1987 Big South Conference baseball tournament

The 1987 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 14 through 16 at Taylor Field on the campus of Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. Four teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The Big South played the season at the NCAA Division I level, but did not receive an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Winthrop won the championship for the second time out of three years of the Tournament's existence.[2]

1987 Big South Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsWinthrop (2nd title)
Winning coachHorace Turbeville (1st title)
MVPMike Michener (Armstrong State)
1987 Big South Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Campbell  x 820 .80025200 .556
Winthrop   830 .7273880 .826
UNC Asheville   350 .37512201 .379
Radford   090 .00011210 .344
West
Armstrong State  x 930 .75047150 .758
Coastal Carolina   760 .53827230 .540
Augusta State   670 .46220230 .465
Baptist   390 .25025170 .595
x Division champion
Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1987[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format

The top four finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament.[2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
East
Campbell82.8001E
Winthrop83.727.52E
UNC Asheville35.3754
Radford09.0007.5
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
West
Armstrong State93.7501W
Coastal Carolina76.5382.52W
Augusta State67.4623.5
Baptist39.2506

Bracket and results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1ECampbell8
2WCoastal Carolina19
2WCoastal Carolina6
1WArmstrong State10
1WArmstrong State14
2EWinthrop8
1WArmstrong State612
2EWinthrop1213
Lower round 1Lower final
2WCoastal Carolina7
1ECampbell12EWinthrop11
2EWinthrop8

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Charlie BroadArmstrong State
Jeff GarbettWinthrop
Scott GoinsWinthrop
Dana HardingArmstrong State
Mark HetrickWinthrop
Jimmy HuestessWinthrop
Art InabinetWinthrop
Jimmy MalseedWinthrop
Mike MichenerArmstrong State
Dave MurrayWinthrop
Robert TuckerWinthrop

Most Valuable Player

Mike Michener was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Michener was an outfielder for Armstrong State.[2]

References

  1. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 4. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  2. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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