1952 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

1952 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Champions Duke (2nd title)
Winning coach Jack Coombs (2nd title)
Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
«1951  1953»
1952 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northern
Richmond x 6 – 2   .750     13 – 6   .684
George Washington 7 – 3   .700     –   –
West Virginia 7 – 3   .700     –   –
Washington and Lee 6 – 5   .545     –   –
William & Mary 5 – 6   .455     –   –
Maryland 4 – 6   .400     11 – 9   .550
Virginia Tech 3 – 6   .333     4 – 9   .308
VMI 1 – 8   .111     –   –
Southern
Duke x‡ 18 – 3   .857     –   –
NC State 10 – 5   .667     –   –
North Carolina 10 – 7   .588     18 – 10   .643
South Carolina 8 – 7   .533     –   –
Clemson 10 – 10   .500     10 – 12   .455
Wake Forest 7 – 11   .389     13 – 12   .520
Furman 6 – 11   .353     –   –
Davidson 3 – 9   .250     –   –
The Citadel 3 – 12   .200     –   –
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1952[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1952 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held in Raleigh, North Carolina from May 15 through May 18. The South Division's top seed Duke won their second tournament title. Duke coach Jack Coombs spent the tournament in the hospital with a kidney ailment. He would retire after the school year.[2]

Seeding

The top two teams from each division participated in the tournament. The table below represents the most complete conference standings available, but the teams below all fielded baseball teams within the Southern Conference.[3]

Team W L PCT GB Seed
North Division
Richmond 6 2 .750
–
1S
George Washington 7 3 .700
–
2N
West Virginia 7 3 .700
–
–
Washington and Lee 6 5 .545
1.5
–
William & Mary 5 6 .455
2.5
–
Maryland 4 6 .400
3
–
Virginia Tech 3 6 .300
3.5
–
VMI 1 8 .111
5.5
–
South Division
Duke 18 3 .857
–
1S
NC State 10 5 .667
5
2S
North Carolina 10 7 .588
6
–
South Carolina 8 7 .533
7
–
Clemson 10 10 .500
7.5
–
Wake Forest 7 11 .389
9.5
–
Furman 6 11 .353
10
–
Davidson 3 9 .250
10.5
–
The Citadel 3 12 .200
12
–

Bracket

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1N  Richmond  
2S  NC State  
  2S  NC State 5  
  1S  Duke 4  
1S  Duke 7
2N  George Washington 5  
  2S  NC State 0 3
  1S  Duke 7 8
1N  Richmond  
2N  George Washington  
  1S  Duke 8
  2N  George Washington 4  

[4]

References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1952". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Duke Nine Cops Conference Championship". The News and Courier (Charleston, SC). May 19, 1952. p. 6. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1952". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ Duke Blue Devils 2012 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). goduke.com. p. 58. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
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