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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