1990 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

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1990 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams7
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions The Citadel  (1st title)
Winning coach Chal Port  (1st title)
MVP()

The 1990 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at College Park in Charleston, SC from April 26 through April 29. Top seeded The Citadel won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament en route to their appearance in the 1990 College World Series. It was the Bulldogs first tournament win.

Contents

The tournament used a double-elimination format. All seven teams participated, with the top seed receiving a single bye.

The 1990 event was the first of nineteen consecutive SoCon tournaments held in Charleston; first at College Park, then at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park beginning with that stadium's opening in 1997.

Seeding

TeamWLPctGBSeed
The Citadel 131.929
–
1
Western Carolina 107.588
4.5
2
Marshall 107.588
4.5
3
VMI 68.429
7
4
Appalachian State 69.400
7.5
5
Furman 611.353
8.5
6
East Tennessee State 412.250
10
7

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Results

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
April 261 Western Carolina 6–1 East Tennessee State
2 Marshall 5–2 Furman
3 Appalachian State 9–2 VMI
April 274 Furman 10–910 VMI VMI eliminated
5 Marshall 3–1 Western Carolina
6 The Citadel 7–2 Appalachian State
7 East Tennessee State 5–2 Furman Furman eliminated
April 288 Western Carolina 5–4 Appalachian State
9 The Citadel 9–2 Marshall
10 Western Carolina 11–3 Marshall Marshall eliminated
11 The Citadel 6–0 East Tennessee State East Tennessee State eliminated
April 2912 Western Carolina 5–4 Appalachian State Appalachian State eliminated
13 The Citadel 9–5 Western Carolina The Citadel wins SoCon Tournament

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All-Tournament Team

The 1990 event was the first at which an All-Tournament team was named.

PositionPlayerSchool
PRichard ShirerThe Citadel
CGettys GlazeThe Citadel
1BBrad NiethammerAppalachian State
2BGrant BrittainWestern Carolina
3BDoug JonesAppalachian State
SSDave PiepenbrinkMarshall
OFBilly BakerThe Citadel
OFChris StoneFurman
OFRodney TeshWestern Carolina
DHMike HiltonWestern Carolina
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Billy Baker
The Citadel

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References

  1. ↑ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 46. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  2. ↑ 2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 49. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  3. ↑ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 62. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
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