1994 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

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1994 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions The Citadel  (2nd title)
Winning coach Fred Jordan  (1st title)
MVPJermaine Shuler (The Citadel)
1994 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Western Carolina  y194 .8264518 .714
Georgia Southern  157 .6823125 .554
Marshall  129 .5712320 .535
East Tennessee State  1211 .5221921 .475
The Citadel  y1113 .4583234 .485
Appalachian State  1013 .4352226 .458
VMI  1013 .4352129 .420
Davidson  1014 .4172031 .392
Furman  419 .174935 .205
Conference champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1994 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1994 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at College Park in Charleston, SC from April 28 through May 1. Fifth seeded The Citadel won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was the Bulldogs second tournament win and first under coach Fred Jordan.

Contents

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

Seeding

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Western Carolina 194.826
1
Georgia Southern 157.682
3.5
2
Marshall 129.571
6
3
East Tennessee State 1211.522
7
4
The Citadel 1113.458
8.5
5
Appalachian State 1013.435
9
6
VMI 1013.435
9
7
Davidson 1014.417
9.5
8
Furman 419.174
15

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Bracket

 Upper round 1 Upper round 2 Upper final Finals
                         
 1Western Carolina1 
 8Davidson2  
   8Davidson4 
   5The Citadel10  
 4East Tennessee State3     
 5The Citadel8    
   5The Citadel4  
   7VMI3   
 3Marshall7       
 6Appalachian State3        
   3Marshall4     
   7VMI6    
 2Georgia Southern4     
 7VMI6    5The Citadel4
   1Western Carolina2
    
 Lower round 1  Lower round 2  Lower round 3  Lower final  
    
  3Marshall2    
 1Western Carolina4  1Western Carolina8    7VMI1  
 4East Tennessee State0    1Western Carolina13  1Western Carolina7 
   8Davidson1  
  8Davidson5   
 6Appalachian State1  2Georgia Southern2  
 2Georgia Southern6  

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All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
P Britt Reames The Citadel
CBrett BorettiDavidson
1BMarc StrikerWestern Carolina
2BJohn ConnollyWestern Carolina
3BBo BetchmanThe Citadel
SSJermaine ShulerThe Citadel
OFGarrick HaltiwangerThe Citadel
OFMike TidickWestern Carolina
OFLouie NapoleonVMI
DHDonald MorilloThe Citadel
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Jermaine Shuler
The Citadel

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References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1994". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  2. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 47. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  3. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 49. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  4. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 62. Retrieved 2012-06-26.