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2001 Southern Conference baseball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2001 |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Teams | 8 |
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park |
| City | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Champions | The Citadel |
| TitleCount | 6th |
| Coach | Fred Jordan (baseball) |
| CoachCount | 5th |
| MVP | Randy Corn |
| MVPTeam | The Citadel |
| Attendance | 27,788 |
The 2001 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 22 through 25. Second seeded The Citadel won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the Bulldogs sixth tournament win.
The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so Wofford, Davidson, and VMI were not in the field.
Seeding
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 9 | .700 | |||
| The Citadel | 20 | 10 | .667 | ||
| 18 | 11 | .621 | |||
| 18 | 11 | .621 | |||
| 17 | 12 | .586 | |||
| 12 | 14 | .462 | |||
| 13 | 17 | .433 | |||
| 10 | 16 | .385 | |||
| 9 | 17 | .346 | |||
| 10 | 20 | .333 | |||
| 8 | 19 | .296 |
Bracket
| team-width=150 | RD1-seed1=5 | RD1-team1=UNC Greensboro | RD1-score1=7 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Western Carolina | RD1-score2=5
| RD1-seed3=8 | RD1-team3=College of Charleston | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=1 | RD1-team4=Georgia Southern | RD1-score4=10
| RD1-seed5=6 | RD1-team5=Appalachian State | RD1-score5=4 | RD1-seed6=3 | RD1-team6=Furman | RD1-score6=2
| RD1-seed7=7 | RD1-team7=East Tennessee State | RD1-score7=2 | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-team8=The Citadel | RD1-score8=3
| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Georgia Southern | RD2-score1=10 | RD2-seed2=5 | RD2-team2=UNC Greensboro | RD2-score2=7
| RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=The Citadel | RD2-score3=5 | RD2-seed4=6 | RD2-team4=Appalachian State | RD2-score4=3
| RD3-seed1=2 | RD3-team1=The Citadel | RD3-score1=3 | RD3-seed2=1 | RD3-team2=Georgia Southern | RD3-score2=2
| RD1-seed9=4 | RD1-team9=Western Carolina | RD1-score9=7 | RD1-seed10=8 | RD1-team10=College of Charleston | RD1-score10=9
| RD1-seed11=3 | RD1-team11=Furman | RD1-score11=2 | RD1-seed12=7 | RD1-team12=East Tennessee State | RD1-score12=8
| RD2-seed5=8 | RD2-team5=College of Charleston | RD2-score5=3 | RD2-seed6=6 | RD2-team6=Appalachian State | RD2-score6=4
| RD2-seed7=7 | RD2-team7=East Tennessee State | RD2-score7=6 | RD2-seed8=5 | RD2-team8=UNC Greensboro | RD2-score8=9
| RD3-seed3=6 | RD3-team3=Appalachian State | RD3-score3=1 | RD3-seed4=5 | RD3-team4=UNC Greensboro | RD3-score4=2
| RD4-seed1=1 | RD4-team1=Georgia Southern | RD4-score1=0 | RD4-seed2=5 | RD4-team2=UNC Greensboro | RD4-score2=4
| RD5-seed1=5 | RD5-team1=UNC Greensboro | RD5-score1=3 | RD5-seed2=2 | RD5-team2=The Citadel | RD5-score2=4
All-Tournament Team
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Ted Toler | UNC Greensboro |
| P | Randy Corn | The Citadel |
| C | Brendon Gilligan | Georgia Southern |
| 1B | Andy Baxter | East Tennessee State |
| 2B | Shan Schumaker | UNC Greensboro |
| 3B | Dallas McPherson | The Citadel |
| SS | Jemel Spearman | Georgia Southern |
| OF | Jasha Balcom | College of Charleston |
| OF | Nathan Copeland | East Tennessee State |
| OF | Brook Dantzler | The Citadel |
| OF | Chris Cook | UNC Greensboro |
| DH | Chris Mittendorf | UNC Greensboro |
References
References
- "2001 Southern Conference Baseball Standings (Final)". SoConSports.com.
- "2001 Pepsi Southern Conference Baseball Tournament". SoConSports.com.
- "2001 Baseball All-Tournament Team". SoConSports.com.
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