2002 Gulf South Conference Tournament

The 2002 Gulf South Conference baseball tournament was held at USA Stadium in Millington, TN. East #3 Valdosta State University defeated West #2 Southern Arkansas University for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
East 1	University of North Alabama	14-5	Mike Lane
East 2	University of Alabama in Huntsville	13-6	Bobby Pierce
East 3	Valdosta State University	12-9	Tommy Thomas
West 1	Delta State University	20-2	Mike Kinnison
West 2	Southern Arkansas University	17-5	Steve Goodheart
West 3	Harding University	14-9	Shane Fullerton

Results

Bracket

First round

Second round

Third round

Semi-finals

Finals

E1

North Alabama

6

W3

Harding

13

W3

Harding

4

E2

Alabama-Huntsville

2

W1

Delta State

3

W3

Harding

4

E3

Valdosta State

6

E3

Valdosta State

7

E3

Valdosta State

4

E3

Valdosta State

4

x

W2

Southern Arkansas

2

W2

Southern Arkansas

2

x

E2

Alabama-Huntsville

1

W3

Harding

1

W2

Southern Arkansas

4

W2

Southern Arkansas

2

W2

Southern Arkansas

6

E1

North Alabama

2

W1

Delta State

0

W1

Delta State

8

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 4
Game 1	Southern Arkansas University	4-1	University of Alabama in Huntsville
Game 2	Harding University	13-6	University of North Alabama
Game 3	Valdosta State University	6-3	Delta State University
May 5
Game 4	Delta State University	8-2	University of North Alabama	North Alabama eliminated
Game 5	Harding University	4-2	University of Alabama in Huntsville	Alabama-Huntsville eliminated
Game 6	Valdosta State University	4-2	Southern Arkansas University
May 6
Game 7	Valdosta State University	7-4	Harding University
Game 8	Southern Arkansas University	2-0	Delta State University	Delta State eliminated
Game 9	Southern Arkansas University	6-1	Harding University	Harding eliminated
May 7
Game 10	Valdosta State University	4-2	Southern Arkansas University	Valdosta State advances to NCAA tournament