2005 Southern Conference baseball tournament

The 2005 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 23 through 27. Eighth seeded Furman won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the Paladins' second SoCon tournament win.

2005 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsFurman (2nd title)
MVPNick Hollstegge (Furman)
Attendance26,707
2005 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
#26 College of Charleston †y ‍‍‍ 27–3 .90048–15 .762
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 18–11 .62138–22 .633
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 18–12 .60033–23 .589
Elon  ‍‍‍ 18–12 .60032–25 .561
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56731–22 .585
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46725–34 .424
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 13–16 .44831–22 .585
Furman  ‍‍‡‍y 13–16 .44830–29 .508
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43326–24 .520
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 7–23 .23317–37 .315
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 5–24 .17210–42 .192
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2005[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The top eight baseball programs in the conference participated in the double-elimination tournament. Davidson, Wofford, and Appalachian State were not in the field. While College of Charleston dominated the regular season, Furman swept Davidson in the final regular season series to make the tournament, then swept the tournament for the unlikely championship.

Seeding
Team W L Pct GB Seed
College of Charleston 27 3 .900
–
1
Georgia Southern 18 11 .621
8.5
2
Western Carolina 18 12 .600
9
3
Elon 18 12 .600
9
4
UNC Greensboro 17 13 .567
10
5
The Citadel 14 16 .467
13
6
East Tennessee State 13 16 .448
13.5
7
Furman 13 16 .448
13.5
8
Davidson 13 17 .433
14
Wofford 7 23 .233
20
Appalachian State 5 24 .172
23.5

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Bracket

Seeding and pairings:[3]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
5UNC Greensboro6
4Elon12
4Elon3
8Furman6
8Furman9
1College of Charleston7
8Furman4
2Georgia Southern1
7East Tennessee State3
2Georgia Southern2
2Georgia Southern7
3Western Carolina2
6The Citadel1
3Western Carolina62Georgia Southern4
8Furman5
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
3Western Carolina4
1College of Charleston81College of Charleston12Georgia Southern11
5UNC Greensboro21College of Charleston91College of Charleston5
6The Citadel7
6The Citadel8
7East Tennessee State64Elon7
6The Citadel10

All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
P Nick Hollstegge Furman
C Flint Wipke Georgia Southern
1B Case Cassedy Furman
2B Chris Campbell College of Charleston
SS Matt Matulia The Citadel
3B Matthew Betsill Furman
OF Brett Gardner College of Charleston
OF James Payne Georgia Southern
OF Brent Stephens Georgia Southern
DH Sam McLain Furman
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Nick Hollstegge
Furman

[4]

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2005". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  2. "Southern Conference - Standings & Leaders". Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  3. "Furman defeats Davidson for spot in SoCon Baseball Tournament". SoConSports.com. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  4. "2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide". Archived from the original on August 15, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
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