2008 Peach Belt Conference Tournament

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The 2008 Peach Belt Conference baseball tournament was held in Aiken, SC. #4 North Georgia College and State University defeated #3 Francis Marion University for the title. Logan Sharrett of North Georgia was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Columbus State University 19-8 Greg Appleton
2 University of South Carolina Aiken 18-9 Kenny Thomas
3 Francis Marion University 16-11 Art Inabinet
4 North Georgia College and State University 16-11 Tom Cantrell
5 Georgia College and State University 15-12 Tom Carty
6 Armstrong Atlantic State University 14-13 Joe Roberts

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
  1 Columbus St. 16  
  6 Armstrong Atlantic St. 6     1 Columbus St. 2  
    3 Francis Marion 4    
      3 Francis Marion 9  
      2 USC Aiken 6    
  6 Armstrong Atlantic St. 3          
  2 USC Aiken 10        
  2 USC Aiken 8         3 Francis Marion 8 x
  5 Georgia College & State 12           4 North Georgia 10 x
      5 Georgia College & State 9        
      4 North Georgia 10          
  3 Francis Marion 2           4 North Georgia 5    
  4 North Georgia 6         1 Columbus St. 3  
  5 Georgia College & State 0    
  1 Columbus St. 13  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 8
Game 1 Columbus State University 16-6 Armstrong Atlantic State University
Game 2 Georgia College and State University 12-8 University of South Carolina Aiken
Game 3 North Georgia College and State University 6-2 Francis Marion University
May 9
Game 4 North Georgia College and State University 10-9 (10) Georgia College and State University
Game 5 Francis Marion University 4-2 Columbus State University
Game 6 University of South Carolina Aiken 10-3 Armstrong Atlantic State University Armstrong Atlantic eliminated
May 10
Game 7 Columbus State University 13-0 Georgia College and State University Georgia College eliminated
Game 8 Francis Marion University 9-6 University of South Carolina Aiken USC Aiken eliminated
Game 9 North Georgia College and State University 5-3 Columbus State University Columbus State eliminated
May 11
Game 10 North Georgia College and State University 10-8 Francis Marion University North Georgia advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • Jonnie Geiger Columbus State
  • Brandon Masters Columbus State
  • Peden Rucker USC Aiken
  • Justin Greene Francis Marion
  • Greg Phelps Francis Marion
  • Ed Paul Francis Marion
  • Chris Curtis North Georgia
  • Chad Sage North Georgia
  • Logan Sharrett, North Georgia