1953 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

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1953 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Duke  (3rd title)
Winning coach Ace Parker  (1st title)
MVP()
1953 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
George Washington  x82 .800 
Maryland  82 .800167 .696
Richmond  55 .50099 .500
Virginia Tech  45 .44467 .462
VMI  45 .444 
Washington and Lee  36 .333 
West Virginia  25 .286 
William & Mary  26 .250 
Southern
North Carolina  x113 .786198 .704
Duke  y95 .6432210 .688
Clemson  106 .625116 .647
Wake Forest  85 .615155 .750
NC State  76 .538 
Furman  78 .467 
The Citadel  710 .412 
South Carolina  711 .389 
Davidson  012 .000 
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1953 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1953 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held in Raleigh, North Carolina from May 14 through May 16. This was the league's final championship tournament to be held until 1987, as seven schools, including three participants in the tournament, departed the conference to form the Atlantic Coast Conference after the season. Modern Southern Conference baseball records begin with the 1954 baseball season. The South Division's second seed Duke won the tournament for the third time. [2]

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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. [3]

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
North Division
George Washington 82.800
1N
Maryland 82.800
2N
Richmond 55.500
3
Virginia Tech 45.444
3.5
VMI 45.444
3.5
Washington and Lee 36.333
4.5
West Virginia 25.286
4.5
William & Mary 26.250
5
South Division
North Carolina 113.786
1S
Duke 95.643
2
2S
Clemson 106.625
2
Wake Forest 85.615
2.5
NC State 76.538
3.5
Furman 78.467
4.5
The Citadel 710.412
5.5
South Carolina 711.389
6
Davidson 012.000
10

Bracket

 First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
               
1NGeorge Washington4 
2SDuke6 
 2SDuke7 
 1SNorth Carolina2 
1SNorth Carolina13
2NMaryland2 
 2SDuke5
 1SNorth Carolina3
1NGeorge Washington6 
2NMaryland4 
 1SNorth Carolina15
 1NGeorge Washington0 

[4] [5]

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