2008 Southern Conference baseball tournament

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2008 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams10
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Elon  (1st title)
Winning coach Mike Kennedy  (1st title)
MVP Cory Harrilchak (Elon)
Attendance15,144
2008 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Elon  y198 .7044418 .710
College of Charleston  189 .6673920 .661
Furman  1710 .6303324 .579
Georgia Southern  1611 .5933325 .569
UNC Greensboro  1512 .5563327 .550
Appalachian State  1413 .5193227 .542
Western Carolina  1413 .5192928 .509
The Citadel  1215 .4442828 .500
Wofford  621 .2222435 .407
Davidson  423 .1481238 .240
Conference champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2008 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2008 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 20 through 24. Top seeded Elon won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was Elon's first SoCon tournament win. Elon joined the conference beginning with the 2004 baseball season.

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, two bracket, double-elimination tournament.

Seeding

TeamWLTPctGBSeed
Elon 1980.704
1
College of Charleston 1890.667
1
2
Furman 17100.630
2
3
Georgia Southern 16110.593
3
4
UNC Greensboro 15120.556
4
5
Appalachian State 14130.519
5
6
Western Carolina 14130.519
5
7
The Citadel 12150.444
7
8
Wofford 6210.222
13
9
Davidson 4230.148
15
10

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Bracket

Play-In Round

Tuesday, May 20
Team R
#10 Davidson10
#7 Western Carolina11
Notes: Davidson eliminated
Tuesday, May 20
Team R
#9 Wofford8
#8 The Citadel4
Notes: The Citadel eliminated

Bracket One

First roundSecond roundSemifinals
7Western Carolina4
2College of Charleston5
3Furman8
2College of Charleston12
6Appalachian State8
3Furman10
2College of Charleston
3Furman
Lower round 1Lower final
6Appalachian State12
7Western Carolina53Furman13
6Appalachian State10

Bracket Two

First roundSecond roundSemifinals
9Wofford12
1Elon21
1Elon16
4Georgia Southern5
5UNC Greensboro9
4Georgia Southern21
1Elon
5UNC Greensboro
Lower round 1Lower final
4Georgia Southern9
5UNC Greensboro145UNC Greensboro12
9Wofford5

Final

Sunday, May 24
Team R
#2 College of Charleston8
#1 Elon17

Game summaries

Play-In Round

Tuesday, May 20 12:05 pm
Team123456789101112 R H E
#10 Davidson00000003700010124
#7 Western Carolina00144001000111163
WP: Masters   LP: Hunter
Home runs:
DAV: None
WCU: Lyons
Attendance: 1,423
Notes: Davidson eliminated
Boxscore
Tuesday, May 20 5:44 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#9 Wofford0002202028131
#8 The Citadel200200000493
WP: Summers   LP: Copenhaver
Home runs:
WC: Gilmartin, Kirkley
Cid: None
Attendance: 1,533
Notes: The Citadel eliminated
Boxscore

Round One

Wednesday, May 21 10:06 am
Team123456789 R H E
#7 Western Carolina000040000450
#2 College of Charleston02102000X5121
WP: Jesse Simpson   LP: Tavernier
Home runs:
WCU: Lyons
CofC: Sizemore, Tice 2
Attendance: 949
Boxscore
Wednesday, May 21 1:36 pm
Team12345678910 R H E
#6 Appalachian State00010400038121
#3 Furman000110300510122
WP: Karow   LP: Jason Rook
Home runs:
ASU: Rubenstein, Hubbard, Rodgers
FU: None
Attendance: 887
Boxscore
Wednesday, May 21 5:05 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#9 Wofford00020064012132
#1 Elon310021500X21174
WP: Hensley   LP: Cornely
Home runs:
WC: None
EU: Harrichak, Tarleton
Attendance: 973
Boxscore
Wednesday, May 21 10:15
Team123456789 R H E
#5 UNC Greensboro0004311009111
#4 Georgia Southern00610473X21211
WP: Eubanks   LP: McCall
Home runs:
UNCG: Feltes, Snell
GSU: Parker 2
Attendance: 522
Boxscore

Round Two

Thursday, May 22 10:00 am
Team123456789 R H E
#7 Western Carolina1000010305100
#6 Appalachian State40400020X10120
WP: Josh Dowdy   LP: Martin
Home runs:
WCU: None
ASU: Towarnicky
Attendance: 657
Notes: Western Carolina eliminated
Boxscore
Thursday, May 22 2:00 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#5 UNC Greensboro10400410414191
#9 Wofford100101020581
WP: Gilliam   LP: Dolinak
Home runs:
UNCG: Feltes
WC: Carrier
Attendance: 659
Notes: Wofford eliminated
Boxscore
Thursday, May 22 6:00 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#3 Furman0107000008106
#2 College of Charleston15020202X12122
WP: Mike Lynn   LP: Lang
Home runs:
FU: Hemingway
ASU: None
Attendance: 1,195
Boxscore
Thursday, May 22 10:00 am
Team123456789 R H E
#1 Elon01022030816211
#4 Georgia Southern002003000593
WP: Lewter   LP: Chisman
Home runs:
EU: Harrilchak, Davis, CAustin
GSU: Shehan
Attendance: 723
Boxscore

Round Three

Friday, May 23 9:02 am
Team123456789 R H E
#6 Appalachian State12220500012162
#3 Furman30108000113121
WP: Parry   LP: Garrett Sherrill
Home runs:
ASU: Harrow 2, Towarnicky, Franco 2
FU: Smith
Attendance: 681
Notes: Appalachian State eliminated
Boxscore
Friday, May 23 1:00 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#4 Georgia Southern3000011229140
#5 UNC Greensboro00230070X12151
WP: GSmith   LP: Eubanks
Home runs:
GSU: Wright
UNCG: Feltes, Carrier, Deleo
Attendance: 627
Notes: Georgia Southern eliminated
Boxscore

Semifinals

Saturday, May 24 10:02 am
Team12345678910 R H E
#2 College of Charleston300012004212153
#3 Furman420000013111153
WP: Mike Lynn   LP: Parry
Home runs:
CofC: Sizemore, Tice, Haywood 2
FU: Harrison
Attendance: 1,443
Notes: Furman eliminated
Boxscore
Saturday, May 24 5:00 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#1 Elon2503011001240
#5 UNC Greensboro0110010014112
WP: Ferrer   LP: Martin   Sv: JReyes
Home runs:
EU: Harrilchak, Davis, Lobacz
UNCG: None
Attendance: 617
Notes: UNC Greensboro eliminated
Boxscore

Final

Sunday, May 24 2:08 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#2 College of Charleston001002050883
#1 Elon01003535X17194
WP: Harrilchak   LP: Jesse Simpson
Home runs:
CofC: Haywood
EU: Tarleton
Attendance: 2,255
Notes: Elon wins
Boxscore

All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
PMike LynnCollege of Charleston
CDallas TarletonElon
1BJay JacksonFurman
2BTim CarrierUNC Greensboro
SSChase AustinElon
3BBennett DavisElon
OFStuart HaywoodCollege of Charleston
OFChris ShehanGeorgia Southern
OFCory HarrilchakElon
DHGreg FeltesUNC Greensboro
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Cory Harrilchak
Elon

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