1952 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

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1952 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Duke  (2nd title)
Winning coach Jack Coombs  (2nd title)
MVP()
1952 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Richmond  x62 .750136 .684
George Washington  73 .700 
West Virginia  73 .700 
Washington and Lee  65 .545 
William & Mary  56 .455 
Maryland  46 .400119 .550
Virginia Tech  36 .33349 .308
VMI  18 .111 
Southern
Duke  x183 .857317 .816
NC State  105 .667 
North Carolina  107 .5881810 .643
South Carolina  87 .533 
Clemson  1010 .5001012 .455
Wake Forest  711 .3891312 .520
Furman  611 .353 
Davidson  39 .250 
The Citadel  312 .200 
x Division champion
Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1952 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1952 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held in Raleigh, North Carolina from May 15 through May 18. The South Division's top seed Duke won their second tournament title. Duke coach Jack Coombs spent the tournament in the hospital with a kidney ailment. He would retire after the school year. [2]

Contents

Seeding

The top two teams from each division participated in the tournament. The table below represents the most complete conference standings available, but the teams below all fielded baseball teams within the Southern Conference. [3]

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
North Division
Richmond 62.750
1S
George Washington 73.700
2N
West Virginia 73.700
Washington and Lee 65.545
1.5
William & Mary 56.455
2.5
Maryland 46.400
3
Virginia Tech 36.300
3.5
VMI 18.111
5.5
South Division
Duke 183.857
1S
NC State 105.667
5
2S
North Carolina 107.588
6
South Carolina 87.533
7
Clemson 1010.500
7.5
Wake Forest 711.389
9.5
Furman 611.353
10
Davidson 39.250
10.5
The Citadel 312.200
12

Bracket

 First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
               
1NRichmond 
2SNC State 
 2SNC State5 
 1SDuke4 
1SDuke7
2NGeorge Washington5 
 2SNC State03
 1SDuke78
1NRichmond 
2NGeorge Washington 
 1SDuke8
 2NGeorge Washington4 

[4]

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References

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