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2008 Southern Conference baseball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2008 |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Teams | 10 |
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Ballpark | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park |
| City | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Champions | |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| Coach | Mike Kennedy |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MVP | Cory Harrilchak |
| MVPTeam | Elon |
| Attendance | 15,144 |
The 2008 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 20 through 24. Top seeded won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was Elon's first SoCon tournament win. Elon joined the conference beginning with the 2004 baseball season.
All ten baseball programs in the conference participated in the tournament, with the seventh through tenth place teams playing a single-elimination opening day prior to an 8-team, two bracket, double-elimination tournament.
Seeding
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 8 | 0 | .704 | |||
| 18 | 9 | 0 | .667 | |||
| 17 | 10 | 0 | .630 | |||
| 16 | 11 | 0 | .593 | |||
| 15 | 12 | 0 | .556 | |||
| 14 | 13 | 0 | .519 | |||
| 14 | 13 | 0 | .519 | |||
| The Citadel | 12 | 15 | 0 | .444 | ||
| 6 | 21 | 0 | .222 | |||
| 4 | 23 | 0 | .148 |
Bracket
Play-In Round
Bracket One
| RD1-seed01= 7 | RD1-team01= Western Carolina | RD1-score01= 4 | RD1-seed02= 2 | RD1-team02= College of Charleston | RD1-score02= 5
| RD1-seed03= 6 | RD1-team03= Appalachian State | RD1-score03= 8 | RD1-seed04= 3 | RD1-team04= Furman | RD1-score04= 10
| RD1-seed05= 7 | RD1-team05= Western Carolina | RD1-score05= 5 | RD1-seed06= 6 | RD1-team06= Appalachian State | RD1-score06= 10
| RD2-seed01= 3 | RD2-team01= Furman | RD2-score01= 8 | RD2-seed02= 2 | RD2-team02= College of Charleston | RD2-score02= 12
| RD2-seed03= 6 | RD2-team03= Appalachian State | RD2-score03= 12 | RD2-seed04= 3 | RD2-team04= Furman | RD2-score04= 13
| RD3-seed01= 2 | RD3-team01= College of Charleston | RD3-score01a= 12 | RD3-score01b= | RD3-seed02= 3 | RD3-team02= Furman | RD3-score02a= 11 | RD3-score02b=
Bracket Two
| RD1-seed01= 9 | RD1-team01= Wofford | RD1-score01= 12 | RD1-seed02= 1 | RD1-team02= Elon | RD1-score02= 21
| RD1-seed03= 5 | RD1-team03= UNC Greensboro | RD1-score03= 9 | RD1-seed04= 4 | RD1-team04= Georgia Southern | RD1-score04= 21
| RD1-seed05= 5 | RD1-team05= UNC Greensboro | RD1-score05= 14 | RD1-seed06= 9 | RD1-team06= Wofford | RD1-score06= 5
| RD2-seed01= 1 | RD2-team01= Elon | RD2-score01= 16 | RD2-seed02= 4 | RD2-team02= Georgia Southern | RD2-score02= 5
| RD2-seed03= 4 | RD2-team03= Georgia Southern | RD2-score03= 9 | RD2-seed04= 5 | RD2-team04= UNC Greensboro | RD2-score04= 12
| RD3-seed01= 1 | RD3-team01= Elon | RD3-score01a= 12 | RD3-score01b= | RD3-seed02= 5 | RD3-team02= UNC Greensboro | RD3-score02a= 4 | RD3-score02b=
Final
Game summaries
Play-In Round
Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Semifinals
Final
All-Tournament Team
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Mike Lynn | College of Charleston |
| C | Dallas Tarleton | Elon |
| 1B | Jay Jackson | Furman |
| 2B | Tim Carrier | UNC Greensboro |
| SS | Chase Austin | Elon |
| 3B | Bennett Davis | Elon |
| OF | Stuart Haywood | College of Charleston |
| OF | Chris Shehan | Georgia Southern |
| OF | Cory Harrilchak | Elon |
| DH | Greg Feltes | UNC Greensboro |
References
References
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