2001 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2001 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 16–20, 2001 at Dan Daniel Memorial Park in Danville, Virginia. All eight teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Coastal Carolina, won the title for the fourth time and earned an invitation to the 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Coastal Carolina (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Gary Gilmore (1st title) |
| MVP | Randy McGarvey, Coastal Carolina |
| 2001 Big South Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 29 Winthrop †y | 18 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .857 | 48 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .746 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina ‡y | 16 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .800 | 42 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 14 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .667 | 35 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 12 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .571 | 30 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 8 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .400 | 15 | – | 39 | – | 0 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point | 5 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .263 | 21 | – | 33 | – | 0 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 5 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .238 | 12 | – | 38 | – | 0 | .240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 3 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .158 | 13 | – | 37 | – | 0 | .260 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2001[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format
All teams qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage and played a double-elimination tournament.[2]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winthrop | 18 | 3 | .857 | — | 1 |
| Coastal Carolina | 16 | 4 | .800 | 1.5 | 2 |
| Liberty | 14 | 7 | .667 | 4 | 3 |
| Elon | 12 | 9 | .571 | 6 | 4 |
| UNC Asheville | 8 | 12 | .400 | 9.5 | 5 |
| High Point | 5 | 14 | .263 | 12 | 6 |
| Radford | 5 | 16 | .238 | 13 | 7 |
| Charleston Southern | 3 | 16 | .158 | 14 | 8 |
Bracket and results
| First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||
| Winner's Bracket | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Winthrop | 7 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Charleston Southern | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Winthrop | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Elon | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Elon | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | UNC Asheville | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Winthrop | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Liberty | 12 | |||||||||||
| 6 | High Point | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Liberty | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Radford | 6 | |||||||||||
| Loser's Bracket | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Charleston Southern | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | UNC Asheville | 4 | 3 | Liberty | 12 | ||||||||
| 5 | UNC Asheville | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | High Point | 7 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Radford | 2 | 4 | Elon | 20 | ||||||||
| 6 | High Point | 3 | |||||||||||
| Semifinals | Finals | if needed | |||||||||||
| Re-ordered Semi-finals | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Winthrop | 1 | 1 | Winthrop | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Liberty | 3 | 2 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | ||||||||
| 3 | Liberty | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Elon | 4 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Keith Butler | Liberty |
| Chris Carter | Coastal Carolina |
| Jeremy Herauf | Winthrop |
| Adam Kiem | Coastal Carolina |
| Todd Leathers | Winthrop |
| Randy McGarvey | Coastal Carolina |
| Trey Miller | Liberty |
| Curtis Moncus | UNC Asheville |
| Scott Sturkie | Coastal Carolina |
| Jim Swenson | Elon |
| Stas Swerdzewski | Winthrop |
| Jordan Webb | Winthrop |
Most Valuable Player
Randy McGarvey was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. McGarvey was a catcher for Coastal Carolina.[2]
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References
- "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
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