1951 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

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1951 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams 4
Format Single-elimination tournament
Finals Site
Champions Duke  (1st title)
Winning coach Jack Coombs  (1st title)
MVP

The 1951 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held in Greensboro, North Carolina from May 20 and 21. The South Division's second seed Duke won the tournament, the first of three tournament titles prior to the Atlantic Coast Conference creation for the 1954 season. [1]

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The tournament used a single-elimination format.

Bracket

 Semifinals  Final
         
 2SDuke11 
  1N Maryland 0  
   2SDuke5
    1S Clemson 0
  2N West Virginia 2  
 1SClemson6 Third place
 
1N Maryland 3
 2NWest Virginia4

[2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Clemson Meets Duke For Southern League Title". The Dispatch . Lexington, N.C. May 21, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  2. Duke Blue Devils 2012 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). goduke.com. p. 58. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  3. 2011 Clemson Baseball Guide. clemsontigers.com. p. 147. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  4. 2012 WVU Baseball Guide. issuu.com. p. 97. Retrieved 2012-10-15.