2007 Southern Conference baseball tournament

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2007 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams10
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Wofford  (1st title)
MVP Brandon Waring (Wofford)
Attendance31,298 [1]
2007 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Western Carolina  y207 .7414220 .677
College of Charleston  207 .7413919 .672
Elon  1512 .5563229 .525
Appalachian State  1413 .5193326 .559
UNC Greensboro  1413 .5193030 .500
Georgia Southern  1314 .4813428 .548
The Citadel  1215 .4443427 .557
Furman  1116 .4071936 .345
Wofford  y819 .2963033 .476
Davidson  819 .2961934 .358
Conference champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2007 [2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2007 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 20 through 24. Ninth seeded Wofford won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the Terrier's first SoCon tournament win.

Contents

All ten baseball programs in the conference participated in the tournament, with the seventh through tenth place teams playing a single-elimination opening day prior to an 8-team, double-elimination tournament.

Seeding

TeamWLPctGBSeed
College of Charleston 207.704
1
Western Carolina 207.667
2
Elon 1512.630
5
3
Appalachian State 1413.593
6
4
UNC Greensboro 1413.556
6
5
Georgia Southern 1314.519
7
6
The Citadel 1215.519
8
7
Furman 1116.444
9
8
Wofford 819.222
12
9
Davidson 819.148
12
10

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Results

[4] Pairings
[5] Results

Play-In Round

Tuesday, May 20
Team R
#9 Wofford5
#8 Furman3
Notes: Furman eliminated
Tuesday, May 20
Team R
#10 Davidson0
#7 The Citadel7
Notes: Davidson eliminated

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
5UNC Greensboro9
4Appalachian State
3Elon5
7The Citadel6
9Wofford19
1College of Charleston6
7The Citadel2
9Wofford6
7The Citadel7
2Western Carolina2
5UNC Greensboro5
9Wofford12
6Georgia Southern7
3Elon149Wofford4
7The Citadel2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
3Elon9
1College of Charleston104Appalachian State57The Citadel5
4Appalachian State113Elon113Elon2
5UNC Greensboro9
5UNC Greensboro8
6Georgia Southern66Georgia Southern6
2Western Carolina5

All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
PBen AustinWofford
CRichard JonesThe Citadel
1BZach BrownThe Citadel
2BEric StrukieWofford
SSMike GilmartinWofford
3BBrandon WaringWofford
OFPat IrvineElon
OFSean SnellUNC Greensboro
OFChris SwaugerThe Citadel
DHAndrew FrancoAppalachian State
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Brandon Waring
Wofford

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