1989 Southern Conference baseball tournament
The 1989 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held in Asheville, North Carolina, from April 27 through 29. The South Division's top seed Western Carolina won their fifth consecutive tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Western Carolina claimed its fifth tournament title of the first six in modern SoCon history.
| Teams | 7 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Western Carolina (5th title) |
| MVP | Paul Menhart (Western Carolina) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina †‡y | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | 23 | – | 31 | .426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 29 | – | 13 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 16 | – | 23 | .410 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 30 | – | 20 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 5 | – | 10 | .333 | 13 | – | 21 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 5 | – | 10 | .333 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The tournament used a double-elimination format. Heavy rains forced the cancellation of the tournament after five games. A three team playoff was held in Montreat, North Carolina, between Appalachian State, Marshall, and Western Carolina to determine the automatic qualifier in the NCAA tournament.
Seeding
With Davidson's departure from the conference beginning with the 1989 season, the Southern Conference did away with the divisional structure for a seven-team league. All seven teams were in the tournament for the first time, with seeding based on conference winning percentage. Furman claimed more wins over East Tennessee State in the regular season, and were awarded the sixth seed.[2]
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Carolina | 10 | 5 | .667 | – |
1 |
| Marshall | 8 | 5 | .615 | 1 |
2 |
| Appalachian State | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1.5 |
3 |
| VMI | 8 | 7 | .533 | 2 |
4 |
| The Citadel | 8 | 9 | .471 | 3 |
5 |
| Furman | 5 | 10 | .333 | 5 |
6 |
| East Tennessee | 5 | 10 | .333 | 5 |
7 |
Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Western Carolina | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | The Citadel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | VMI | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | The Citadel | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Appalachian State | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Marshall | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | East Tennessee | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Marshall | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Appalachian State | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Appalachian State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Furman | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | East Tennessee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | VMI | 5 | 6 | Furman | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Furman | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Marshall | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Three team playoff at Montreat, NC
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Western Carolina | 4 | |||||||
| 1 | Western Carolina | 7 | 2 | Marshall | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Appalachian State | 2 | |||||||
Most Outstanding Player
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player |
Western Carolina |
References
- "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 46. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 48. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 63. Retrieved September 29, 2012.