1993 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

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1993 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Western Carolina  (7th title)
MVPPhillip Grundy (Western Carolina)
1993 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Georgia Southern  185 .7833821 .644
Western Carolina  y156 .7143428 .548
The Citadel  139 .5913225 .561
East Tennessee State  118 .5792117 .553
Davidson  119 .5502028 .417
Appalachian State  812 .4001527 .357
Marshall  914 .3911327 .325
VMI  515 .2502029 .408
Furman  416 .2001722 .436
Conference champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1993 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1993 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at College Park in Charleston, SC from April 28 through May 1. Second seeded Western Carolina won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was the Catamounts seventh tournament win.

Contents

The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so Furman was not in the field.

Seeding

The top eight finishers in the league were seeded based on regular season conference winning percentage only. There were no ties in the standings, so no tiebreakers were needed. [2]

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Georgia Southern 185.783
1
Western Carolina 156.714
2
2
The Citadel 139.591
4.5
3
East Tennessee State 118.579
5
4
Davidson 119.550
5.5
5
Appalachian State 812.400
8.5
6
Marshall 914.391
9
7
VMI 515.250
11.5
8
Furman 416.200
12.5

Bracket

 First Round  Second Round  Third Round  Semifinals  Final
                         
 Winner's Bracket
 1Georgia Southern1 
 8VMI8  
   8VMI15 
   5Davidson5  
 4East Tennessee State5     
 5Davidson12    
   8VMI8      
   2Western Carolina4       
 2Western Carolina7       
 7Marshall6        
   2Western Carolina6     
   3The Citadel3    
 3The Citadel7     
 6Appalachian State1    8VMI51
   2Western Carolina125
 Loser's Bracket   
 1Georgia Southern10    
 4East Tennessee State3  3The Citadel6    
  1Georgia Southern9     
   1Georgia Southern12    
 7Marshall4    5Davidson5  2Western Carolina6  
 6Appalachian State2  5Davidson10    1Georgia Southern5 
  7Marshall1 

[3]

All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
P Jason Beverlin Western Carolina
CRoy HurstWestern Carolina
1B Chris Lemonis The Citadel
2BMatt WilsonGeorgia Southern
3BLouie NapoleonVMI
SSDavid GrosecloseVMI
OFRob DohertyWestern Carolina
OFDale SistareThe Citadel
OFMike TidickWestern Carolina
DHPhillip GrundyWestern Carolina
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Phillip Grundy
Western Carolina

[4]

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References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1993". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  2. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 47. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  3. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 49. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  4. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 62. Retrieved 2012-09-14.