2008 Big South Conference Tournament

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

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

Bracket

	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

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

• 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