2002 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2002 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 22–26, 2002 at Winthrop Ballpark, home field of Winthrop in Rock Hill, South Carolina. All eight eligible teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Coastal Carolina, won the title for the fifth time, and second in a row, and earned an invitation to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

2002 Big South Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (5th title)
Winning coachGary Gilmore (2nd title)
MVPAdam Keim, Coastal Carolina
2002 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Coastal Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y 16–5–0 .762  44–19–0 .698
Elon  ‍‍‍y 13–8–0 .619  34–23–0 .596
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 12–9–0 .571  25–34–0 .424
Liberty  ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .550  33–24–2 .576
High Point  ‍‍‍ 9–11–0 .450  26–31–0 .456
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 8–13–0 .381  29–30–0 .492
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .333  21–30–0 .412
Radford  ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .333  18–33–0 .353
Birmingham–Southern  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –  32–20–0 .615
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2002[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. Birmingham–Southern was not eligible for championships as they completed their transition from NCAA Division II.[2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Coastal Carolina165.762—1
Elon138.61932
Charleston Southern129.57143
Liberty119.5504.54
High Point911.4506.55
Winthrop813.38186
UNC Asheville714.33397
Radford714.33398
Birmingham–Southern00———

Bracket and results
  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  1 Coastal Carolina 5  
  8 Radford 3    
      1 Coastal Carolina 14  
      5 High Point 2    
  4 Liberty 5          
  5 High Point 14        
      1 Coastal Carolina 4            
      6 Winthrop 3              
  3 Charleston Southern 1              
  6 Winthrop 4                
      6 Winthrop 9          
      2 Elon 5        
  2 Elon 10          
  7 UNC Asheville 5         1 Coastal Carolina 10 —
      4 Liberty 1 —
  Loser's Bracket      
  8 Radford 1        
  4 Liberty 4     2 Elon 3        
    4 Liberty 12          
      4 Liberty 19        
  3 Charleston Southern 7         3 Charleston Southern 6     6 Winthrop 2    
  7 UNC Asheville 2     5 High Point 1         4 Liberty 8  
    3 Charleston Southern 2  

All-Tournament Team
NameSchool
Keith ButlerLiberty
John CavanaughHigh Point
Seamus DonovanCoastal Carolina
Matt HagenLiberty
Adam KeimCoastal Carolina
Marcus MaringolaLiberty
Randy McGarvey Jr.Coastal Carolina
Ryan McGrawCoastal Carolina
Brandon PowellCoastal Carolina
Grant RembertUNC Asheville
Bennett StapfWinthrop
Ben ThurmondWinthrop

Most Valuable Player

Adam Keim was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Keim was a shortstop for Coastal Carolina.[2]

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References
  1. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  2. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
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