1950 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

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1950 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Wake Forest  (1st title)
MVP()
1950 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Virginia Tech  x82 .800139 .591
George Washington  63 .667 
Maryland  63 .667208 .714
Washington and Lee    
Richmond  00 89 .471
William & Mary    
VMI    
Southern
Wake Forest  x143 .824316 .838
Clemson  133 .8132011 .645
South Carolina  116 .647169 .640
NC State    
Furman    
North Carolina  1111 .5001618 .471
Duke    
Davidson    
The Citadel  012 .000414 .222
x Division champion
Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1950 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1950 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held in Greensboro, North Carolina from May 26 through 28, as the conference's final event of the 1950 NCAA baseball season. This was the league's first baseball championship tournament, and predates modern Southern Conference baseball records which begin with the 1954 baseball season. The South Division's top seed Wake Forest won the tournament. Despite Wake Forest's win, Clemson participated in the District III Playoffs, falling in both games against Southeastern Conference foes.

Contents

The tournament used a double-elimination format.

Seeding

The top two teams from each division participated in the tournament. Complete standings are not available, but the teams below all fielded baseball teams within the Southern Conference.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
North Division
Virginia Tech 82.800
1N
Maryland 63.667
1.5
2N
George Washington 63.667
1.5
Washington and Lee
Richmond
William & Mary
VMI
South Division
Wake Forest 143.824
1S
Clemson 133.813
0.5
2S
South Carolina 116.647
3
North Carolina 1111.500
5.5
The Citadel 012.000
11.5
NC State
Furman
Duke
Davidson

Bracket

[2] [3]

 First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
               
1NVirginia Tech3 
2NMaryland4 
 1SWake Forest 
 2NMaryland 
1SWake Forest14
2SClemson2 
 1SWake Forest15
 2NMaryland4
1NVirginia Tech0 
2SClemson1 
 2NMaryland3
 2SClemson2 

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References

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  2. 2009 Maryland Terrapins Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Maryland Terrapins. p. 32. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  3. 2011 Clemson Baseball Guide. clemsontigers.com. p. 147. Retrieved 2012-10-03.