2017 Big South Conference Tournament

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The 2017 Big South Conference baseball tournament was held in Lexington, SC. #5 Radford University defeated #3 Presbyterian College for the title. Kyle Zurak of Radford was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Winthrop University 17-7 Tom Riginos
2 Liberty University 16-8 Scott Jackson
3 Presbyterian College 15-9 Elton Pollock
4 High Point University 12-11 Craig Cozart
5 Radford University 11-13 Joe Raccuia
6 University of North Carolina at Asheville 11-13 Scott Friedholm
7 Gardner-Webb University 11-13 Rusty Stroupe
8 Campbell University 10-14 Justin Haire

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Re-ordered
Semifinals
Finals
                                           
1  Winthrop 4  
8  Campbell 3  
  1  Winthrop 1  
  5  Radford 7  
4  High Point 3
5  Radford 6  
  5  Radford 7 x  
 
  6  UNC Asheville 2 x  
8  Campbell 5  
4  High Point 6  
  1  Winthrop 14
  4  High Point 13  
  5  Radford 9 x x
  3  Presbyterian 2 x x
2  Liberty 7  
7  Gardner-Webb 16  
  7  Gardner-Webb 6
  3  Presbyterian 7  
3  Presbyterian 6
6  UNC Asheville 4  
  3  Presbyterian 3 9
 
  1  Winthrop 4 4  
2  Liberty 1  
6  UNC Asheville 2  
  7  Gardner-Webb 3
  6  UNC Asheville 6  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 25
Game 1 Gardner-Webb University 16-7 Liberty University
Game 2 Presbyterian College 6-4 University of North Carolina at Asheville
Game 3 Winthrop University 4-3 (10) Campbell University
Game 4 Radford University 6-3 High Point University
May 26
Game 5 University of North Carolina at Asheville 2-1 Liberty University Liberty eliminated
Game 6 Presbyterian College 7-6 Gardner-Webb University
Game 7 High Point University 6-5 Campbell University Campbell eliminated
Game 8 Radford University 7-1 Winthrop University
May 27
Game 9 University of North Carolina at Asheville 6-3 Gardner-Webb University Gardner-Webb eliminated
Game 10 Winthrop University 14-13 High Point University High Point eliminated
Game 11 Radford University 7-2 University of North Carolina at Asheville UNC Asheville eliminated
Game 12 Winthrop University 4-3 Presbyterian College
May 28
Game 13 Presbyterian College 9-4 Winthrop University Winthrop eliminated
Game 14 Radford University 9-2 Presbyterian College Radford advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • Kyle Zurak Radford
  • Danny Hrbek Radford
  • Spencer Horwitz Radford
  • Kyle Butler Radford
  • Nick Wise Presbyterian College
  • Nick Guimbarda Presbyterian College
  • Tyler Weyenberg Presbyterian College
  • Hayden Deal Presbyterian College
  • Justin Kunz Gardner-Webb
  • Collin Thacker Gardner-Webb
  • Brandon Lankford UNC Asheville
  • Hunter Lipscomb Winthrop