2002 Southern Conference Tournament

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The 2002 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC. #4 Georgia Southern University defeated #3 College of Charleston for the title. Brett Lewis of Georgia Southern was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 The Citadel 22-8 Fred Jordan
2 Western Carolina University 20-10 Todd Raleigh
3 College of Charleston 19-11 John Pawlowski
4 Georgia Southern University 18-11 Rodney Hennon
5 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 17-11 Mike Gaski
6 Furman University 14-16 Ron Smith
7 Wofford College 14-16 Steve Traylor
8 East Tennessee State University 13-16 Tony Skole

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

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


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 22
Game 1 College of Charleston 7-6 Furman University
Game 2 Western Carolina University 9-2 Wofford College
Game 3 Georgia Southern University 4-2 University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Game 4 The Citadel 7-5 East Tennessee State University
May 23
Game 5 Furman University 7-5 Wofford College Wofford eliminated
Game 6 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 3-0 East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State eliminated
Game 7 College of Charleston 3-0 Western Carolina University
Game 8 Georgia Southern University 4-2 The Citadel
May 24
Game 9 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 6-4 Western Carolina University Western Carolina eliminated
Game 10 Furman University 6-0 The Citadel Citadel eliminated
Game 11 College of Charleston 9-4 Georgia Southern University
Game 12 Furman University 9-7 University of North Carolina at Greensboro UNC Greensboro eliminated
May 25
Game 13 Georgia Southern University 10-4 Furman University Furman eliminated
Game 14 Georgia Southern University 9-6 College of Charleston
May 26
Game 15 Georgia Southern University 8-0 College of Charleston Georgia Southern advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • P Brett Lewis, Georgia Southern
  • C Matt Lauderdale, Charleston
  • 1B Carlos Love, Georgia Southern
  • 2B Jack Arroyo, Charleston
  • SS Jemel Spearman, Georgia Southern
  • 3B Lee Curtis, Charleston
  • OF Brett Anderson, Charleston
  • OF Craig Caudill, Furman
  • OF Matt Herring, Georgia Southern
  • OF J.R. Revere, Georgia Southern
  • OF Kirk Strebin, UNCG
  • DH Coogie Freedman, Furman