2011 Gulf South Conference Tournament

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The 2011 Gulf South Conference baseball tournament was held at USA Stadium in Millington, TN. West #2 Southern Arkansas University defeated West #1 Harding University for the title. Dan Bream of Southern Arkansas was named Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
East 1 University of West Florida 17-3 Mike Jeffcoat
East 2 University of North Alabama 12-4 Mike Keehn
East 3 Valdosta State University 10-11 Greg Guilliams
East 4 University of Alabama in Huntsville 8-9 Hunter Royer
West 1 Harding University 14-5 Patrick McGaha
West 2 Southern Arkansas University 15-6 Steve Browning
West 3 Delta State University 14-6 Mike Kinnison
West 4 Arkansas Tech University 13-6 Dave Dawson

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round     Second round     Third round
                           
  E1 West Florida 6  
  W4 Arkansas Tech 5    
      E1 West Florida 1  
      W2 Southern Arkansas 7    
  W2 Southern Arkansas 9          
  E3 Valdosta State 2        
      W2 Southern Arkansas 7
      W1 Harding 3
  W1 Harding 4        
  E4 Alabama-Huntsville 2          
      W1 Harding 5    
      E2 North Alabama 2  
  E2 North Alabama 10    
  W3 Delta State 5  
  Loser's bracket
  W4 Arkansas Tech 12  
  E3 Valdosta State 2     E2 North Alabama 3
    W4 Arkansas Tech 4
  E4 Alabama-Huntsville 6  
  W3 Delta State 7     E1 West Florida 2
    W3 Delta State 0
 


  Semifinals     Elimination     Final
                           
  W2 Southern Arkansas 0       W2 Southern Arkansas 5
  W4 Arkansas Tech 4           W1 Harding 3
      W4 Arkansas Tech 3    
      W1 Harding 4  
  W1 Harding 6    
  E1 West Florida 2  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 6
Game 1 University of North Alabama 10-5 Delta State University
Game 2 Harding University 4-2 University of Alabama in Huntsville
Game 3 University of West Florida 6-5 Arkansas Tech University
Game 4 Southern Arkansas University 9-2 Valdosta State University
May 7
Game 5 Delta State University 7-6 University of Alabama in Huntsville Alabama-Huntsville eliminated
Game 6 Harding University 5-2 University of North Alabama
Game 7 Arkansas Tech University 12-2 (7) Valdosta State University Valdosta State eliminated
Game 8 Southern Arkansas University 7-1 University of West Florida
May 8
Game 9 Arkansas Tech University 4-3 (11) University of North Alabama North Alabama eliminated
Game 10 University of West Florida 2-0 Delta State University Delta State eliminated
Game 11 Southern Arkansas University 7-3 Harding University
May 9
Game 12 Harding University 6-2 University of West Florida West Florida eliminated
Game 13 Arkansas Tech University 4-0 Southern Arkansas University
May 10
Game 14 Harding University 4-3 Arkansas Tech University Arkansas Tech eliminated
Game 15 Southern Arkansas University 5-3 Harding University Southern Arkansas eliminated advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • SP-Dan Bream, Southern Arkansas
  • DH-Chris Harrison, Southern Arkansas
  • SP-Doug Shields, Southern Arkansas
  • OF-Matt Johnson, Arkansas Tech
  • 2B-Josh Riley, Arkansas Tech
  • OF-Michael Vinson, Delta State
  • 1B-Billy Ninemire, Harding
  • SP-Lucas Waddell, Harding
  • SS-Charles Bradley, Harding
  • OF-Greg Pron, West Florida
  • SP-Daniel Vargas-Vila, West Florida