2011 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

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2011 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Georgia Southern  (5th title)
Winning coach Rodney Hennon  (4th title)
MVPChris Beck (Georgia Southern)
Attendance11,860
2011 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Elon  237 .7673621 .632
UNC Greensboro  228 .7333420 .630
College of Charleston  1812 .6003922 .639
Samford  1812 .6003723 .617
Georgia Southern  y1812 .6003626 .581
Appalachian State  1515 .5003327 .550
Furman  1316 .4482433 .421
Western Carolina  1218 .4002331 .426
Wofford  921 .3002233 .400
Davidson  821 .2761830 .375
The Citadel  822 .2672036 .357
Conference champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2011 [1] ; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2011 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC from May 25 through May 29. Fourth seeded Georgia Southern won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was Georgia Southern's fifth SoCon tournament win and second in three years.

Contents

The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so Wofford, Davidson, and The Citadel were not in the field.

Seeding

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Elon 237.767
1
UNC Greensboro 228.733
1
2
Samford 1812.600
4
3
Georgia Southern 1812.600
4
4
College of Charleston 1812.600
4
5
Appalachian State 1515.500
7
6
Furman 1316.500
8.5
7
Western Carolina 1218.500
10
8
Wofford 921.300
13
Davidson 821.276
13.5
The Citadel 822.267
14

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Brackets

Bracket One

First Round Second Round Semifinals
          
7Furman12
2 UNC Greensboro 6
3Samford7
Winner's bracket
7 Furman 1
6 Appalachian State 3
3Samford5
3Samford
6 Appalachian State
2 UNC Greensboro 4
6Appalachian State6
6Appalachian State5
Loser's bracket
7 Furman 0

Bracket Two

First Round Second Round Semifinals
          
8Western Carolina10
1 Elon 7
4Georgia Southern12
Winner's bracket
8 Western Carolina 1
5 College of Charleston 2
4Georgia Southern4
4Georgia Southern
5 College of Charleston
1 Elon 3
5College of Charleston4
5College of Charleston4
Loser's bracket
8 Western Carolina 2

Final

Sunday, May 29, 2011
Team R
#4 Georgia Southern1
#3 Samford0

Game Summaries

Round One

Wednesday, May 25 9:00 am
Team123456789 R H E
#7 Furman13202210112172
#2 UNC Greensboro0120030006111
WP: Bobby Lyne   LP: Warren Slack
Attendance: 542
Boxscore
Wednesday, May 25 1:11 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#6 Appalachian State3000000003101
#3 Samford10003001X5101
WP: Kyle Putkonen   LP: Ryan Arrowood   Sv: Andrew Jones
Attendance: 495
Boxscore
Wednesday, May 25 5:00 pm
Team1234567891011121314151617181920 R H E
#8 Western Carolina0111000200000100001310214
#1 Elon111002000000010000107103
WP: Taylor Sandefur   LP: David Whitehead
Home runs:
WCU: Heffley, Johns
EU: None
Attendance: 937
Notes: Longest baseball game in SoCon history.
Boxscore
Thursday, May 26 12:30 am
Team123456789 R H E
#5 College of Charleston000100100251
#4 Georgia Southern01000003X472
WP: Chris Beck   LP: Josh Renfro   Sv: Matt Murray
Attendance: 840
Notes: Game began at 12:30 am due to 20 inning game prior.

Latest game in tournament history
Boxscore

Round Two

Thursday, May 26 9:02 am
Team123456789 R H E
#2 UNC Greensboro0000103004111
#6 Appalachian State10020021X6110
WP: Will Helms   LP: Colby Hyatt   Sv: Taylor Miller
Attendance: 457
Notes: UNC Greensboro eliminated
Boxscore
Thursday, May 26 1:00 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#1 Elon001020000381
#5 College of Charleston10010011X481
WP: Kyle Owings   LP: John Brebbia
Home runs:
EU: None
CofC: Gantt
Attendance: 785
Notes: Elon eliminated
Boxscore
Thursday, May 26 5:03 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#3 Samford1230100007112
#7 Furman000001000182
WP: Charles Basford   LP: Daniel Stallsmith
Attendance: 852
Boxscore
Thursday, May 26 9:00 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#4 Georgia Southern10220030412140
#8 Western Carolina000000100143
WP: Andy Moye   LP: Jordan Smith
Attendance: 551
Notes: Game began at 12:30 am due to 20 inning game prior.
Boxscore

Round Three

Friday, May 27 3:00 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#6 Appalachian State0003020005151
#7 Furman00000000X060
WP: Seth Grant   LP: Tyler Wood
Attendance: 527
Notes: Furman eliminated
Boxscore
Friday, May 27 1:00 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#5 College of Charleston000110200460
#8 Western Carolina100000100290
WP: Christian Powell   LP: Kyle Stewart   Sv: Kyle Owings
Attendance: 1,409
Notes: Western Carolina eliminated
Boxscore

Semifinals

Saturday, May 28 9:02 am
Team123456789 R H E
#3 Samford000110000271
#6 Appalachian State010000000171
WP: Josh Martin   LP: Ryne Frankoff   Sv: Andrew Jones
Attendance: 611
Notes: Appalachian State eliminated
Boxscore
Saturday, May 28 1:02 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#4 Georgia Southern000000010151
#5 College of Charleston00004401X8130
WP: Jake Zokan   LP: Matt Murray
Home runs:
GSU: None
CofC: Kral
Attendance: 1,488
Boxscore
Saturday, May 28 4:59 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#5 College of Charleston020000040683
#4 Georgia Southern 00230020X7112
WP: Josh Adams   LP: Casey Lucchese   Sv: Jarret Leverett
Attendance: 1,275
Notes: College of Charleston eliminated
Boxscore

Championship Final

Sunday, May 29 2:00 pm
Team123456789 R H E
#4 Georgia Southern 001000000142
#3 Samford000000000033
WP: Chris Beck   LP: Lex Rutledge
Attendance: 1,091
Boxscore

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All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
SPChris BeckGeorgia Southern
SPSeth GrantAppalachian State
RPAndrew JonesSamford
CTom RichardsonGeorgia Southern
1BMarty GanttCollege of Charleston
2BMichael JohnsonSamford
SSEric PhillipsGeorgia Southern
3BAlex AbramsFurman
OFTyler ZupcicAppalachian State
OFCole RakarCollege of Charleston
OF Phillip Ervin Samford
DHMichael BurrussGeorgia Southern
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Chris Beck
Georgia Southern

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