1996 Peach Belt Conference Tournament

The 1996 Peach Belt Conference baseball tournament consisted of 2 rounds. The first round was a best of 3 series hosted by the higher seed. The 4 winners then played a double elimination tournament held in Kennesaw, GA. #1 Columbus College defeated #2 Kennesaw State College for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Columbus College	18-5	Chip Reese
2	Kennesaw State College	17-6	Mike Sansing
3	Armstrong State College	13-9	Joe Roberts
4	Georgia College	12-11	Steve Mrowka
5	Pembroke State University	10-14	Danny Davis
6	University of South Carolina Aiken	10-14	Barry Given
7	Francis Marion University	8-13	Gerry Griffin
8	University of South Carolina-Spartanburg	9-15	Bubba Dorman

Game Results

First Round

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Columbus College	10-3	University of South Carolina-Spartanburg
Game 2	Columbus College	14-2	University of South Carolina-Spartanburg	Columbus College advances to finals

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Kennesaw State College	10-0	Francis Marion University
Game 2	Kennesaw State College	5-1	Francis Marion University	Kennesaw State advances to finals

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Armstrong State College	4-1	University of South Carolina Aiken
Game 2	University of South Carolina Aiken	3-0	Armstrong State College
Game 3	University of South Carolina Aiken	6-2	Armstrong State College	USC Aiken advances to finals

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Georgia College	8-7	Pembroke State University
Game 2	Georgia College	6-3	Pembroke State University	Georgia College advances to finals

Finals

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Columbus College	3-2	University of South Carolina Aiken
Game 2	Kennesaw State College	6-5	Georgia College
Game 3	Columbus College	16-3	Kennesaw State College
Game 4	Georgia College	6-4	University of South Carolina Aiken	USC Aiken eliminated
Game 5	Kennesaw State College	5-3	Georgia College	Georgia College eliminated
Game 6	Columbus College	9-6	Kennesaw State College	Columbus College advances to NCAA tournament