Big South Conference baseball tournament

The Big South Conference baseball tournament, sometimes referred to simply as the Big South tournament, is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Big South Conference. The top eight finishers in the regular season of the conference's 11 teams advance to the double-elimination tournament, which is currently held at a neutral site at Segra Stadium in Fayetteville, North Carolina, from 2019 to 2021. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Tournament.[1]

Big South Conference baseball tournament
Conference baseball championship
SportBaseball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Number of teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Current stadiumSegra Stadium
Current locationFayetteville, NC
Played1985–88, 1990–93, 1997–present
Last contest2021
Current championPresbyterian (1)
Most championshipsCoastal Carolina (14)
Official websiteBigSouthSports.com baseball
Host stadiums
Segra Stadium (2019–2021)
Lexington County Baseball Stadium (2016–18)
John Henry Moss Stadium (2015)
Winthrop Ballpark (2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2014)
Liberty Baseball Stadium (2013)
George S. Erath Field at Coy O. Williard Baseball Stadium (2012)
Gray–Minor Stadium (2011)
McCormick Field (2009)
Dan Daniel Memorial Park (2001, 2008)
Charles Watson Stadium (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006)
Knights Stadium (1997, 1998)
Taylor Field (1985, 1987, 1988)
Augusta State University (1986)
Host locations
Fayetteville, NC (2019–2021)
Lexington, SC (2016–18)
Boiling Springs, NC (2015)
Rock Hill, SC (2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2014)
Lynchburg, VA (2013)
High Point, NC (2012)
Lexington, VA (2011)
Asheville, NC (2009)
Danville, VA (2001, 2008)
Conway, SC (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006)
Fort Mill, SC (1997, 1998)
Buies Creek, NC (1985, 1987, 1988)
Augusta, GA (1986)

Champions

By year

The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[1][2]

YearProgramSiteMVP
1985WinthropTaylor Field • Buies Creek, NCJeff Dodig, Winthrop and John Posey, Campbell
1986Coastal CarolinaAugusta State University • Augusta, GATerry Spires, Coastal Carolina
1987WinthropTaylor Field • Buies Creek, NCMike Michener, Armstrong State
1988CampbellTaylor Field • Buies Creek, NCRob Palentchar, Campbell
1989No Tournament
1990CampbellCharles Watson Stadium • Conway, SCChris Wagner, Campbell
1991Coastal CarolinaCharles Watson Stadium • Conway, SCBuddy Cribb, Coastal Carolina
1992Coastal CarolinaCharles Watson Stadium • Conway, SCPaul Leszcznski, Coastal Carolina
1993LibertyCharles Watson Stadium • Conway, SCRich Humphrey, Liberty
1994–1996No Tournament
1997UNC GreensboroKnights Stadium • Fort Mill, SCJason Parsons, UNC Greensboro
1998LibertyKnights Stadium • Fort Mill, SCDavid Dalton, Liberty
1999WinthropCharles Watson Stadium • Conway, SCMatt Kozaria, Winthrop
2000LibertyCharles Watson Stadium • Conway, SCJason Suitt, Liberty
2001Coastal CarolinaDan Daniel Memorial Park • Danville, VARandy McGarvey, Coastal Carolina
2002Coastal CarolinaWinthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SCAdam Keim, Coastal Carolina
2003Coastal CarolinaWinthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SCSteven Carter, Coastal Carolina
2004Coastal CarolinaWinthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SCSteven Carter, Coastal Carolina
2005WinthropCharles Watson Stadium • Conway, SCDaniel Carte, Winthrop
2006UNC AshevilleCharles Watson Stadium • Conway, SCRob Vernon, UNC Asheville
2007Coastal CarolinaWinthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SCTommy Baldridge, Coastal Carolina
2008Coastal CarolinaDan Daniel Memorial Park[3] • Danville, VATyler Bortnick, Coastal Carolina
2009Coastal CarolinaMcCormick Field[4] • Asheville, NCDavid Anderson, Coastal Carolina
2010Coastal CarolinaWinthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SCDaniel Bowman, Coastal Carolina
2011Coastal CarolinaGray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VAKeith Hardwick, Coastal Carolina
2012Coastal CarolinaGeorge S. Erath Field • High Point, NCRyan Connolly & Aaron Burke, Coastal Carolina
2013LibertyLiberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VAAshton Perritt, Liberty
2014CampbellWinthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SCRyan Thompson, Campbell
2015RadfordJohn Henry Moss Stadium • Boiling Springs, NCHunter Higgerson, Radford
2016Coastal CarolinaLexington County Baseball Stadium • Lexington, SCMike Morrison, Coastal Carolina
2017RadfordLexington County Baseball Stadium • Lexington, SCKyle Zurak, Radford
2018CampbellLiberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VAMatthew Barefoot, Campbell
2019CampbellSegra Stadium[5] • Fayetteville, NCKoby Collins, Campbell
2020Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021Presbyterian CollegeSegra Stadium • Fayetteville, NCZacchaeus Rasberry, Presbyterian

By school

The following is a list of conference champions listed by school.[1][2]

ProgramNo. of titlesTitle years
Coastal Carolina141986, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016
Campbell51988, 1990, 2014, 2018, 2019
Liberty41993, 1998, 2000, 2013
Winthrop41985, 1987, 1999, 2005
Radford22015, 2017
UNC Asheville12006
Presbyterian College12021
UNC Greensboro11997
  • Italics indicate that the program is no longer a Big South member.

References
  1. "2011 Royal Purple Big South Baseball Championship Presented By Triangle Rent A Car". BigSouthSports.com. 28 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  2. "2011 Big South Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. pp. 20–22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  3. "2008 Royal Purple Big South Baseball Championship". BigSouthSports.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-16. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  4. "Coastal Carolina Wins Big South Baseball Championship". BigSouthSports.com. 23 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  5. "New Fayetteville Ballpark Lands Big South Tournament". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
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