2014 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

2014 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament

2014 SoCon Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2014
Teams 10
Format two bracket Double-elimination tournament
with championship game
Site Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park
Charleston, SC
Champions Georgia Southern (6th title)
Winning coach Rodney Hennon (5th title)
MVP Jason Richman (Georgia Southern)
Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
«2013  2015»
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 Basseball

The 2014 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 20 through May 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

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

Play-In Round

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

  First Round Second Round Semifinals
                             
1  Western Carolina 2  
8  Furman 3  
  8  Furman 3  
  5  Appalachian State 1  
4  Georgia Southern 2
5  Appalachian State 3  
  8  Furman 8 7
  4  Georgia Southern 11 10
1  Western Carolina 4  
4  Georgia Southern 8  
  4  Georgia Southern 2
  5  Appalachian State 1  

Bracket Two

  First Round Second Round Semifinals
                             
2  Davidson 9  
10  The Citadel 7  
  2  Davidson 3  
  3  Samford 7  
3  Samford 4
6  Wofford 2  
  3  Samford 12 –
  6  Wofford 3 –
10  The Citadel 2  
6  Wofford 4  
  2  Davidson 7
  6  Wofford 10  

Final

Sunday, May 25
Team R
Samford 3
Georgia Southern 4

All-Tournament Team

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

  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). Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  5. ↑ "2014 Southern Conference Baseball Championship Bracket" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
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