The 2009 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, South Carolina, from May 20 through 24. Second seeded Georgia Southern won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was Georgia Southern's fourth SoCon tournament win.
Teams | 8 |
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Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | Georgia Southern (4th title) |
Winning coach | Rodney Hennon (3rd title) |
MVP | Kyle Blackburn (Georgia Southern) |
Attendance | 17,820 |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon †y | 23 | – | 4 | .852 | 41 | – | 18 | .695 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern ‡y | 20 | – | 8 | .714 | 42 | – | 17 | .712 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | 37 | – | 22 | .627 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | 35 | – | 22 | .614 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College of Charleston | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | 35 | – | 22 | .614 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | 33 | – | 21 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | 18 | – | 31 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | 24 | – | 31 | .436 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | 17 | – | 35 | .327 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | 20 | – | 29 | .408 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | 17 | – | 32 | .347 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2009[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The tournament used a modified two bracket, double-elimination format. The teams that emerge from the loser's bracket on each side switch to the other bracket and play the team emerging from each winner's bracket, with the surviving teams playing a one-game final. Only the top eight teams participate, so Wofford, UNC Greensboro, and Davidson were not in the field.
Seeding
Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | Seed |
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Elon | 23 | 4 | 0 | .852 | – | 1 |
Georgia Southern | 20 | 8 | 0 | .714 | 3.5 | 2 |
The Citadel | 20 | 10 | 0 | .667 | 4.5 | 3 |
Western Carolina | 19 | 10 | 0 | .655 | 5 | 4 |
College of Charleston | 17 | 13 | 0 | .567 | 7.5 | 5 |
Appalachian State | 15 | 13 | 0 | .536 | 8.5 | 6 |
Davidson | 11 | 16 | 0 | .407 | 12 | 7 |
Furman | 10 | 20 | 0 | .333 | 14.5 | 8 |
Samford | 9 | 21 | 0 | .300 | 15.5 | |
UNC Greensboro | 7 | 21 | 0 | .250 | 16.5 | |
Wofford | 7 | 22 | 0 | .241 | 17.5 |
Brackets
Bracket One
First round | Second round | Semifinals | |||||||||||
7 | Davidson | 3 | |||||||||||
2 | Georgia Southern | 4 | |||||||||||
2 | Georgia Southern | 6 | |||||||||||
6 | Appalachian State | 5 | |||||||||||
6 | Appalachian State | 4 | |||||||||||
3 | The Citadel | 1 | |||||||||||
8 | Furman | ||||||||||||
2 | Georgia Southern | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
6 | Appalachian State | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | The Citadel | 9 | 3 | The Citadel | 5 | ||||||||
7 | Davidson | 8 | |||||||||||
Bracket Two
First round | Second round | Semifinals | |||||||||||
8 | Furman | 8 | |||||||||||
1 | Elon | 10 | |||||||||||
1 | Elon | 15 | |||||||||||
4 | Western Carolina | 7 | |||||||||||
5 | College of Charleston | 4 | |||||||||||
4 | Western Carolina | 12 | |||||||||||
3 | The Citadel | ||||||||||||
1 | Elon | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
4 | Western Carolina | 6 | |||||||||||
5 | College of Charleston | 5 | 8 | Furman | 7 | ||||||||
8 | Furman | 6 | |||||||||||
Final
Team | R |
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#2 Georgia Southern | 7 |
#1 Elon | 3 |
Game summaries
Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Round Four
Final
All-Tournament Team
Position | Player | School |
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SP | Asher Wojciechowski | The Citadel |
SP | Chris Maderos | Georgia Southern |
RP | Thomas Girdwood | Elon |
C | Richard Jones | The Citadel |
1B | David Towarnicky | Appalachian State |
2B | Marcus Rose | Furman |
SS | Brent Greer | Western Carolina |
3B | Chase Austin | Elon |
OF | Sonny Meade | The Citadel |
OF | Pat Irvine | Elon |
OF | Ty Wright | Georgia Southern |
DH | Kyle Blackburn | Georgia Southern |
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player |
Kyle Blackburn |
Georgia Southern |
References
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