The 1991 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at College Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from April 27 through 30. Fourth seeded Furman won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the Paladins first tournament win.
| Teams | 7 |
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| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Furman (1st title) |
| MVP | Brent Williams (Furman) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 34 | – | 19 | .642 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 36 | – | 26 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 26 | .381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman ‡y | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | 26 | – | 26 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 5 | – | 8 | .385 | 28 | – | 21 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 23 | – | 29 | .442 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 2 | – | 35 | .054 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1991[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The tournament used a double-elimination format, with top seeded The Citadel receiving a bye to the second day in order to compensate for the odd number of teams in the league.
Seeding edit
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
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| The Citadel | 16 | 2 | .889 | –
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| Western Carolina | 11 | 3 | .786 | 3
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| Marshall | 9 | 7 | .563 | 6
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| Furman | 6 | 5 | .545 | 6.5
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| Appalachian State | 5 | 8 | .385 | 8.5
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| East Tennessee State | 5 | 13 | .278 | 11
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| VMI | 1 | 15 | .063 | 14
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Results edit
Bracket edit
- Bracket to be included
Game results edit
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
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| April 27 | 1 | Western Carolina | 18–2 | VMI | |
| 2 | East Tennessee State | 14–4 | Marshall | ||
| 3 | Appalachian State | 4–2 | Furman | ||
| April 28 | 4 | Furman | 10–4 | Marshall | Marshall eliminated |
| 5 | East Tennessee State | 7–4 | Western Carolina | ||
| 6 | Appalachian State | 2–0 | The Citadel | ||
| 7 | Furman | 8–3 | VMI | VMI eliminated | |
| April 29 | 8 | Western Carolina | 7–3 | The Citadel | The Citadel eliminated |
| 9 | Appalachian State | 7–1 | East Tennessee State | ||
| 10 | Western Carolina | 9–4 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State eliminated | |
| 11 | Furman | 7–6 (10) | Appalachian State | ||
| April 30 | 12 | Western Carolina | 4–0 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State eliminated |
| 13 | Furman | 11–9 | Western Carolina | Furman wins SoCon Tournament |
All-Tournament Team edit
| Position | Player | School |
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| P | Jack Kimel | Western Carolina |
| C | Brent Williams | Furman |
| 1B | Rodney Tesh | Western Carolina |
| 2B | John Key | Appalachian State |
| 3B | Matt Raleigh | Western Carolina |
| SS | Nathan Dunn | East Tennessee State |
| OF | Kevin Bellomo | Western Carolina |
| OF | Joey Cox | Western Carolina |
| OF | Scott Waugh | Appalachian State |
| DH | Dallas Rhinehart | East Tennessee State |
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
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Brent Williams
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Furman
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References edit
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1991". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 46. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 49. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 62. Retrieved September 14, 2012.