2014 Big South Conference baseball tournament

2014 Big South Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCampbell (3rd title)
Winning coachGreg Goff (1st title)
MVPRyan Thompson (Campbell)
2014 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North
Liberty x‍‍‍y 23 – 3 – 0   .885 41 – 18 – 0   .695
Campbell ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 8 – 0   .692 41 – 21 – 0   .661
High Point ‍‍‍ 18 – 8 – 0   .692 33 – 22 – 0   .600
Radford ‍‍‍ 17 – 10 – 0   .630 33 – 23 – 0   .589
VMI ‍‍‍ 11 – 16 – 0   .407 25 – 23 – 0   .521
Longwood ‍‍‍ 9 – 18 – 0   .333 22 – 33 – 0   .400
South
Winthrop x‍‍‍ 14 – 13 – 0   .519 27 – 33 – 0   .450
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍ 13 – 13 – 0   .500 24 – 33 – 0   .421
Charleston Southern ‍‍‍ 12 – 14 – 0   .462 30 – 26 – 0   .536
Gardner–Webb ‍‍‍ 11 – 15 – 0   .423 24 – 31 – 0   .436
Presbyterian ‍‍‍ 9 – 18 – 0   .333 19 – 34 – 1   .361
UNC Asheville ‍‍‍ 4 – 22 – 0   .154 13 – 40 – 0   .245
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 1, 2014[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2014 Big South Conference baseball tournament was held from May 20 through 24. The top eight regular season finishers of the conference's twelve teams met in the double-elimination tournament theld at Winthrop Ballpark on the campus of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Campbell won their third tournament title, and first since returning to the league in 2012, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

Seeding and format

The division winners will be seeded one and two, and the next six finishers from the regular season, regardless of division, will be seeded three through eight based on conference winning percentage only. The teams will play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament with the winners of each bracket facing off in a single elimination final.[4]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
North Division
Liberty 23 3 .885 – 1
Campbell 18 8 .692 5 3
High Point 18 9 .667 5.5 4
Radford 17 10 .630 6.5 5
VMI 11 16 .407 12.5 –
Longwood 9 18 .333 14.5 –
South Division
Winthrop 14 13 .519 – 2
Coastal Carolina 13 13 .500 .5 6
Charleston Southern 12 14 .462 1.5 7
Gardner–Webb 11 15 .423 2.5 8
Presbyterian 9 18 .333 5 –
UNC Asheville 4 22 .154 9.5 –

Results

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Liberty3
8Gardner–Webb0
1Liberty0
4High Point9
4High Point3
5Radford2
4High Point11
3Campbell32
8Gardner–Webb4
5Radford51Liberty4
5Radford3
3Campbell9
2Winthrop4
2Winthrop1
7Charleston Southern0
2Winthrop3
6Coastal Carolina2
3Campbell2
6Coastal Carolina9
2Winthrop6–
1Liberty5–
7Charleston Southern2
3Campbell66Coastal Carolina11
3Campbell15

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos Name School
INF Connor Owings Coastal Carolina
INF Elijah Trail Campbell
INF Kyle Brandenburg High Point
INF Dalton Britt Liberty
OF TJ Olesczuk Winthrop
OF Matt Nadolski Campbell
OF Brady Williamson High Point
C Steven Leonard Campbell
P Josh Strong Winthrop
P Ryan Thompson Campbell
DH Cody Manzella High Point
UTL Ashton Perritt Liberty

Most Valuable Player

Ryan Thompson was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Thompson was a pitcher for Campbell.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Baseball Standings" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 Big South Baseball Championship". Big South Conference. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "No. 3 Campbell Wins 2014 Big South Baseball Championship". Big South Conference. May 25, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 Big South Baseball Championship Bracket" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved May 18, 2014.