1993 Big South Conference baseball tournament

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1993 Big South Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Liberty  (1st title)
Winning coach Johnny Hunton  (1st title)
MVP Rich Humphrey (Liberty)
1993 Big South Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Coastal Carolina  158 .6522828 .500
UMBC  148 .6362617 .605
Towson State  149 .6092025 .444
Winthrop  1210 .5452731 .466
Radford  1010 .5002919 .604
Liberty  y1011 .4762325 .479
Campbell  811 .4211733 .340
Charleston Southern  715 .3181922 .463
UNC Asheville  614 .3001927 .413
UNC Greensboro  00 2322 .511
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1993 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1993 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 13 through 16 at Charles Watson Stadium home field of Coastal Carolina in Conway, South Carolina. The top six finishers from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Liberty, won the title for the first time and earned an invitation to the 1993 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2]

Contents

Format

The top six finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through six and played a double-elimination tournament. UNC Greensboro was ineligible for conference competition. [2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Coastal Carolina 158.6521
UMBC 148.636.52
Towson State 149.60913
Winthrop 1210.5452.54
Radford 1010.5003.55
Liberty 1011.47646
Campbell 811.4215
Charleston Southern 715.3187.5
UNC Asheville 614.3008.5
UNC Greensboro

Bracket and results

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Coastal Carolina 7
6 Liberty 126Liberty4
3Towson State2
3 Towson State 16Liberty3
4 Winthrop 75Radford11
4Winthrop35Radford51
5Radford106Liberty136
2 UMBC 36Liberty13
5 Radford 94Winthrop22UMBC12
1Coastal Carolina22UMBC13
2UMBC8

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Sheldon BreamLiberty
John BurnsUMBC
Greg ElliottUMBC
John GeggRadford
Scott HarmsenLiberty
Rich HumphreyLiberty
Charlie KimLiberty
Beau MartinLiberty
Rob McCandlessRadford
Denny Van PeltRadford
Mike VotaTowson State

Most Valuable Player

Rich Humphrey was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Humphrey was a pitcher for Liberty. [2]

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References

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