2008 Big South Conference Tournament

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The 2008 Big South Conference baseball tournament was held in Danville, VA. #1 Coastal Carolina University defeated #2 Liberty University for the title. Tyler Bortnick of Coastal Carolina was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Coastal Carolina University 17-3 Gary Gilmore
2 Liberty University 14-7 Jim Toman
3 Virginia Military Institute 14-7 Marlin Ikenberry
4 Winthrop University 11-10 Joe Hudak
5 High Point University 9-12 Sal Bando Jr.
6 Radford University 6-14 Joe Raccuia
7 Charleston Southern University 6-15 Jason Murray
8 University of North Carolina at Asheville 6-15 Willie Stewart

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Coastal Carolina 20  
  8 UNC Asheville 4     1 Coastal Carolina 3  
    3 VMI 1    
  2 Liberty 4         1 Coastal Carolina 8            
  6 Radford 15           4 Winthrop 6              
      6 Radford 9           1 Coastal Carolina 1 9
      4 Winthrop 13         2 Liberty 13 2
  3 VMI 2         4 Winthrop 3    
  4 Winthrop 7       6 Radford 2     2 Liberty 15  
  8 UNC Asheville 1     2 Liberty 11  
  2 Liberty 10  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 20
Game 1 Radford University 6-1 Charleston Southern University single elimination, Radford advances
Game 2 University of North Carolina at Asheville 3-2 High Point University single elimination, UNC Asheville advances
May 21
Game 3 Coastal Carolina University 20-4 University of North Carolina at Asheville
Game 4 Radford University 15-4 Liberty University
Game 5 Winthrop University 7-2 Virginia Military Institute
May 22
Game 6 Liberty University 10-1 University of North Carolina at Asheville UNC Asheville eliminated
Game 7 Coastal Carolina University 3-1 Virginia Military Institute VMI eliminated
Game 8 Winthrop University 13-9 Radford University
May 23
Game 9 Liberty University 11-2 Radford University Radford eliminated
Game 10 Coastal Carolina University 8-6 Winthrop University
Game 11 Liberty University 15-3 Winthrop University Winthrop eliminated
May 24
Game 12 Liberty University 13-1 Coastal Carolina University
Game 13 Coastal Carolina University 9-2 Liberty University Coastal Carolina advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • Tyler Bortnick Coastal Carolina
  • Alex Gregory Radford
  • Cody Brown Liberty
  • Bryn Henderson Winthrop
  • Jeff Jefferson Liberty
  • David Sappelt Coastal Carolina
  • Tommy Baldridge Coastal Carolina
  • Reggie Keen Radford
  • Dock Doyle Coastal Carolina
  • John Murrian Winthrop
  • Garrett Young Liberty
  • Joey Haug Coastal Carolina
  • Ryan Mullins Winthrop
  • Dustin Umberger Liberty
  • Steven Evans Liberty