2011 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament

2011 Big South Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams 8
Format Double-elimination
Finals Site
Champions Coastal Carolina (12th title)
Winning coach Gary Gilmore (9th title)
MVP Keith Hardwick Coastal Carolina
2011 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Coastal Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y 20–7–0 .741  42–20–0 .677
Liberty  ‍‍‍ 18–9–0 .667  35–24–0 .593
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .625  29–30–0 .492
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 15–12–0 .556  27–30–0 .474
Gardner–Webb  ‍‍‍ 13–14–0 .481  34–23–1 .595
Radford  ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .519  31–25–0 .554
VMI  ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .519  27–24–1 .529
Presbyterian  ‍‍‍ 9–18–0 .333  24–32–0 .429
High Point  ‍‍‍ 9–18–0 .333  24–32–0 .429
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 7–20–0 .259  15–37–0 .288
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
As of May 28, 2011[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2011 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 24–28, 2011, at Gray–Minor Stadium on the campus of the Virginia Military Institute. The top eight regular season finishers of the ten eligible teams met in the double-elimination tournament. Presbyterian was not eligible for postseason play in any sport until the 2012–2013 academic year due to its transition to Division I. Top seeded Coastal Carolina won their twelfth championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

Seeding

The top eight finishers from the regular season were seeded one through eight.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Coastal Carolina207.741
–
1
Liberty189.667
2
2
Charleston Southern1512.556
5
3
Winthrop1512.556
5
4
Gardner–Webb1413.519
6
5
Radford1413.519
6
6
VMI1413.519
6
7
Presbyterian918.333
11
–
High Point918.333
11
8
UNC Asheville720.259
13
–

[3]

Bracket

Play-in Round

May 24, 2011 7:15 PM (EST) at Gray–Minor Stadium in Lexington, VA
Team123456789RHE
#8 High Point301000000494
#5 Gardner–Webb24503000x14161
WP: E. Pagan (4–3)   LP: M. Caldwell (5–3)
Attendance: 499
Boxscore
May 24 4:07 PM (EST) at Gray–Minor Stadium in Lexington, VA
Team123456789RHE
#7 VMI000000001160
#6 Radford10011000x3120
WP: E. Butler (9–2)   LP: J. Farley (4–8)   Sv: A. Williams (17)
Attendance: 579
Boxscore

Double-Elimination

  First Round
May 25		 Second Round
May 26		 Third Round
May 27		 Semifinals
May 27		 Championship
May 28
                                                 
  1 Coastal Carolina 5  
  6 Radford 0     1 Coastal Carolina 10  
    4 Winthrop 6    
  2 Liberty 13         1 Coastal Carolina 3            
  5 Gardner–Webb 5           2 Liberty 2              
      2 Liberty 6           1 Coastal Carolina 6
      3 Charl. Southern 1         5 Gardner–Webb 1
  3 Charl. Southern 9         2 Liberty 1    
  4 Winthrop 3       3 Charleston Southern 0     5 Gardner–Webb 5  
  5 Gardner–Webb 11     5 Gardner–Webb 5  
  6 Radford 5  

[2]

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team:[4]

POS Player Team
PAnthony MeoCoastal Carolina
PBrett StackhouseGardner–Webb
PKeegan LinzaLiberty
PStew BraseCharleston Southern
PEddie ButlerRadford
DHKeith HardwickCoastal Carolina
OFJake WattsGardner–Webb
OFAdam McFarlandGardner–Webb
OFDaniel BowmanCoastal Carolina
INFRich WittenCoastal Carolina
INFTaylor MotterCoastal Carolina
INFAaron MillerGardner–Webb
INFWalt QuattlebaumCharleston Southern
CCasey RasmusLiberty
UTLHayes OrtonCoastal Carolina

Most Valuable Player

Coastal Carolina designated hitter Keith Hardwick was awarded MVP honors with a .429 batting average and 4 RBI in the tournament.

References

  1. ↑ "Baseball standings". BigSouthSports.com. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "2011 Big South Baseball Championship". BigSouthSports.com. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ 2011 Big South Baseball Standings
  4. ↑ "Coastal Carolina Wins Big South Baseball Championship." BigSouthSports.com. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
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