1988 Southern Conference baseball tournament

1988 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsWestern Carolina (4th title)
MVPKeith LeClair (Western Carolina)
1988 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
VMI  x‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 20 – 20   .500
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 7   .563 29 – 17   .630
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9   .438 23 – 17   .575
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 16 – 35   .314
Southern
Western Carolina  x‍‍‡‍y 14 – 3   .824 38 – 24   .613
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 12 – 6   .667 33 – 20   .623
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 28 – 26   .519
Furman  ‍‍‍ 2 – 15   .118 8 – 29   .216
x – Division champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1988 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held in Asheville, North Carolina, from April 27 through 29. The South Division's top seed Western Carolina won their fourth consecutive tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

The tournament used a double-elimination format.

Seeding

The top two teams from each division based on regular season conference winning percentage participated in the tournament. The top seed from the North Division played the second seed from the South in the first round, and vice versa. The winners of the first round then played, while the losers played an elimination game. There were no ties in the standings, so no tiebreakers were necessary.[2]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
North Division
VMI 11 7 .611
–
1N
Appalachian State 9 7 .563
1
2N
Marshall 7 9 .438
3
–
East Tennessee State 7 11 .389
4
–
South Division
Western Carolina 14 3 .824
–
1S
The Citadel 12 6 .667
2.5
2S
Davidson 7 11 .389
7.5
–
Furman 2 15 .118
12
–

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1NVMI8
2SThe Citadel9
2SThe Citadel4
1SWestern Carolina6
1SWestern Carolina18
2NAppalachian State8
1SWestern Carolina22—
2SThe Citadel6—
Lower round 1Lower final
2SThe Citadel16
1NVMI42NAppalachian State9
2NAppalachian State11

[3]

Most Outstanding Player

Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Keith LeClair
Western Carolina

[4]

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1988". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  2. ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 46. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  3. ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 48. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  4. ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 63. Retrieved September 29, 2012.