1989 Southern Conference Tournament

The 1989 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at McCormick Park in Asheville, NC. #1 Western Carolina University defeated #2 Marshall University for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Western Carolina University	10-5	Jack Leggett
2	Marshall University	8-5	Jack Cook
3	Appalachian State University	9-7	Jim Morris
4	Virginia Military Institute	8-7	Paul Maini
5	The Citadel	8-9	Chal Port
6	Furman University	6-11	Tom Wall
7	East Tennessee State University	5-10	Harold Stout

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Marshall University	12-4	East Tennessee State University
Game 2	Appalachian State University	8-2	Furman University
Game 3	The Citadel	17-11	Virginia Military Institute
Game 4	Furman University	7-5	Virginia Military Institute

Heavy rains forced the cancellation of games five through eight of the tournament. A playoff was held at Montreat, NC between Appalachian State, Marshall and Western Carolina to determine the league’s automatic qualifier in the NCAA tournament.

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Appalachian State University	13-9	Marshall University
Game 2	Western Carolina University	7-2	Appalachian State University
Game 3	Western Carolina University	7-4	Marshall University	Western Carolina advances to NCAA tournament