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2014 Southern Conference baseball tournament

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2014 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
2014 SoCon Baseball Tournament
Teams10
Formattwo bracket Double-elimination tournament
with championship game
Finals site
ChampionsGeorgia Southern (6th title)
Winning coachRodney Hennon (5th title)
MVPJason Richman (Georgia Southern)
2014 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 20 6   .769 37 18   .673
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 17 8   .680 29 19   .604
Georgia Southern  ‍‍y 15 12   .556 40 23   .635
Samford  ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 35 25   .583
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 12 14   .462 32 28   .533
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 12 14   .462 21 34   .382
Elon  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 27 26   .509
Furman  ‍‍‍ 11 15   .423 26 32   .448
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 21 28   .429
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 8 18   .308 24 34   .414
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2014[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.[2]

The tournament was originally held from 1950–53, when the Southern Conference was a large conference composed of several small schools and several large schools, the latter of which would form the Atlantic Coast Conference after the 1953 season. The event was re-established in 1984 and has been held every year since. Western Carolina has claimed nine championships, the most of any school, with The Citadel close behind at eight tournament wins. Georgia Southern and Furman are the only other schools with multiple championships, winning five and two, respectively. Davidson and UNC Greensboro are the only current members to never win a title.

The tournament returned to Charleston for the first time since 2011 after spending the previous two seasons in Greenville, South Carolina. Charleston has hosted the event more than any other city.[3]

Seeding and format

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All ten teams will participate in the tournament, with the bottom four seeds playing a single-elimination play-in round. The remaining teams will then be divided into two brackets and play double-elimination tournaments. The winners of each bracket will play a single championship game.[4][5]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Carolina 20 6 .769 1
Davidson 17 8 .680 2.5 2
Samford 15 12 .556 5.5 3
Georgia Southern 15 12 .556 5.5 4
Appalachian State 12 14 .462 8 5
Wofford 12 14 .462 8 6
Elon 12 15 .444 8.5 7
Furman 11 15 .423 9 8
UNC Greensboro 8 16 .333 11 9
The Citadel 8 18 .308 12 10

Bracket

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Play-In Round

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Tuesday, May 20
Team R
#10 The Citadel 10
#7 Elon 7
Tuesday, May 20
Team R
#9 UNC Greensboro 5
#8 Furman 6
Notes: 11 innings

Bracket One

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First roundSecond roundSemifinals
1Western Carolina2
8Furman3
8Furman3
5Appalachian State1
4Georgia Southern2
5Appalachian State3
8Furman
4Georgia Southern
Lower round 1Lower final
4Georgia Southern2
1Western Carolina45Appalachian State1
4Georgia Southern8

Bracket Two

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First roundSecond roundSemifinals
2Davidson9
10The Citadel7
2Davidson3
3Samford7
3Samford4
6Wofford2
3Samford
6Wofford
Lower round 1Lower final
2Davidson7
10The Citadel26Wofford10
6Wofford4

Final

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Sunday, May 25
Team R
Samford 3
Georgia Southern 4

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Georgia Southern reliever Jason Richman, one of four Eagles selected, was named Most Outstanding Player.

Pos. Name Team
SP Jeffrey Springs Appalachian State
SP Alex Ledford Samford
RP Jason Richman Georgia Southern
C Daniel Gerow Davidson
1B Caleb Bryson Samford
2B Ben Morgan Georgia Southern
SS Dalton Busby Georgia Southern
3B Michael Pierson Appalachian State
OF Jake Jones Furman
OF Aaron Mizell Georgia Southern
OF Heath Quinn Samford
DH Alex Abrams Furman

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball standings". SoConSports.com. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "2013-14 Southern Conference Championship Schedule". soconsports.com. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  3. ^ "2014 Baseball Championship". Southern Conference. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  4. ^ Jeff Hartsell (February 19, 2013). "With CofC gone, SoCon to use SEC baseball tourney format in 2014". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Archived from the original on January 15, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  5. ^ "2014 Southern Conference Baseball Championship Bracket" (PDF). Southern Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 15, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.