2009 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

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2009 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Georgia Southern  (4th title)
Winning coach Rodney Hennon  (3rd title)
MVPKyle Blackburn (Georgia Southern)
Attendance17,820
2009 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Elon  y234 .8524118 .695
Georgia Southern  y208 .7144217 .712
The Citadel  2010 .6673722 .627
Western Carolina  1910 .6553522 .614
College of Charleston  1713 .5673522 .614
Appalachian State  1513 .5363321 .611
Davidson  1116 .4071831 .367
Furman  1020 .3332431 .436
Samford  921 .3001735 .327
UNC Greensboro  722 .2412029 .408
Wofford  722 .2411732 .347
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2009 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2009 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, SC from May 20 through May 24. Second seeded Georgia Southern won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was Georgia Southern's fourth SoCon tournament win.

Contents

The tournament used a modified two bracket, double-elimination format. The teams that emerge from the loser's bracket on each side switch to the other bracket and play the team emerging from each winner's bracket, with the surviving teams playing a one-game final. Only the top eight teams participate, so Wofford, UNC Greensboro, and Davidson were not in the field.

Seeding

TeamWLTPctGBSeed
Elon 2340.8521
Georgia Southern 2080.7143.52
The Citadel 20100.6674.53
Western Carolina 19100.65554
College of Charleston 17130.5677.55
Appalachian State 15130.5368.56
Davidson 11160.407127
Furman 10200.33314.58
Samford 9210.30015.5
UNC Greensboro 7210.25016.5
Wofford 7220.24117.5

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Brackets

Bracket One

 First RoundSecond RoundSemifinals
               
7Davidson3 
2Georgia Southern4 
 2Georgia Southern6 
 6Appalachian State5 
6Appalachian State4
3The Citadel1 
 8Furman4
 2Georgia Southern16
3The Citadel9 
7Davidson8 
 6Appalachian State3
 3The Citadel5 

Bracket Two

 First RoundSecond RoundSemifinals
               
8Furman8 
1Elon10 
 1Elon15 
 4Western Carolina7 
5College of Charleston4
4Western Carolina12 
 3The Citadel57
 1Elon18
5College of Charleston5 
8Furman6 
 4Western Carolina6
 8Furman7 

Final

Sunday, May 24
Team R
#2 Georgia Southern7
#1 Elon3

Game Summaries

Round One

Wednesday, May 20 9:10 am
Team1234567891011 R H E
#7 Davidson11001000000382
#2 Georgia Southern001000200014122
WP: Kyle Kamppi   LP: Thomas Middour
Attendance: 791
Boxscore
Wednesday, May 20 2:01 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#6 Appalachian State100003003481
#3 The Citadel100000000171
WP: Zach Quate   LP: Wes Wrenn
Attendance: 1,274
Boxscore
Wednesday, May 20 6:11 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#8 Furman2013110008163
#1 Elon01012024X10141
WP: Jared Kernodle   LP: Nick Karow   Sv: Thomas Girdwood
Home runs:
FU: None
EU: Tarleton, Melillo
Attendance: 1,407
Boxscore
Wednesday, May 20 10:11 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#5 College of Charleston0000103004112
#4 Western Carolina06100230X12200
WP: Chris Masters   LP: Jesse Simpson
Home runs:
CofC: Sizemore, Rakar
WCU: Lyons
Attendance: 667
Boxscore

Round Two

Thursday, May 21 9:00 am
Team123456789 R H E
#3 The Citadel2310010119163
#7 Davidson1002500008121
WP: Drew Mahaffey   LP: Thomas Middour
Home runs:
Cid: McGuiness
DAV: Brady
Attendance: 505
Notes: Davidson eliminated
Boxscore
Thursday, May 21 1:28 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#5 College of Charleston000140000561
#8 Furman00321000X6102
WP: Bobby Lyne   LP: Curtis Dowling   Sv: Nick Karow
Home runs:
CofC: None
FU: Rose, Miller
Attendance: 1,052
Notes: College of Charleston eliminated
Boxscore
Thursday, May 21 5:05 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#2 Georgia Southern0120210006100
#6 Appalachian State0200100205141
WP: Jake Brown   LP: Josh Dowdy   Sv: Dexter Bobo
Home runs:
GSU: Wright
ASU: Benedict, Blackburn 2
Attendance: 1,112
Boxscore
Thursday, May 21 5:06 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#1 Elon36203100015181
#4 Western Carolina500000002772
WP: Daniel Britt   LP: Garrett Ozar
Home runs:
EU: CAustin 2, Davis
WCU: Lyons
Attendance: 884
Boxscore

Round Three

Friday, May 22 3:00 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#6 Appalachian State100000011380
#3 The Citadel01300100X5111
WP: Matt Crim   LP: Matt Andress
Home runs:
ASU: None
Cid: Meade
Attendance: 1,196
Notes: Appalachian State eliminated
Boxscore
Friday, May 22 6:59 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#4 Western Carolina001001013692
#8 Furman04020100X7101
WP: J.P. Goldsberry   LP: Mike Tavernier
Home runs:
WCU: Rollison
FU: None
Attendance: 1,772
Notes: Furman eliminated
Boxscore

Round Four

Saturday, May 23 9:02 am
Team123456789 R H E
#3 The Citadel1100101105100
#1 Elon000000100153
WP: Asher Wojciechowski   LP: Tom Porter
Home runs:
Cid: None
EU: Greene
Attendance: 1,235
Boxscore
Saturday, May 23 1:00 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#8 Furman000010030453
#2 Georgia Southern14203105X16151
WP: Matt Murray   LP: Marc DeDecker
Home runs:
FU: Wright, Bowles
GSU: Lewis
Attendance: 1,809
Notes: Furman eliminated
Boxscore
Saturday, May 23 5:00 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#1 Elon001104200881
#3 The Citadel0012002207171
WP: Jordan Darnell   LP: T.J. Clarkson   Sv: Thomas Girdwood
Home runs:
EU: CAustin, Melillo,
Cid: Orvin, RJones 2, McGuiness
Attendance: 1,718
Notes: The Citadel eliminated
Boxscore

Final

Sunday, May 24 2:08 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#2 Georgia Southern000003301780
#1 Elon000000012391
WP: Chris Mederos   LP: J.D. Reichenbach
Home runs:
GSU: Blackburn
EU: None
Attendance: 2,388
Notes: Georgia Southern wins
Boxscore

All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
SP Asher Wojciechowski The Citadel
SPChris MaderosGeorgia Southern
RPThomas GirdwoodElon
CRichard JonesThe Citadel
1BDavid TowarnickyAppalachian State
2BMarcus RoseFurman
SSBrent GreerWestern Carolina
3BChase AustinElon
OFSonny MeadeThe Citadel
OFPat IrvineElon
OFTy WrightGeorgia Southern
DHKyle BlackburnGeorgia Southern
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Kyle Blackburn
Georgia Southern

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References

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  2. "2009 Southern Conference Baseball Standings & Leaders" . Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  3. "2012 Southern Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-16.