1990 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1990 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at College Park in Charleston, SC from April 26 through April 29. Top seeded The Citadel won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament en route to their appearance in the 1990 College World Series. It was the Bulldogs first tournament win.

1990 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams7
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsThe Citadel (1st title)
Winning coachChal Port (1st title)
MVP,

The tournament used a double-elimination format. All seven teams participated, with the top seed receiving a single bye.

The 1990 event was the first of nineteen consecutive SoCon tournaments held in Charleston; first at College Park, then at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park beginning with that stadium's opening in 1997.

Seeding
Team W L Pct GB Seed
The Citadel 13 1 .929
–
1
Western Carolina 10 7 .588
4.5
2
Marshall 10 7 .588
4.5
3
VMI 6 8 .429
7
4
Appalachian State 6 9 .400
7.5
5
Furman 6 11 .353
8.5
6
East Tennessee State 4 12 .250
10
7

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Results

Bracket

Game results
DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
April 261Western Carolina6–1East Tennessee State
2Marshall5–2Furman
3Appalachian State9–2VMI
April 274Furman10–910VMIVMI eliminated
5Marshall3–1Western Carolina
6The Citadel7–2Appalachian State
7East Tennessee State5–2FurmanFurman eliminated
April 288Western Carolina5–4Appalachian State
9The Citadel9–2Marshall
10Western Carolina11–3MarshallMarshall eliminated
11The Citadel6–0East Tennessee StateEast Tennessee State eliminated
April 2912Western Carolina5–4Appalachian StateAppalachian State eliminated
13The Citadel9–5Western CarolinaThe Citadel wins SoCon Tournament

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All-Tournament Team

The 1990 event was the first at which an All-Tournament team was named.

Position Player School
P Richard Shirer The Citadel
C Gettys Glaze The Citadel
1B Brad Niethammer Appalachian State
2B Grant Brittain Western Carolina
3B Doug Jones Appalachian State
SS Dave Piepenbrink Marshall
OF Billy Baker The Citadel
OF Chris Stone Furman
OF Rodney Tesh Western Carolina
DH Mike Hilton Western Carolina
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Billy Baker
The Citadel

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References
  1. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 46. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  2. 2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 49. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  3. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 62. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
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