2001 Southern Conference baseball tournament

The 2001 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 22 through 25. Second seeded The Citadel won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the Bulldogs sixth tournament win.

2001 Southern Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Charleston, South Carolina
Champions	The Citadel (6th title)
Winning coach	Fred Jordan (baseball) (5th title)
MVP	Randy Corn (The Citadel)
Attendance	27,788
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2001 Southern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Georgia Southern  ‍†‍‍y	21	–	9		.700			42	–	20		.677
The Citadel  ‍‍‡‍y	20	–	10		.667			38	–	24		.613
Furman  ‍‍‍	18	–	11		.621			30	–	25		.545
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍	18	–	11		.621			30	–	26		.536
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍	17	–	12		.586			31	–	28		.525
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	12	–	14		.462			21	–	32		.396
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			21	–	32		.396
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍	10	–	16		.385			24	–	28		.462
Wofford  ‍‍‍	9	–	17		.346			17	–	31		.354
Davidson  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			19	–	32		.373
VMI  ‍‍‍	8	–	19		.296			15	–	32		.319
† – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2001[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so Wofford, Davidson, and VMI were not in the field.

Seeding

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Seed
Georgia Southern	21	9	.700	–	1
The Citadel	20	10	.667	1	2
Furman	18	11	.621	2.5	3
Western Carolina	18	11	.621	2.5	4
UNC Greensboro	17	12	.586	3.5	5
Appalachian State	12	14	.462	7	6
East Tennessee State	13	17	.433	8	7
College of Charleston	10	16	.385	9	8
Wofford	9	17	.346	10
Davidson	10	20	.333	11
VMI	8	19	.296	11.5

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Bracket

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
	5	UNC Greensboro	7
	4	Western Carolina	5
						1	Georgia Southern	10
						5	UNC Greensboro	7
	8	College of Charleston	2
	1	Georgia Southern	10
											2	The Citadel	3
											1	Georgia Southern	2
	6	Appalachian State	4
	3	Furman	2
						2	The Citadel	5
						6	Appalachian State	3
	7	East Tennessee State	2
	2	The Citadel	3																		5	UNC Greensboro	3
																					2	The Citadel	4
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
						8	College of Charleston	3
	4	Western Carolina	7			6	Appalachian State	4								1	Georgia Southern	0
	8	College of Charleston	9								6	Appalachian State	1			5	UNC Greensboro	4
											5	UNC Greensboro	2
						7	East Tennessee State	6
	3	Furman	2			5	UNC Greensboro	9
	7	East Tennessee State	8

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All-Tournament Team

Position	Player	School
P	Ted Toler	UNC Greensboro
P	Randy Corn	The Citadel
C	Brendon Gilligan	Georgia Southern
1B	Andy Baxter	East Tennessee State
2B	Shan Schumaker	UNC Greensboro
3B	Dallas McPherson	The Citadel
SS	Jemel Spearman	Georgia Southern
OF	Jasha Balcom	College of Charleston
OF	Nathan Copeland	East Tennessee State
OF	Brook Dantzler	The Citadel
OF	Chris Cook	UNC Greensboro
DH	Chris Mittendorf	UNC Greensboro

Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player

Randy Corn

The Citadel

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References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2001". Boyd's World. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
2. "2001 Southern Conference Baseball Standings (Final)". SoConSports.com. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
3. "2001 Pepsi Southern Conference Baseball Tournament". SoConSports.com. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
4. "2001 Baseball All-Tournament Team". SoConSports.com. Retrieved April 14, 2012.