2001 Southern Conference Tournament

From BR Bullpen

The 2001 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC. #2 The Citadel defeated #5 University of North Carolina at Greensboro for the title. Randy Corn of Citadel was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Georgia Southern University 21-9 Rodney Hennon
2 The Citadel 20-10 Fred Jordan
3 Furman University 18-11 Ron Smith
4 Western Carolina University 18-11 Todd Raleigh
5 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 17-12 Mike Gaski
6 Appalachian State University 12-14 Troy Hestess
7 East Tennessee State University 13-17 Tony Skole
8 College of Charleston 10-16 John Pawlowski

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  Round 1   Round 2   Round 3     Finals
                                                 
  1 Georgia Southern 10  
  8 Charleston 2    
      1 Georgia Southern 10  
      5 UNC Greensboro 7    
  4 Western Carolina 5          
  5 UNC Greensboro 7        
      1 Georgia Southern 2    
      2 The Citadel 3      
  2 The Citadel 3              
  7 East Tennessee St. 2                
      2 The Citadel 5          
      6 Appalachian St. 3        
  3 Furman 2          
  6 Appalachian St. 4         2 The Citadel 4
      5 UNC Greensboro 3
       
  Losers Bracket 1     Losers Bracket 2     Losers Bracket 3     Losers Bracket 4    
       
    6 Appalachian St. 4        
  8 Charleston 9     8 Charleston 3         1 Georgia Southern 0    
  4 Western Carolina 7         6 Appalachian St. 1     5 UNC Greensboro 4  
      5 UNC Greensboro 2    
    5 UNC Greensboro 9      
  7 East Tennessee St. 8     7 East Tennessee St. 6    
  3 Furman 2    


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 7-5 Western Carolina University
Game 2 Georgia Southern University 10-2 College of Charleston
Game 3 Appalachian State University 4-2 (10) Furman University
Game 4 The Citadel 3-2 East Tennessee State University
Game 5 College of Charleston 9-7 Western Carolina University Western Carolina eliminated
Game 6 East Tennessee State University 8-2 Furman University Furman eliminated
Game 7 Georgia Southern University 10-7 University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Game 8 The Citadel 5-3 Appalachian State University
Game 9 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 9-6 East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State eliminated
Game 10 Appalachian State University 4-3 College of Charleston Charleston eliminated
Game 11 The Citadel 3-2 Georgia Southern University
Game 12 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 2-1 Appalachian State University Appalachian State eliminated
Game 13 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 4-0 Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern eliminated
Game 14 The Citadel 4-3 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Citadel advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • P Randy Corn, Citadel
  • P Ted Toler, UNCG
  • C Brendon Gilligan, Georgia Southern
  • 1B Andy Baxter, East Tennessee St.
  • 2B Shane Schumaker, UNCG
  • SS Jemel Spearman, Georgia Southern
  • 3B Dallas McPherson, Citadel
  • OF Jasha Balcom, Charleston
  • OF Brook Dantzler, Citadel
  • OF Nathan Copeland, East Tennessee St.
  • OF Chris Cook, UNCG
  • DH Chris Mittendorf, UNCG