1985 Big South Conference baseball tournament

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1985 Big South Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Winthrop  (1st title)
MVP Jeff Dodig, Winthrop & John Posey (Campbell)

The 1985 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 13 through 15, 1985, at Taylor Stadium on the campus of Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. In this, the first year of existence for the conference, four teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The conference was composed of teams playing at the NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, and NAIA levels, and had yet to be certified as an NCAA Division I conference. No automatic bids were awarded, although teams could participate in tournaments with at-large invitations. [1]

Contents

Format

The four teams that participated were matched in a blind draw, as no conference standings were kept in the inaugural season. [1]

Bracket and results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
Winthrop 10
Columbus State 9
Winthrop7
Armstrong State5
Armstrong State 6
Campbell 5
Winthrop12
Campbell5
Lower round 1Lower final
Armstrong State5
Columbus State5Campbell11
Campbell10

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Chuck ChristopherArmstrong State
Jeff DodigWinthrop
Bill FortnerArmstrong State
Scott GoinsWinthrop
Dave PattersonWinthrop
John PoseyCampbell
J.D. ScottArmstrong State
Waine ShipmanWinthrop
James WhiteCampbell
Bill WilkesCampbell

Most Valuable Player

Jeff Dodig and John Posey were named co-Most Valuable Players. Dodig was an outfielder for Winthrop and Posey was a third-baseman for Campbell. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2020.