2014 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

2014 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
2014 SoCon Baseball Tournament
Teams 10
Format two bracket Double-elimination tournament
with championship game
Finals Site
Champions Georgia Southern (6th title)
Winning coach Rodney Hennon (5th title)
MVP Jason Richman Georgia Southern
2014 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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]

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Western Carolina206.769
–
1
Davidson178.680
2.5
2
Samford1512.556
5.5
3
Georgia Southern1512.556
5.5
4
Appalachian State1214.462
8
5
Wofford1214.462
8
6
Elon1215.444
8.5
7
Furman1115.423
9
8
UNC Greensboro816.333
11
9
The Citadel818.308
12
10

Bracket

Play-In Round

Tuesday, May 20
TeamR
#10 The Citadel10
#7 Elon7
Tuesday, May 20
TeamR
#9 UNC Greensboro5
#8 Furman6
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
TeamR
Samford3
Georgia Southern4

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.NameTeam
SPJeffrey SpringsAppalachian State
SPAlex LedfordSamford
RPJason RichmanGeorgia Southern
CDaniel GerowDavidson
1BCaleb BrysonSamford
2BBen MorganGeorgia Southern
SSDalton BusbyGeorgia Southern
3BMichael PiersonAppalachian State
OFJake JonesFurman
OFAaron MizellGeorgia Southern
OFHeath QuinnSamford
DHAlex AbramsFurman

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. Archived from the original on 2014-01-15. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  5. ↑ "2014 Southern Conference Baseball Championship Bracket" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
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