1989 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

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1989 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams7
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Western Carolina  (5th title)
MVP Paul Menhart (Western Carolina)
1989 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Western Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y10–5 .66723–31 .426
Marshall  ‍‍‍8–5 .61516–14 .533
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍9–7 .56329–13 .690
VMI  ‍‍‍8–7 .53316–23 .410
The Citadel  ‍‍‍8–9 .47130–20 .600
Furman  ‍‍‍5–10 .33313–21 .382
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍5–10 .33310–21 .323
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1989 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1989 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held in Asheville, North Carolina from April 27 through April 29. The South Division's top seed Western Carolina won their fifth consecutive tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Western Carolina claimed its fifth tournament title of the first six in modern SoCon history.

Contents

The tournament used a double-elimination format. Heavy rains forced the cancellation of the tournament after five games. A three team playoff was held in Montreat, North Carolina between Appalachian State, Marshall, and Western Carolina to determine the automatic qualifier in the NCAA Tournament.

Seeding

With Davidson's departure from the conference beginning with the 1989 season, the Southern Conference did away with the divisional structure for a seven-team league. All seven teams were in the tournament for the first time, with seeding based on conference winning percentage. Furman claimed more wins over East Tennessee State in the regular season, and were awarded the sixth seed. [2]

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Western Carolina 105.667
–
1
Marshall 85.615
1
2
Appalachian State 97.563
1.5
3
VMI 87.533
2
4
The Citadel 89.471
3
5
Furman 510.333
5
6
East Tennessee 510.333
5
7

Bracket

 First Round  Second Round  Third Round  Semifinals  Finals
                         
 Winner's Bracket
  1 Western Carolina  
   4The Citadel  
 4 VMI 11     
 5 The Citadel 17    
           
   3Appalachian State       
 2 Marshall 12       
 7 East Tennessee 4        
   2Marshall9     
   3Appalachian State13    
 3 Appalachian State 8     
 6 Furman 2       
      
 Loser's Bracket   
 4VMI5    
 6Furman7  7East Tennessee    
  6Furman     
          
             
         
 2Marshall 

Three team playoff at Montreat, NC

Semifinals Finals
      
1Western Carolina4
2 Marshall 2
1Western Carolina7
3 Appalachian State 2

[3]

Most Outstanding Player

Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Western Carolina

[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1989". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 46. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  3. ↑ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 48. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  4. ↑ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 63. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
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