1994 Southern Conference baseball tournament

1994 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsThe Citadel (2nd title)
Winning coachFred Jordan (1st title)
MVPJermaine Shuler (The Citadel)
1994 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Western Carolina  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 4   .826 45 – 18   .714
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 15 – 7   .682 31 – 25   .554
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9   .571 23 – 20   .535
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11   .522 19 – 21   .475
The Citadel  ‍‍‡‍y 11 – 13   .458 32 – 34   .485
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 22 – 26   .458
VMI  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 21 – 29   .420
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 20 – 31   .392
Furman  ‍‍‍ 4 – 19   .174 9 – 35   .205
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1994[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1994 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at College Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from April 28 through May 1. Fifth seeded The Citadel won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the Bulldogs second tournament win and first under coach Fred Jordan.

The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so Furman was not in the field.

Seeding

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Carolina 19 4 .826
–
1
Georgia Southern 15 7 .682
3.5
2
Marshall 12 9 .571
6
3
East Tennessee State 12 11 .522
7
4
The Citadel 11 13 .458
8.5
5
Appalachian State 10 13 .435
9
6
VMI 10 13 .435
9
7
Davidson 10 14 .417
9.5
8
Furman 4 19 .174
15

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Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Western Carolina1
8Davidson2
8Davidson4
5The Citadel10
4East Tennessee State3
5The Citadel8
5The Citadel4
7VMI3
3Marshall7
6Appalachian State3
3Marshall4
7VMI6
2Georgia Southern4
7VMI65The Citadel4
1Western Carolina2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
3Marshall2
1Western Carolina41Western Carolina87VMI1
4East Tennessee State01Western Carolina131Western Carolina7
8Davidson1
8Davidson5
6Appalachian State12Georgia Southern2
2Georgia Southern6

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All-Tournament Team

Position Player School
P Britt Reames The Citadel
C Brett Boretti Davidson
1B Marc Striker Western Carolina
2B John Connolly Western Carolina
3B Bo Betchman The Citadel
SS Jermaine Shuler The Citadel
OF Garrick Haltiwanger The Citadel
OF Mike Tidick Western Carolina
OF Louie Napoleon VMI
DH Donald Morillo The Citadel
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Jermaine Shuler
The Citadel

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References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1994". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  2. ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 47. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  3. ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 49. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  4. ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 62. Retrieved June 26, 2012.