2011 Big South Conference baseball tournament

The 2011 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 24 through 28, 2011, at Gray–Minor Stadium on the campus of the Virginia Military Institute. The top eight regular season finishers of the ten eligible teams met in the double-elimination tournament. Presbyterian was not eligible for postseason play in any sport until the 2012–2013 academic year due to its transition to Division I. Top seeded Coastal Carolina won their twelfth championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

2011 Big South Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (12th title)
Winning coachGary Gilmore (9th title)
MVPKeith Hardwick (Coastal Carolina)
2011 Big South Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Coastal Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y 20–7–0 .74142–20–0 .677
Liberty  ‍‍‍ 18–9–0 .66735–24–0 .593
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62529–30–0 .492
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 15–12–0 .55627–30–0 .474
Gardner–Webb  ‍‍‍ 13–14–0 .48134–23–1 .595
Radford  ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .51931–25–0 .554
VMI  ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .51927–24–1 .529
Presbyterian  ‍‍‍ 9–18–0 .33324–32–0 .429
High Point  ‍‍‍ 9–18–0 .33324–32–0 .429
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 7–20–0 .25915–37–0 .288
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
As of May 28, 2011[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Seeding

The top eight finishers from the regular season were seeded one through eight.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Coastal Carolina207.741–1
Liberty189.66722
Charleston Southern1512.55653
Winthrop1512.55654
Gardner–Webb1413.51965
Radford1413.51966
VMI1413.51967
Presbyterian918.33311–
High Point918.333118
UNC Asheville720.25913–

[3]

Bracket

Play-in Round
May 24, 2011 7:15 PM (EST) at Gray–Minor Stadium in Lexington, VA
Team123456789RHE
#8 High Point301000000494
#5 Gardner–Webb24503000x14161
WP: E. Pagan (4–3)   LP: M. Caldwell (5–3)
Attendance: 499
Boxscore
May 24 4:07 PM (EST) at Gray–Minor Stadium in Lexington, VA
Team123456789RHE
#7 VMI000000001160
#6 Radford10011000x3120
WP: E. Butler (9–2)   LP: J. Farley (4–8)   Sv: A. Williams (17)
Attendance: 579
Boxscore

Double-Elimination
First round
May 25		Second round
May 26		Third round
May 27		Semifinals
May 27		Championship
May 28
1Coastal Carolina5
6Radford01Coastal Carolina10
4Winthrop6
2Liberty131Coastal Carolina3
5Gardner–Webb52Liberty2
2Liberty61Coastal Carolina6
3Charl. Southern15Gardner–Webb1
3Charl. Southern92Liberty1
4Winthrop33Charleston Southern05Gardner–Webb5
5Gardner–Webb115Gardner–Webb5
6Radford5

[2]

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team:[4]

POS Player Team
PAnthony MeoCoastal Carolina
PBrett StackhouseGardner–Webb
PKeegan LinzaLiberty
PStew BraseCharleston Southern
PEddie ButlerRadford
DHKeith HardwickCoastal Carolina
OFJake WattsGardner–Webb
OFAdam McFarlandGardner–Webb
OFDaniel BowmanCoastal Carolina
INFRich WittenCoastal Carolina
INFTaylor MotterCoastal Carolina
INFAaron MillerGardner–Webb
INFWalt QuattlebaumCharleston Southern
CCasey RasmusLiberty
UTLHayes OrtonCoastal Carolina

Most Valuable Player

Coastal Carolina designated hitter Keith Hardwick was awarded MVP honors with a .429 batting average and 4 RBI in the tournament.

References
  1. "Baseball standings". BigSouthSports.com. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  2. "2011 Big South Baseball Championship". BigSouthSports.com. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  3. 2011 Big South Baseball Standings
  4. "Coastal Carolina Wins Big South Baseball Championship." BigSouthSports.com. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
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