State, George Washington, and Richmond.[5] Duke, George Washington, Maryland, and North Carolina participated in 1953, with Duke again the winner.[6] [7]

The tournament was renewed in 1984 as a four-team tournament. The tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from 1997 to 2008, and again in 2010 and 2011.

Champions

By year

Year[8] ChampionSiteMVP[9]
1950Greensboro, North Carolina
1951Greensboro, North CarolinaBob Davis, Duke
1952DukeDevereux Meadow • Raleigh, North CarolinaRed Smith, Duke
1953DukeDevereux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina
1984Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, North CarolinaRusty Weaver, Appalachian State
1985Boone, North CarolinaMike Carson, Western Carolina
1986Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, North CarolinaDavid Hyatt, Western Carolina
1987Asheville, North CarolinaClint Fairey, Western Carolina
1988Asheville, North CarolinaKeith LeClair, Western Carolina
1989Asheville, North CarolinaPaul Menhart, Western Carolina
1990The CitadelCollege Park • Charleston, South CarolinaBilly Baker, The Citadel
1991College Park • Charleston, South CarolinaBrent Williams, Furman
1992College Park • Charleston, South CarolinaJoey Cox, Western Carolina
1993College Park • Charleston, South CarolinaPhillip Grundy, Western Carolina
1994The CitadelCollege Park • Charleston, South CarolinaJermaine Shuler, The Citadel
1995The CitadelCollege Park • Charleston, South CarolinaDonald Morillo, The Citadel
1996College Park • Charleston, South CarolinaMark Hamlin, Georgia Southern
1997Riley Park • Charleston, South CarolinaJ. P. Burwell, Western Carolina
1998The CitadelRiley Park • Charleston, South CarolinaBrian Rogers, The Citadel
1999The CitadelRiley Park • Charleston, South CarolinaRodney Hancock, The Citadel
2000Riley Park • Charleston, South CarolinaMatt Easterday, Georgia Southern
2001The CitadelRiley Park • Charleston, South CarolinaRandy Corn, The Citadel
2002Riley Park • Charleston, South CarolinaBrett Lewis, Georgia Southern
2003Riley Park • Charleston, South CarolinaBrian Sigmon, Western Carolina
2004The CitadelRiley Park • Charleston, South CarolinaJonathan Ellis, The Citadel
2005Riley Park • Charleston, South CarolinaNick Hollstegge, Furman
2006Riley Park • Charleston, South CarolinaNick Chigges & Jess Easterling, College of Charleston
2007Riley Park • Charleston, South CarolinaBrandon Waring, Wofford
2008Riley Park • Charleston, South CarolinaCory Harrilchak, Elon
2009Fluor Field • Greenville, South CarolinaKyle Blackburn, Georgia Southern
2010The CitadelRiley Park • Charleston, South CarolinaJustin Mackert, The Citadel
2011Riley Park • Charleston, South CarolinaChris Beck, Georgia Southern
2012Fluor Field • Greenville, South CarolinaJosh Martin, Samford
2013Fluor Field • Greenville, South CarolinaJoe Jackson, The Citadel
2014Riley Park • Charleston, South CarolinaJason Richman, Georgia Southern
2015Riley Park • Charleston, South CarolinaEric Nyquist, Mercer
2016Fluor Field • Greenville, South CarolinaMatt Smith, Western Carolina
2017Fluor Field • Greenville, South CarolinaTripp Shelton, UNC Greensboro
2018Fluor Field • Greenville, South CarolinaBrooks Carlson, Samford
2019Fluor Field • Greenville, South CarolinaTrevor Austin, Mercer
2020Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021SamfordFluor Field • Greenville, South CarolinaTowns King, Samford
2022Fluor Field • Greenville, South Carolina
2023Fluor Field • Greenville, South CarolinaHeath Clevenger, Samford

By school

SchoolTournament TitlesYears
Western Carolina101985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2016
The Citadel81990, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2010
Georgia Southern61996, 2000, 2002, 2009, 2011, 2014
Samford42012, 2018, 2021, 2023
Duke31951, 1952, 1953
UNC Greensboro22017, 2022
Mercer22015, 2019
Elon22008, 2013
Furman21991, 2005
Wake Forest11950
Appalachian State11984
College of Charleston12006
Wofford12007

Composite Records

Current schools only, 1984 through 2015[10] [11]

TeamWinsLossesPct.
The Citadel7237
East Tennessee State1434
Furman3941
Mercer40
Samford148
UNC Greensboro1927
VMI1429
Western Carolina6748
Wofford1210

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Southern Conference Championship Sites and Dates. soconsports.com. December 15, 2012.
  2. News: Southern Champs To Be Crowned At Greensboro Meet. August 27, 2011. The Robesonian. Lumberton, N.C.. May 19, 1950. AP.
  3. News: Maryland To Play In Diamond Series. The Baltimore Sun. May 22, 1950. 14. Virginia Tech and Maryland from the North and Wake Forest and Clemson from the South will meet to determine the Southern Conference baseball championship..
  4. News: Clemson Meets Duke For Southern League Title. August 27, 2011. The Dispatch. May 21, 1951. Lexington, N.C.. 6.
  5. News: Duke Nine Cops Conference Championship. August 27, 2011. The News and Courier. May 19, 1952. Charleston, S.C.. 6.
  6. News: Maryland Nine Whips W. & M. In Double-Header. The Baltimore Sun. May 12, 1953. 19. George Washington will join Maryland as the Northern division's other representative against the two top teams in the southern branch of the league..
  7. News: Rain-Check Team Emerging As Top Quality In Playoff. August 27, 2011. The Robesonian. May 19, 1953. Lumberton, N.C.. 8.
  8. Web site: Championship Results. 2007 Southern Conference Baseball. Southern Conference. 2007. February 2, 2009. 43–47.
  9. Web site: SoCon Tournament MVPs. 2006 Southern Conference Baseball. Southern Conference. 2006. February 2, 2009. 16.
  10. Book: 2014 SoCon Baseball media Guide. 48. Southern Conference. 14 February 2014 . October 20, 2014.
  11. https://admin.xosn.com/fls/4000//socon/Championships/2013-14/Baseball/14%20bb%20tny%20bracket.pdf?&DB_OEM_ID=4000

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