1986 Southern Conference baseball tournament

The 1986 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Hennon Stadium on the campus of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, from April 27 through 29. The South Division's top seed Western Carolina won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

1986 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsWestern Carolina (2nd title)
MVPDavid Hyatt (Western Carolina)
1986 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Appalachian State  x‍‍‍y 15–2 .88240–13 .755
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50021–21 .500
VMI  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38915–25 .375
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 4–13 .23515–18 .455
Southern
Western Carolina  x‍‍‡‍y 12–5 .70633–28 .541
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55621–20 .512
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50029–20 .592
Furman  ‍‍‍ 4–13 .23515–24 .385
x – Division champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament used a double-elimination format.

Seeding

The top two teams from each division based on regular season conference winning percentage participated in the tournament. The top seed from the North Division played the second seed from the South in the first round, and vice versa. The winners of the first round then played, while the losers played an elimination game. There were no ties in the standings, so no tiebreakers were necessary.[2]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
North Division
Appalachian State 15 2 .882
–
1N
East Tennessee State 9 9 .500
6.5
2N
VMI 7 11 .389
8.5
–
Marshall 4 13 .235
11
–
South Division
Western Carolina 12 5 .706
–
1S
Davidson 10 8 .556
2.5
2S
The Citadel 9 9 .500
3.5
–
Furman 4 13 .235
8
–

Bracket
First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1NAppalachian State5
2SDavidson4
1NAppalachian State17
1SWestern Carolina18
1SWestern Carolina11
2NEast Tennessee State2
1SWestern Carolina11–
1NAppalachian State8–
Lower round 1Lower final
1NAppalachian State16
2SEast Tennessee State72SEast Tennessee State14
2NDavidson5

[3]

Most Outstanding Player
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
David Hyatt
Western Carolina

[4]

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1986". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  2. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 46. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  3. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 48. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  4. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 63. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
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