2007 Southern Conference Tournament

From BR Bullpen

The 2007 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC. #9 Wofford College defeated #7 The Citadel for the title. Brandon Waring of Wofford was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 College of Charleston 20-7 John Pawlowski
2 Western Carolina University 20-7 Todd Raleigh
3 Elon University 15-12 Mike Kennedy
4 Appalachian State University 14-13 Chris Pollard
5 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 14-13 Mike Gaski
6 Georgia Southern University 13-14 Rodney Hennon
7 The Citadel 12-15 Fred Jordan
8 Furman University 11-16 Ron Smith
9 Wofford College 8-19 Steve Traylor
10 Davidson College 8-19 Dick Cooke

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  Round 1   Round 2   Round 3     Finals
                                                 
  1 Charleston 6  
  9 Wofford 19    
      9 Wofford 12  
      5 UNC Greensboro 5    
  4 Appalachian St. 3          
  5 UNC Greensboro 9        
      9 Wofford 6    
      7 The Citadel 2      
  2 Western Carolina 2              
  7 The Citadel 7                
      7 The Citadel 6          
      3 Elon 5        
  3 Elon 14          
  6 Georgia Southern 7         9 Wofford 4
      7 The Citadel 2
       
  Losers Bracket 1     Losers Bracket 2     Losers Bracket 3     Losers Bracket 4    
       
    3 Elon 9        
  1 Charleston 10     4 Appalachian St. 5         7 The Citadel 5    
  4 Appalachian St. 11         3 Elon 11     3 Elon 2  
      5 UNC Greensboro 9    
    5 UNC Greensboro 8      
  2 Western Carolina 5     6 Georgia Southern 6    
  6 Georgia Southern 6    


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 22
Game 1 Wofford College 5-3 Furman University single elimination, Wofford advances
Game 2 The Citadel 7-0 Davidson College single elimination, Citadel advances
May 23
Game 3 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 9-3 Appalachian State University
Game 4 Wofford College 19-6 College of Charleston
Game 5 The Citadel 7-2 Western Carolina University
Game 6 Elon University 14-7 Georgia Southern University
May 24
Game 7 The Citadel 6-5 Elon University
Game 8 Appalachian State University 11-10 College of Charleston Charleston eliminated
Game 9 Georgia Southern University 6-5 Western Carolina University Western Carolina eliminated
Game 10 Wofford College 12-5 University of North Carolina at Greensboro
May 25
Game 11 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 8-6 Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern eliminated
Game 12 Elon University 9-5 Appalachian State University Appalachian State eliminated
Game 13 Wofford College 6-2 The Citadel
Game 14 Elon University 11-9 (10) University of North Carolina at Greensboro UNC Greensboro eliminated
May 26
Game 15 The Citadel 5-2 Elon University Elon eliminated
Game 16 Wofford College 4-2 The Citadel Wofford advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • P Ben Austin, Wofford
  • C Richard Jones, Citadel
  • 1B Zach Brown, Citadel
  • 2B Eric Strukie, Wofford
  • SS Mike Gilmartin, Wofford
  • 3B Brandon Waring, Wofford
  • OF Chris Swauger, Citadel
  • OF Pat Irvine, Elon
  • OF Sean Snell, UNC Greensboro
  • DH Andrew Franco, Appalachian St.