2005 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2005 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC from May 23 through May 27. Eighth seeded Furman won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was the Paladins' second SoCon tournament win.

2005 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsFurman (2nd title)
MVPNick Hollstegge, Furman
Attendance26,707
2005 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#26 College of Charleston †y ‍‍‍ 27–3 .900  48–15 .762
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 18–11 .621  38–22 .633
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 18–12 .600  33–23 .589
Elon  ‍‍‍ 18–12 .600  32–25 .561
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .567  31–22 .585
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .467  25–34 .424
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 13–16 .448  31–22 .585
Furman  ‍‍‡‍y 13–16 .448  30–29 .508
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .433  26–24 .520
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 7–23 .233  17–37 .315
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 5–24 .172  10–42 .192
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2005[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The top eight baseball programs in the conference participated in the double-elimination tournament. Davidson, Wofford, and Appalachian State were not in the field. While College of Charleston dominated the regular season, Furman swept Davidson in the final regular season series to make the tournament, then swept the tournament for the unlikely championship.

Seeding
Team W L Pct GB Seed
College of Charleston 27 3 .900
–
1
Georgia Southern 18 11 .621
8.5
2
Western Carolina 18 12 .600
9
3
Elon 18 12 .600
9
4
UNC Greensboro 17 13 .567
10
5
The Citadel 14 16 .467
13
6
East Tennessee State 13 16 .448
13.5
7
Furman 13 16 .448
13.5
8
Davidson 13 17 .433
14
Wofford 7 23 .233
20
Appalachian State 5 24 .172
23.5

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Bracket

[3]Seeding and pairings

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  5 UNC Greensboro 6  
  4 Elon 12    
      4 Elon 3  
      8 Furman 6    
  8 Furman 9          
  1 College of Charleston 7        
      8 Furman 4            
      2 Georgia Southern 1              
  7 East Tennessee State 3              
  2 Georgia Southern 2                
      2 Georgia Southern 7          
      3 Western Carolina 2        
  6 The Citadel 1          
  3 Western Carolina 6         2 Georgia Southern 4  
      8 Furman 5  
  Loser's Bracket      
  1 College of Charleston 8        
  5 UNC Greensboro 2     3 Western Carolina 4        
    1 College of Charleston 1          
      1 College of Charleston 9        
  7 East Tennessee State 6         6 The Citadel 7     2 Georgia Southern 11    
  6 The Citadel 10     6 The Citadel 8         1 College of Charleston 5  
    4 Elon 7  

All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
P Nick Hollstegge Furman
C Flint Wipke Georgia Southern
1B Case Cassedy Furman
2B Chris Campbell College of Charleston
SS Matt Matulia The Citadel
3B Matthew Betsill Furman
OF Brett Gardner College of Charleston
OF James Payne Georgia Southern
OF Brent Stephens Georgia Southern
DH Sam McLain Furman
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Nick Hollstegge
Furman

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References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2005". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  2. "Southern Conference - Standings & Leaders". Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  3. "Furman defeats Davidson for spot in SoCon Baseball Tournament". SoConSports.com. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  4. "2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
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