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The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision. Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
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The 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was held from June 4 through June 27, 2004. Sixty-four NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA tournament. The tournament culminates with 8 teams in the College World Series at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.
The UNC Greensboro Spartans are the athletic teams that represent the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro, North Carolina. They compete in the Southern Conference in all sports.
The Western Carolina Catamounts are the intercollegiate athletics teams that represent Western Carolina University. The Catamounts compete in the NCAA Division I as members of the Southern Conference. Western Carolina fields 16 varsity sports teams. The men's and women's teams are called the Catamounts.
The Southern Conference baseball tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Southern Conference. The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The event is scheduled for the Tuesday through Saturday before Memorial Day each year, five days prior to the NCAA Regionals.
The 2012 Southern Conference baseball tournament took place at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, South Carolina, from May 23 through 27. The final game was televised on ESPN3
The 2009 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, South Carolina, from May 20 through 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.
The 2013 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held from May 22 through 26 at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, South Carolina. The annual event determines the conference champion of the Division I Southern Conference in college baseball. Third seeded Elon won their second tournament champion to earn the league's bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This was the last of 18 athletic championships held by the conference in the 2012–13 academic year.
The 1954 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1954. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1954 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the eighth time in 1954, consisted of one team from each of eight geographical districts and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Missouri claimed the championship.
The 2014 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held from May 20 through 25 at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina. The annual event determined the conference champion of the Division I Southern Conference in college baseball. Georgia Southern won the tournament for the sixth time, earning the league's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This is the last of 18 athletic championships held by the conference in the 2013–14 academic year.
The 2015 Southern Conference baseball tournament will be held from May 19 through 24 at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina. The annual event determines the conference champion of the Division I Southern Conference in college baseball. The tournament winner earns the league's bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This is the last of 20 athletic championships held by the conference in the 2013–14 academic year.
The 2016 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held from May 24 through 29 at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, South Carolina. Western Carolina University won the tournament. The annual event determines the conference champion of the Division I Southern Conference in college baseball. The tournament winner earns the league's bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This is the last of 20 athletic championships held by the conference in the 2015–16 academic year.
The 2017 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 28 at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, South Carolina. The annual event determined the conference champion of the Division I Southern Conference in college baseball. The tournament winner earns the league's bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This is the last of 20 athletic championships held by the conference in the 2016–17 academic year.
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The 2019 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 26 at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, South Carolina. The annual event determined the conference champion of the Division I Southern Conference in college baseball. The tournament winner, Mercer Bears, earned the league's bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This was the last of 20 athletic championships held by the conference in the 2018–19 academic year.
The 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 26 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina. The annual tournament determined the conference champion of the Division I Atlantic Coast Conference for college baseball. The tournament champion, North Carolina, received the league's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This was the last of 19 athletic championship events held by the conference in the 2018–19 academic year.
The 2021 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held from May 27 through 29 at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, South Carolina. The annual event determines the conference champion of the Division I Southern Conference in college baseball. The tournament winner earns the league's bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This is the last of 20 athletic championships held by the conference in the 2020–21 academic year.
The 2022 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 29 at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, South Carolina. The annual event determines the conference champion of the Division I Southern Conference in college baseball. The tournament winner earns the league's bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This is the last of 20 athletic championships held by the conference in the 2021–22 academic year.
The 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament will be held from May 23 through 28 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina. The annual tournament will determine the conference champion of the Division I Atlantic Coast Conference for college baseball. The tournament champion, will receive the league's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
References
- ↑ "Baseball standings". SoConSports.com. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ↑ "2017-18 Southern Conference Championship Schedule". soconsports.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ↑ "2018 Baseball Championship". Southern Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ↑ "2018 Southern Conference Baseball Championship Bracket" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2017.