1987 Southern Conference baseball tournament

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1987 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Western Carolina  (3rd title)
MVP Clint Fairey (Western Carolina)
1987 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Appalachian State  x102 .8332613 .667
VMI  84 .6671616 .500
Marshall  57 .4171617 .485
East Tennessee State  111 .083919 .321
Southern
No. 30 Western Carolina  xy133 .8133620 .643
Davidson  107 .5882517 .595
The Citadel  612 .3331931 .380
Furman  512 .2941126 .297
x Division champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1987 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held in Asheville, North Carolina, from April 27 through 29. The South Division's top seed Western Carolina won their third consecutive tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Contents

The tournament used a double-elimination format.

Seeding

The top two teams from each division based on regular season conference winning percentage participated in the tournament. The top seed from the North Division played the second seed from the South in the first round, and vice versa. The winners of the first round then played, while the losers played an elimination game. There were no ties in the standings, so no tiebreakers were necessary. [2]

TeamWLPctGBSeed
North Division
Appalachian State 102.833
1N
VMI 84.667
2
2N
Marshall 57.417
5
East Tennessee State 111.083
9
South Division
Western Carolina 133
1S
Davidson 107.588
3.5
2S
The Citadel 612.333
7.5
Furman 512.294
8.5

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1NAppalachian State8
2SDavidson5
1NAppalachian State7
1SWestern Carolina8
1SWestern Carolina16
2NVMI4
1SWestern Carolina9
2NVMI4
Lower round 1Lower final
1NAppalachian State9*
2SDavidson72NVMI10*
2NVMI15

* - Indicates game required extra innings. [3]

Most Outstanding Player

Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Clint Fairey
Western Carolina

[4]

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1987". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  2. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 46. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  3. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 48. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  4. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 63. Retrieved September 29, 2012.