1985 Big South Conference Tournament

The 1985 Big South Conference baseball tournament was held in Buies Creek, NC. 1985 was the first year of conference play. The conference was elevated to Division I in 1986. Winthrop College defeated Campbell University for the title. Jeff Dodig of Winthrop and John Posey of Campbell were named co-MVPs.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
East 1	Campbell University	7-1	Cal Koonce
East 2	Winthrop College		Horace Turbeville
West 1	Columbus College	4-2	Derek Mann
West 2	Armstrong State College		Joe Roberts

Results

First Round

Second Round

Final

E1

Campbell

5

W2

Armstrong St.

6

W2

Armstrong St.

5

E2

Winthrop

7

W1

Columbus (GA)

9

E2

Winthrop

10

E2

Winthrop

12

x

E1

Campbell

5

x

W2

Armstrong St.

5

E1

Campbell

10

E1

Campbell

11

W1

Columbus (GA)

5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 13
Game 1	Winthrop College	10-9	Columbus College
Game 2	Armstrong State College	6-5	Campbell University
May 14
Game 3	Winthrop College	7-5	Armstrong State College
Game 4	Campbell University	10-5	Columbus College	Columbus eliminated
Game 5	Campbell University	11-5	Armstrong State College	Armstrong State eliminated
May 15
Game 6	Winthrop College	12-5	Campbell University	Winthrop wins Big South title

All-Tournament Team

• Jeff Dodig Winthrop
• John Posey Campbell
• Bill Fortner Armstrong State
• Bill Wilkes Campbell
• Scott Goins Winthrop
• Dave Patterson Winthrop
• James White Campbell
• J.D. Scott Armstrong State
• Chuck Christopher Armstrong State
• Waine Shipman Winthrop