1991 Southern Conference Tournament

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The 1991 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at College Park in Charleston, SC. #4 Furman University defeated #2 Western Carolina University for the title. Brent Williams, of Furman was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 The Citadel 16-2 Chal Port
2 Western Carolina University 11-3 Jack Leggett
3 Marshall University 9-7 Howard McCann
4 Furman University 6-5 Tom Wall
5 Appalachian State University 5-8 Jim Morris
6 East Tennessee State University 5-13 Ken Campbell
7 Virginia Military Institute 1-15 Paul Maini

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round     Second round     Third round
                           
  1 The Citadel  
  bye    
      1 The Citadel 0  
      5 Appalachian St. 2    
  4 Furman 2          
  5 Appalachian St. 4        
      5 Appalachian St. 7
      6 East Tennessee St. 1
  2 Western Carolina 18        
  7 VMI 2          
      2 Western Carolina 4    
      6 East Tennessee St. 7  
  3 Marshall 4    
  6 East Tennessee St. 14  
  Loser's bracket
  xx  
  xx     1 The Citadel 3
    2 Western Carolina 7
  4 Furman 10  
  3 Marshall 4     7 VMI 3
    4 Furman 8
 


  Semifinals     Elimination     Final
                           
  5 Appalachian St. 6       4 Furman 11
  4 Furman 7           2 Western Carolina 9
      5 Appalachian St. 0    
      2 Western Carolina 4  
  6 East Tennessee St. 4    
  2 Western Carolina 9  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 Western Carolina University 18-2 Virginia Military Institute
Game 2 East Tennessee State University 14-4 Marshall University
Game 3 Appalachian State University 4-2 Furman University
Game 4 Furman University 10-4 Marshall University Marshall eliminated
Game 5 East Tennessee State University 7-4 Western Carolina University
Game 6 Appalachian State University 2-0 The Citadel
Game 7 Furman University 8-3 Virginia Military Institute VMI eliminated
Game 8 Western Carolina University 7-3 The Citadel Citadel eliminated
Game 9 Appalachian State University 7-1 East Tennessee State University
Game 10 Western Carolina University 9-4 East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State eliminated
Game 11 Furman University 7-6 (10) Appalachian State University
Game 12 Western Carolina University 4-0 Appalachian State University Appalachian State eliminated
Game 13 Furman University 11-9 Western Carolina University Furman advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • P Jack Kimel, Western Carolina
  • C Brent Williams, Furman
  • 1B Rodney Tesh, Western Carolina
  • 2B John Key, Appalachian St.
  • SS Nathan Dunn, East Tennessee St.
  • 3B Matt Raleigh, Western Carolina
  • OF Scott Waugh, Appalachian St.
  • OF Kevin Bellomo, Western Carolina
  • OF Joey Cox, Western Carolina
  • DH Dallas Rhinehart, ETSU