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.

Quick Facts Teams, Format ...
2009 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsGeorgia Southern (4th title)
Winning coachRodney Hennon (3rd title)
MVPKyle Blackburn (Georgia Southern)
Attendance17,820
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More information Conf, Overall ...
2009 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Elon  y 234 .8524118 .695
Georgia Southern  y 208 .7144217 .712
The Citadel   2010 .6673722 .627
Western Carolina   1910 .6553522 .614
College of Charleston   1713 .5673522 .614
Appalachian State   1513 .5363321 .611
Davidson   1116 .4071831 .367
Furman   1020 .3332431 .436
Samford   921 .3001735 .327
UNC Greensboro   722 .2412029 .408
Wofford   722 .2411732 .347
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2009[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
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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

More information Team, W ...
Team W L T Pct GB Seed
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
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Brackets

Bracket One

First roundSecond roundSemifinals
7Davidson3
2Georgia Southern4
2Georgia Southern6
6Appalachian State5
6Appalachian State4
3The Citadel1
8Furman
2Georgia Southern
Lower round 1Lower final
6Appalachian State3
3The Citadel93The Citadel5
7Davidson8

Bracket Two

First roundSecond roundSemifinals
8Furman8
1Elon10
1Elon15
4Western Carolina7
5College of Charleston4
4Western Carolina12
3The Citadel
1Elon
Lower round 1Lower final
4Western Carolina6
5College of Charleston58Furman7
8Furman6

Final

More information Team, R ...
Sunday, May 24
TeamR
#2 Georgia Southern7
#1 Elon3
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Game summaries

Round One

More information Team, R ...
Wednesday, May 20 9:10 am
Team1234567891011RHE
#7 Davidson11001000000382
#2 Georgia Southern001000200014122
WP: Kyle Kamppi   LP: Thomas Middour
Attendance: 791
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More information Team, R ...
Wednesday, May 20 2:01 pm
Team123456789RHE
#6 Appalachian State100003003481
#3 The Citadel100000000171
WP: Zach Quate   LP: Wes Wrenn
Attendance: 1,274
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More information Team, R ...
Wednesday, May 20 6:11 pm
Team123456789RHE
#8 Furman2013110008163
#1 Elon01012024X10141
WP: Jared Kernodle   LP: Nick Karow   Sv: Thomas Girdwood
Home runs:
FU: None
EU: Tarleton, Melillo
Attendance: 1,407
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More information Team, R ...
Wednesday, May 20 10:11 pm
Team123456789RHE
#5 College of Charleston0000103004112
#4 Western Carolina06100230X12200
WP: Chris Masters   LP: Jesse Simpson
Home runs:
CofC: Sizemore, Rakar
WCU: Lyons
Attendance: 667
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Round Two

More information Team, R ...
Thursday, May 21 9:00 am
Team123456789RHE
#3 The Citadel2310010119163
#7 Davidson1002500008121
WP: Drew Mahaffey   LP: Thomas Middour
Home runs:
Cid: McGuiness
DAV: Brady
Attendance: 505
Notes: Davidson eliminated
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More information Team, R ...
Thursday, May 21 1:28 pm
Team123456789RHE
#5 College of Charleston000140000561
#8 Furman00321000X6102
WP: Bobby Lyne   LP: Curtis Dowling   Sv: Nick Karow
Home runs:
CofC: None
FU: Rose, Miller
Attendance: 1,052
Notes: College of Charleston eliminated
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More information Team, R ...
Thursday, May 21 5:05 pm
Team123456789RHE
#2 Georgia Southern0120210006100
#6 Appalachian State0200100205141
WP: Jake Brown   LP: Josh Dowdy   Sv: Dexter Bobo
Home runs:
GSU: Wright
ASU: Benedict, Blackburn 2
Attendance: 1,112
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More information Team, R ...
Thursday, May 21 5:06 pm
Team123456789RHE
#1 Elon36203100015181
#4 Western Carolina500000002772
WP: Daniel Britt   LP: Garrett Ozar
Home runs:
EU: CAustin 2, Davis
WCU: Lyons
Attendance: 884
Boxscore
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Round Three

More information Team, R ...
Friday, May 22 3:00 pm
Team123456789RHE
#6 Appalachian State100000011380
#3 The Citadel01300100X5111
WP: Matt Crim   LP: Matt Andress
Home runs:
ASU: None
Cid: Meade
Attendance: 1,196
Notes: Appalachian State eliminated
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More information Team, R ...
Friday, May 22 6:59 pm
Team123456789RHE
#4 Western Carolina001001013692
#8 Furman04020100X7101
WP: J.P. Goldsberry   LP: Mike Tavernier
Home runs:
WCU: Rollison
FU: None
Attendance: 1,772
Notes: Furman eliminated
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Round Four

More information Team, R ...
Saturday, May 23 9:02 am
Team123456789RHE
#3 The Citadel1100101105100
#1 Elon000000100153
WP: Asher Wojciechowski   LP: Tom Porter
Home runs:
Cid: None
EU: Greene
Attendance: 1,235
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More information Team, R ...
Saturday, May 23 1:00 pm
Team123456789RHE
#8 Furman000010030453
#2 Georgia Southern14203105X16151
WP: Matt Murray   LP: Marc DeDecker
Home runs:
FU: Wright, Bowles
GSU: Lewis
Attendance: 1,809
Notes: Furman eliminated
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More information Team, R ...
Saturday, May 23 5:00 pm
Team123456789RHE
#1 Elon001104200881
#3 The Citadel0012002207171
WP: Jordan Darnell   LP: T.J. Clarkson   Sv: Thomas Girdwood
Home runs:
EU: CAustin, Melillo,
Cid: Orvin, RJones 2, McGuiness
Attendance: 1,718
Notes: The Citadel eliminated
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Final

More information Team, R ...
Sunday, May 24 2:08 pm
Team123456789RHE
#2 Georgia Southern000003301780
#1 Elon000000012391
WP: Chris Mederos   LP: J.D. Reichenbach
Home runs:
GSU: Blackburn
EU: None
Attendance: 2,388
Notes: Georgia Southern wins
Boxscore
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All-Tournament Team

More information Position, Player ...
Position Player School
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
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Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Kyle Blackburn
Georgia Southern

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References

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