1990 Southern Conference Tournament

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The 1990 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at College Park in Charleston, SC. #1 The Citadel defeated #2 Western Carolina University for the title. Billy Baker of Citadel was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 The Citadel 13-1 Chal Port
2 Western Carolina University 10-7 Jack Leggett
3 Marshall University 10-7 Howard McCann
4 Virginia Military Institute 6-8 Paul Maini
5 Appalachian State University 6-9 Jim Morris
6 Furman University 6-11 Tom Wall
7 East Tennessee State University 4-12 Ken Campbell

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round     Second round     Third round
                           
  1 The Citadel  
  bye    
      1 The Citadel 7  
      5 Appalachian St. 2    
  4 VMI 2          
  5 Appalachian St. 9        
      1 The Citadel 9
      3 Marshall 2
  2 Western Carolina 6        
  7 East Tennessee St. 1          
      2 Western Carolina 1    
      3 Marshall 3  
  3 Marshall 5    
  6 Furman 2  
  Loser's bracket
  xx  
  xx     5 Appalachian St. 4
    2 Western Carolina 5
  4 VMI 2  
  6 Furman 9     7 East Tennessee St. 5
    6 Furman 2
  Semifinals     Finals    
                           
 
  1 The Citadel 6    
  7 East Tennessee St. 0      
      1 The Citadel 9  
      2 Western Carolina 5  
  3 Marshall 3    
  2 Western Carolina 11  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 Western Carolina University 6-1 East Tennessee State University
Game 2 Marshall University 5-2 Furman University
Game 3 Appalachian State University 9-2 Virginia Military Institute
Game 4 Furman University 10-9 (10) Virginia Military Institute VMI eliminated
Game 5 Marshall University 3-1 Western Carolina University
Game 6 The Citadel 7-2 Appalachian State University
Game 7 East Tennessee State University 5-2 Furman University Furman eliminated
Game 8 Western Carolina University 5-4 Appalachian State University Appalachian State eliminated
Game 9 The Citadel 9-2 Marshall University
Game 10 Western Carolina University 11-3 Marshall University Marshall eliminated
Game 11 The Citadel 6-0 East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State eliminated
Game 12 The Citadel 9-5 Western Carolina University Citadel advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • P Richard Shirer, Citadel
  • C Gettys Glaze, Citadel
  • 1B Brad Niethammer, Appalachian St.
  • 2B Grant Brittain, Western Carolina
  • SS Dave Piepenbrink, Marshall
  • 3B Doug Jones, Appalachian St.
  • OF Billy Baker, Citadel
  • OF Chris Stone, Furman
  • OF Rodney Tesh, Western Carolina
  • DH Mike Hilton, Western Carolina