2005 Big South Conference baseball tournament

2005 Big South Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsWinthrop (4th title)
Winning coachJoe Hudak (2nd title)
MVPDaniel Carte (Winthrop)
2005 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Coastal Carolina  ‍†‍‍y 21 – 3   .875 50 – 16   .758
Winthrop  ‍‍‡‍y 19 – 5   .792 44 – 22   .667
Birmingham–Southern  ‍‍‍ 18 – 6   .750 36 – 21   .632
Liberty  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 36 – 19   .655
VMI  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 27 – 28   .491
Radford  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 15 – 40   .273
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 24 – 29   .453
High Point  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 19 – 36   .345
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 3 – 21   .125 11 – 42   .208
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2005[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2005 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 25 through 28 at Charles Watson Stadium, home field of Coastal Carolina in Conway, South Carolina. The top six finishers participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Winthrop, won the title for the fourth time, and earned an invitation to the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

Format

The top six finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage and played a double-elimination tournament.[2]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Coastal Carolina 21 3 .875 — 1
Winthrop 19 5 .792 2 2
Birmingham–Southern 18 6 .750 3 3
Liberty 14 10 .583 7 4
VMI 11 13 .458 10 5
Radford 8 16 .333 13 6
Charleston Southern 8 16 .333 13 —
High Point 6 18 .250 15 —
UNC Asheville 3 21 .125 18 —

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Coastal Carolina9
6Radford11Coastal Carolina9
3Birmingham–Southern1
3Birmingham–Southern71Coastal Carolina4
4Liberty82Winthrop10
4Liberty22Winthrop313
2Winthrop71Coastal Carolina47
2Winthrop111Coastal Carolina2
5VMI14Liberty104Liberty1
6Radford86Radford4
5VMI7

All-Tournament Team

Name School
Daniel Carte Winthrop
P.K. Keller Liberty
Kellen Wohlford Radford
Chris Carrara Winthrop
Michael DeJesus Coastal Carolina
Aaron Verrett Coastal Carolina
Mike Costanzo Coastal Carolina
Alan Robbins Winthrop
Jeff Brown Liberty
Jacob Dempsey Winthrop
Ryan Page Liberty
Heath Rollins Winthrop
Ricky Shefka Coastal Carolina
Mike Valter Coastal Carolina

Most Valuable Player

Daniel Carte was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Carter was an outfielder for Winthrop.[2]

References

  1. ^ "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved August 13, 2020.