2007 Southern Conference baseball tournament

The 2007 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 20 through 24. Ninth seeded Wofford won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the Terrier's first SoCon tournament win.

2007 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams10
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsWofford (1st title)
MVPBrandon Waring (Wofford)
Attendance31,298[1]
2007 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Western Carolina  ‍†‍‍y 20–7 .74142–20 .677
College of Charleston † ‍‍‍ 20–7 .74139–19 .672
Elon  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .55632–29 .525
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51933–26 .559
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51930–30 .500
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .48134–28 .548
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .44434–27 .557
Furman  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40719–36 .345
Wofford  ‍‍‡‍y 8–19 .29630–33 .476
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .29619–34 .358
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2007[2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

All ten baseball programs in the conference participated in the tournament, with the seventh through tenth place teams playing a single-elimination opening day prior to an 8-team, double-elimination tournament.

Seeding
Team W L Pct GB Seed
College of Charleston 20 7 .704
–
1
Western Carolina 20 7 .667
–
2
Elon 15 12 .630
5
3
Appalachian State 14 13 .593
6
4
UNC Greensboro 14 13 .556
6
5
Georgia Southern 13 14 .519
7
6
The Citadel 12 15 .519
8
7
Furman 11 16 .444
9
8
Wofford 8 19 .222
12
9
Davidson 8 19 .148
12
10

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Results

[4] Pairings
[5] Results

Play-In Round
Tuesday, May 20
TeamR
#9 Wofford5
#8 Furman3
Notes: Furman eliminated
Tuesday, May 20
TeamR
#10 Davidson0
#7 The Citadel7
Notes: Davidson eliminated

Bracket
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
5UNC Greensboro9
4Appalachian State
3Elon5
7The Citadel6
9Wofford19
1College of Charleston6
7The Citadel2
9Wofford6
7The Citadel7
2Western Carolina2
5UNC Greensboro5
9Wofford12
6Georgia Southern7
3Elon149Wofford4
7The Citadel2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
3Elon9
1College of Charleston104Appalachian State57The Citadel5
4Appalachian State113Elon113Elon2
5UNC Greensboro9
5UNC Greensboro8
6Georgia Southern66Georgia Southern6
2Western Carolina5

All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
P Ben Austin Wofford
C Richard Jones The Citadel
1B Zach Brown The Citadel
2B Eric Strukie Wofford
SS Mike Gilmartin Wofford
3B Brandon Waring Wofford
OF Pat Irvine Elon
OF Sean Snell UNC Greensboro
OF Chris Swauger The Citadel
DH Andrew Franco Appalachian State
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Brandon Waring
Wofford

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References
  1. "Southern Conference Baseball Tournament Sites Selected". CitadelSports.com. June 1, 2007. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2007". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  3. "2010 Southern Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  4. "2007 SoCon Baseball Tournament Pairings Set". SoConSports.com. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  5. "2010 Southern Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  6. "2010 Southern Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved January 24, 2012.
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