2010 Southern Conference baseball tournament

The 2010 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 26 through 30. Top seeded The Citadel won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was The Citadel's eighth SoCon tournament win.

2010 Southern Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Charleston, South Carolina
Champions	The Citadel (8th title)
Winning coach	Fred Jordan (7th title)
MVP	Justin Mackert (The Citadel)
Attendance	21,511
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2010 Southern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
The Citadel  ‍†‍‡‍y	24	–	6		.800			43	–	22		.662
#29 College of Charleston y  ‍‍‍	22	–	8		.733			44	–	19		.698
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍	19	–	11		.633			34	–	24		.586
Elon  ‍‍‍y	19	–	11		.633			38	–	24		.613
Samford ‍‍‍	17	–	12		.586			31	–	25		.554
Western Carolina ‍‍‍	16	–	13		.552			37	–	21		.638
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	14	–	14		.500			38	–	18		.679
Furman ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			19	–	37		.339
Wofford ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			17	–	38		.309
UNC Greensboro ‍‍‍	7	–	23		.233			20	–	33		.377
Davidson ‍‍‍	5	–	25		.167			19	–	32		.373
† – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2010[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament used a double-elimination format. 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
The Citadel	24	6	0	.800	–	1
College of Charleston	22	8	0	.733	2	2
Georgia Southern	19	11	0	.633	5	3
Elon	19	11	0	.633	5	4
Samford	17	12	0	.586	6.5	5
Western Carolina	16	13	1	.550	7.5	6
Appalachian State	14	14	1	.500	9.5	7
Furman	11	19	0	.697	13	8
Wofford	9	21	0	.300	15
UNC Greensboro	7	23	0	.233	17
Davidson	5	25	0	.167	19

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Brackets

Bracket one

	First round					Second round					Semifinals
	7	Appalachian State	11
	2	College of Charleston	12
						2	College of Charleston	6
						6	Western Carolina	7
	6	Western Carolina	11
	3	Georgia Southern	4
											6	Western Carolina
											7	Appalachian State
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						7	Appalachian State	10
	3	Georgia Southern	2			2	College of Charleston	6
	7	Appalachian State	6

Bracket two

	First round					Second round					Semifinals
	8	Furman	5
	1	The Citadel	9
						1	The Citadel	6
						4	Elon	3
	5	Samford	0
	4	Elon	1
											4	Elon
											1	The Citadel
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						4	Elon	7
	5	Samford	13			5	Samford	4
	8	Furman	10

Final

Sunday, May 30

Team	R
#1 The Citadel	10
#6 Western Carolina	3

Game summaries

Round One

Wednesday, May 26 9:09 am

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
#7 Appalachian State	1	1	0	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	1	11	16	2
#2 College of Charleston	1	3	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	12	15	2
WP: Owen Brittle   LP: Chris Patterson Home runs: ASU: Crespo CofC: Bergman, Rakar, Brewer Attendance: 1,053 Boxscore

Wednesday, May 26 2:10 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#6 Western Carolina	0	1	2	3	3	1	0	1	0	11	14	0
#3 Georgia Southern	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	12	2
WP: Matt Benedict   LP: Jake Brown   Sv: Andrew Jones Home runs: WCU: Johns, Dullnig GSU: Roache Attendance: 732 Boxscore

Wednesday, May 26 6:11 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#8 Furman	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	5	11	0
#1 The Citadel	2	0	0	0	2	0	4	1	X	9	11	1
WP: Asher Wojciechowski   LP: Ian Parry Home runs: FU: Cole, Jenkins Cid: None Attendance: 2,835 Boxscore

Thursday, May 27 12:30 am

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#5 Samford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2
#4 Elon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	0
WP: Jimmy Reyes   LP: Andrew Jones Attendance: 575 Boxscore

Round Two

Thursday, May 27 9:00 am

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#3 Georgia Southern	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	9	2
#7 Appalachian State	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	0	X	6	7	0
WP: Matt Andress   LP: Dexter Bobo Home runs: GSU: Wirnsberger ASU: Alessandria Attendance: 485 Notes: Georgia Southern eliminated Boxscore

Thursday, May 27 1:03 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#5 Samford	4	4	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	13	17	3
#8 Furman	0	0	1	2	0	6	0	1	0	10	16	1
WP: Matt Andress   LP: Dexter Bobo Home runs: SU: Hayes (2) FU: Owens, Miller Attendance: 536 Notes: Furman eliminated Boxscore

Thursday, May 27 5:06 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
#1 The Citadel	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	6	9	0
#4 Elon	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	8	6
WP: Drew Mahaffey   LP: Thomas Girdwood Home runs: Cid: None EU: Riddle Attendance: 3,093 Boxscore

Thursday, May 27 5:06 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
#2 College of Charleston	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	10	3
#6 Western Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	7	9	2
WP: Brandon Johnson   LP: Dre Watts Home runs: CofC: None WCU: Johns Attendance: 694 Boxscore

Round Three

Friday, May 28 3:02 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#7 Appalachian State	1	2	2	2	1	0	2	0	0	10	13	1
#2 College of Charleston	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	12	4
WP: Ryan Arrowood   LP: Christian Powell   Sv: Taylor Miller Home runs: ASU: None CofC: Blake, Rodriguez Attendance: 769 Notes: College of Charleston eliminated Boxscore

Friday, May 28 6:59 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#4 Elon	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	7	8	2
#5 Samford	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	4	7	1
WP: Jim Stokes   LP: Lex Rutledge   Sv: Kyle Webb Home runs: EU: None SU: Adams, Scott Attendance: 647 Notes: Samford eliminated Boxscore

Round Four

Saturday, May 29 9:02 am

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#6 Western Carolina	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	1
#7 Appalachian State	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	8	1
WP: Chris Patterson   LP: Jason Sullivan Attendance: 611 Boxscore

Saturday, May 29 1:00 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
#4 Elon	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	5	10	2
#1 The Citadel	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	6	10	1
WP: Drew Mahaffey   LP: Mitch Conner Home runs: EU: None Cid: Felder Attendance: 4,033 Notes: Elon eliminated Boxscore

Saturday, May 29 5:00 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#7 Appalachian State	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	11	0
#6 Western Carolina	0	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	7	12	0
WP: Brandon Johnson   LP: Chris Patterson Home runs: ASU: Towarnicky WCU: Goulder Attendance: 553 Notes: Appalachian State eliminated Boxscore

Final

Sunday, May 30 2:05 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#1 The Citadel	5	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	10	12	1
#6 Western Carolina	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	7	2
WP: Asher Wojciechowski   LP: Matt Benedict Attendance: 4,895 Notes: The Citadel wins Boxscore

All-Tournament Team

Position	Player	School
SP	Asher Wojciechowski	The Citadel
SP	Jimmy Reyes	Elon
RP	Brandon Johnson	Western Carolina
C	Ollie Goulder	Western Carolina
1B	Justin Mackert	The Citadel
2B	Wes Hobson	Appalachian State
SS	Jamie Holler	College of Charleston
3B	Hector Crespo	Appalachian State
OF	Chris Alessandria	Appalachian State
OF	William Ladd	The Citadel
OF	Matt Johns	Western Carolina
DH	Brad Felder	The Citadel

Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player

Justin Mackert

The Citadel

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References

1. "Baseball standings". SoConSports.com. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
2. "2010 Southern Conference Baseball Standings & Leaders". Retrieved December 21, 2011.
3. "2012 Southern Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved December 21, 2011.