2013 Big South Conference baseball tournament

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2013 Big South Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Liberty  (4th title)
Winning coach Jim Toman  (1st title)
MVP Ashton Perritt (Liberty)
2013 Big South Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North
Campbell  x1950 .79249100 .831
High Point  1590 .62529290 .500
Radford  14100 .58330260 .536
Liberty  y13110 .54236290 .554
Longwood  12120 .50026280 .481
VMI  6180 .25020350 .364
South
Coastal Carolina  xy1860 .75037230 .617
Gardner-Webb  12110 .52229271 .518
Charleston Southern  11130 .45822340 .393
Presbyterian  10140 .41724320 .429
Winthrop  8150 .34821330 .389
UNC Asheville  4180 .18216350 .314
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2013 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2013 Big South Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 25. The top eight regular season finishers of the conference's twelve teams met in the double-elimination tournament, which was held at Liberty Baseball Stadium on the campus of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. In the championship game, fifth-seeded Liberty defeated first-seeded Campbell, 2-1, to win its fourth tournament championship. As a result, Liberty earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2]

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Seeding and format

With the introduction of division play in 2013, the division winners were seeded one and two, and the next six finishers from the regular season, regardless of division, were seeded three through eight based on conference winning percentage only. The teams played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament, with the winners of each bracket facing off in a single elimination final. [3]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
North Division
Campbell 195.792
1
High Point 159.625
4
3
Radford 1410.583
5
4
Liberty 1311.542
6
5
Longwood 1212.500
7
7
VMI 618.250
13
South Division
Coastal Carolina 186.750
2
Gardner-Webb 1211.522
5.5
6
Charleston Southern 1113.458
7
8
Presbyterian 1014.417
8
Winthrop 815.348
9.5
UNC Asheville 418.182
13

Results

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1 Campbell 4
8 Charleston Southern 0
1Campbell4
4Radford3
4 Radford 6
5 Liberty 3
2Coastal Carolina8
5Liberty9
8Charleston Southern1
5Liberty24Radford2
5Liberty3
5Liberty2
2 Coastal Carolina 6
1Campbell1
7 Longwood 1
2Coastal Carolina3
6Gardner-Webb2
3 High Point 2
6 Gardner-Webb 8
1Campbell8
7Longwood6
7Longwood11
3High Point36Gardner-Webb5
7Longwood6

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.

POSPlayerTeam
INFMichael FeltonCampbell
INFDalton BrittLiberty
INFJake KimbleLiberty
INFMatt DickasonLongwood
OFAlex BuccilliCoastal Carolina
OFColton ConvickaLongwood
OFJustin SizemoreLiberty
CTrey WimmerLiberty
PRyan ThompsonCampbell
PBlake FulghumLiberty
DHTed BlackmanCoastal Carolina
UTLAshton PerrittLiberty

Most Valuable Player

Liberty outfielder/pitcher Ashton Perritt was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.

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References

  1. "Baseball 2013 Season Stats". Big South Conference. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  2. "2013 Big South Baseball Championship". Big South Conference. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  3. "Big South Announces Seedings for 2013 Baseball Championship". Big South Conference. May 18, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2013.