2001 Southern Conference baseball tournament

The 2001 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 22 through 25. Second seeded The Citadel won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the Bulldogs sixth tournament win.

2001 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsThe Citadel (6th title)
Winning coachFred Jordan (baseball) (5th title)
MVPRandy Corn (The Citadel)
Attendance27,788
2001 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Georgia Southern  ‍†‍‍y 21–9 .70042–20 .677
The Citadel  ‍‍‡‍y 20–10 .66738–24 .613
Furman  ‍‍‍ 18–11 .62130–25 .545
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 18–11 .62130–26 .536
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 17–12 .58631–28 .525
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 12–14 .46221–32 .396
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43321–32 .396
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 10–16 .38524–28 .462
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 9–17 .34617–31 .354
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33319–32 .373
VMI  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .29615–32 .319
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2001[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so Wofford, Davidson, and VMI were not in the field.

Seeding
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Georgia Southern 21 9 .700
–
1
The Citadel 20 10 .667
1
2
Furman 18 11 .621
2.5
3
Western Carolina 18 11 .621
2.5
4
UNC Greensboro 17 12 .586
3.5
5
Appalachian State 12 14 .462
7
6
East Tennessee State 13 17 .433
8
7
College of Charleston 10 16 .385
9
8
Wofford 9 17 .346
10
Davidson 10 20 .333
11
VMI 8 19 .296
11.5

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Bracket
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
5UNC Greensboro7
4Western Carolina5
1Georgia Southern10
5UNC Greensboro7
8College of Charleston2
1Georgia Southern10
2The Citadel3
1Georgia Southern2
6Appalachian State4
3Furman2
2The Citadel5
6Appalachian State3
7East Tennessee State2
2The Citadel35UNC Greensboro3
2The Citadel4
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
8College of Charleston3
4Western Carolina76Appalachian State41Georgia Southern0
8College of Charleston96Appalachian State15UNC Greensboro4
5UNC Greensboro2
7East Tennessee State6
3Furman25UNC Greensboro9
7East Tennessee State8

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All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
P Ted Toler UNC Greensboro
P Randy Corn The Citadel
C Brendon Gilligan Georgia Southern
1B Andy Baxter East Tennessee State
2B Shan Schumaker UNC Greensboro
3B Dallas McPherson The Citadel
SS Jemel Spearman Georgia Southern
OF Jasha Balcom College of Charleston
OF Nathan Copeland East Tennessee State
OF Brook Dantzler The Citadel
OF Chris Cook UNC Greensboro
DH Chris Mittendorf UNC Greensboro
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Randy Corn
The Citadel

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References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2001". Boyd's World. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  2. "2001 Southern Conference Baseball Standings (Final)". SoConSports.com. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  3. "2001 Pepsi Southern Conference Baseball Tournament". SoConSports.com. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  4. "2001 Baseball All-Tournament Team". SoConSports.com. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
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