| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Coastal Carolina (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Gary Gilmore (2nd title) |
| MVP | Adam Keim (Coastal Carolina) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina †‡y | 16 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .762 | 44 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .698 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon y | 13 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .619 | 34 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 12 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .571 | 25 | – | 34 | – | 0 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 11 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .550 | 33 | – | 24 | – | 2 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point | 9 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .450 | 26 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .456 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop | 8 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .381 | 29 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .492 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 7 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .333 | 21 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 7 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .333 | 18 | – | 33 | – | 0 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 32 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2002 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2002 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 22 through 26 at Winthrop Ballpark, home field of Winthrop in Rock Hill, South Carolina. All eight eligible teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Coastal Carolina, won the title for the fifth time, and second in a row, and earned an invitation to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2]
All teams qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage and played a double-elimination tournament. Birmingham–Southern was not eligible for championships as they completed their transition from NCAA Division II. [2]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina | 16 | 5 | .762 | — | 1 |
| Elon | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3 | 2 |
| Charleston Southern | 12 | 9 | .571 | 4 | 3 |
| Liberty | 11 | 9 | .550 | 4.5 | 4 |
| High Point | 9 | 11 | .450 | 6.5 | 5 |
| Winthrop | 8 | 13 | .381 | 8 | 6 |
| UNC Asheville | 7 | 14 | .333 | 9 | 7 |
| Radford | 7 | 14 | .333 | 9 | 8 |
| Birmingham–Southern | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Radford | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | High Point | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Liberty | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | High Point | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Winthrop | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Charleston Southern | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Winthrop | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Winthrop | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Elon | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Elon | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | UNC Asheville | 5 | 1 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Liberty | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Elon | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Radford | 1 | 4 | Liberty | 12 | 6 | Winthrop | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Liberty | 4 | 4 | Liberty | 19 | 4 | Liberty | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Charleston Southern | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | High Point | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Charleston Southern | 7 | 3 | Charleston Southern | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | UNC Asheville | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Keith Butler | Liberty |
| John Cavanaugh | High Point |
| Seamus Donovan | Coastal Carolina |
| Matt Hagen | Liberty |
| Adam Keim | Coastal Carolina |
| Marcus Maringola | Liberty |
| Randy McGarvey Jr. | Coastal Carolina |
| Ryan McGraw | Coastal Carolina |
| Brandon Powell | Coastal Carolina |
| Grant Rembert | UNC Asheville |
| Bennett Stapf | Winthrop |
| Ben Thurmond | Winthrop |
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