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1993 Big South Conference baseball tournament

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1993 Big South Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLiberty (1st title)
Winning coachJohnny Hunton (1st title)
MVPRich Humphrey (Liberty)
1993 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 15 8   .652 28 28   .500
UMBC  ‍‍‍ 14 8   .636 26 17   .605
Towson State  ‍‍‍ 14 9   .609 20 25   .444
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 12 10   .545 27 31   .466
Radford  ‍‍‍ 10 10   .500 29 19   .604
Liberty  ‍‍y 10 11   .476 23 25   .479
Campbell  ‍‍‍ 8 11   .421 17 33   .340
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 7 15   .318 19 22   .463
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 6 14   .300 19 27   .413
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 0 0   23 22   .511
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1993[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1993 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 13 through 16 at Charles Watson Stadium home field of Coastal Carolina in Conway, South Carolina. The top six finishers from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Liberty, won the title for the first time and earned an invitation to the 1993 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

Format

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The top six finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through six and played a double-elimination tournament. UNC Greensboro was ineligible for conference competition.[2]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Coastal Carolina 15 8 .652 1
UMBC 14 8 .636 .5 2
Towson State 14 9 .609 1 3
Winthrop 12 10 .545 2.5 4
Radford 10 10 .500 3.5 5
Liberty 10 11 .476 4 6
Campbell 8 11 .421 5
Charleston Southern 7 15 .318 7.5
UNC Asheville 6 14 .300 8.5
UNC Greensboro

Bracket and results

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Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Coastal Carolina7
6Liberty126Liberty4
3Towson State2
3Towson State16Liberty3
4Winthrop75Radford11
4Winthrop35Radford51
5Radford106Liberty136
2UMBC36Liberty13
5Radford94Winthrop22UMBC12
1Coastal Carolina22UMBC13
2UMBC8

All-Tournament Team

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Name School
Sheldon Bream Liberty
John Burns UMBC
Greg Elliott UMBC
John Gegg Radford
Scott Harmsen Liberty
Rich Humphrey Liberty
Charlie Kim Liberty
Beau Martin Liberty
Rob McCandless Radford
Denny Van Pelt Radford
Mike Vota Towson State

Most Valuable Player

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Rich Humphrey was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Humphrey was a pitcher for Liberty.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 4. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved June 9, 2020.