2002 Southern Conference baseball tournament

The 2002 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 22 through 25. Fourth seeded Georgia Southern won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the Eagles third tournament win.

2002 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsGeorgia Southern (3rd title)
Winning coachRodney Hennon (2nd title)
MVPBrett Lewis (Georgia Southern)
Attendance22,696
2002 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
The Citadel  ‍†‍‍ 22–8 .73331–26 .544
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 20–10 .66733–23 .589
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 19–11 .63336–22 .621
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‡‍y 18–11 .62139–25 .609
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 17–11 .60733–22 .600
Furman  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46726–34 .433
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46726–31 .456
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 13–16 .44823–36 .390
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 13–16 .44821–29 .420
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 10–19 .34516–34 .320
VMI  ‍‍‍ 1–27 .03610–41 .196
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so East Tennessee State, Appalachian State and VMI were not in the field.

Seeding
Team W L Pct GB Seed
The Citadel 22 8 .733
–
1
Western Carolina 20 10 .667
2
2
College of Charleston 19 11 .633
3
3
Georgia Southern 18 11 .621
3.5
4
UNC Greensboro 17 11 .607
4
5
Wofford 14 16 .467
8
6
Furman 14 16 .467
8
7
Davidson 13 16 .448
8.5
8
East Tennessee State 13 16 .448
8.5
Appalachian State 10 19 .345
11.5
VMI 1 27 .036
20

[2][3]

Bracket
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
6Furman6
3College of Charleston7
2Western Carolina0
3College of Charleston3
7Wofford2
2Western Carolina9
3College of Charleston9
4Georgia Southern4
5UNC Greensboro2
4Georgia Southern4
1The Citadel2
4Georgia Southern4
8East Tennessee State5
1The Citadel74Georgia Southern98
3College of Charleston60
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1The Citadel0
6Furman76Furman64Georgia Southern10
7Wofford56Furman96Furman4
5UNC Greensboro7
2Western Carolina4
5UNC Greensboro35UNC Greensboro6
8East Tennessee State0

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All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
P Brett Lewis Georgia Southern
C Matt Lauerdale College of Charleston
1B Carolos Love Georgia Southern
2B Jack Arroyo College of Charleston
3B Lee Curtis College of Charleston
SS Jemes Spearman Georgia Southern
OF Craig Caudill Furman
OF Kirk Strebin UNC Greensboro
OF Brett Anderson College of Charleston
OF Matt Herring Georgia Southern
DH Coogie Freedman Furman
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Brett Lewis
Georgia Southern

[5]

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2002". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  2. 2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 47. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  3. "SoCon Baseball Championship Seeds Set". SoConSports.com. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  4. 2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 49. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  5. "Georgia Southern Wins 2002 Baseball Championship". SoConSports.com. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
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