1996 Southern Conference baseball tournament

The 1996 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at College Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from April 30 through May 3. Top seeded Georgia Southern won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the Eagles first tournament win, having joined the league for the 1991 season. This was the final tournament held at College Park, as Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park opened and hosted the tournament beginning in 1997.

1996 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsGeorgia Southern (1st title)
MVPMark Hamiln (Georgia Southern)
1996 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Georgia Southern †‡y ‍‍‍ 17–3 .85046–14 .767
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 17–7 .70832–24 .571
Furman  ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62526–29 .473
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 13–10 .56533–26 .559
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 12–10 .54527–19 .587
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47826–24 .520
VMI  ‍‍‍ 7–16 .30417–29 .370
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25016–33 .327
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 4–17 .1907–35 .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participated, so Marshall was not in the field.

Seeding
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Georgia Southern 17 3 .850
–
1
Western Carolina 17 7 .708
2
2
Furman 15 9 .625
4
3
The Citadel 13 10 .565
5.5
4
Appalachian State 12 10 .545
6
5
East Tennessee State 11 12 .478
7.5
6
VMI 7 16 .304
11.5
7
Davidson 6 18 .250
13
8
Marshall 4 17 .190
12.5
–

[2]

Bracket
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
3Furman7
6East Tennessee State10
6East Tennessee State2
7VMI4
2Western Carolina3
7VMI7
7VMI2
1Georgia Southern11
1Georgia Southern8
8Davidson2
1Georgia Southern4
4The Citadel3
4The Citadel6
5Appalachian State21Georgia Southern7
4The Citadel1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
4The Citadel17
3Furman73Furman37VMI5
2Western Carolina44The Citadel14The Citadel8
6East Tennessee State0
6East Tennessee State5
8Davidson25Appalachian State2
5Appalachian State5

* - Indicates extra innings.[3]

All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
P Clint Sauls Georgia Southern
C Steve Wilson Georgia Southern
1B Nate Shepperson VMI
2B Donnie Coe Georgia Southern
3B Bo Betchman The Citadel
SS Terrance Smalls The Citadel
OF Jon Placko Furman
OF Mark Hamlin Georgia Southern
OF Antoine Moran Georgia Southern
DH Britt Phelps East Tennessee State
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Mark Hamlin
Georgia Southern

[4]

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1996". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  2. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 47. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  3. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 49. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  4. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 62. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
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