2013 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2013 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 22 through May 26 at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, South Carolina. The annual event determines the conference champion of the Division I Southern Conference in college baseball. Third seeded Elon won their second tournament champion to earn the league's bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. This was the last of 18 athletic championships held by the conference in the 2012–13 academic year.[2][3][4]

2013 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Formattwo bracket Double-elimination tournament
with championship game
Finals site
ChampionsElon (2nd title)
Winning coachMike Kennedy (2nd title)
MVPJoe Jackson, The Citadel
Attendance8,810
2013 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Western Carolina  ‍†‍‍ 23–7 .767  39–20 .661
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 18–11 .621  31–26 .544
Elon  ‍‍‡‍y 18–11 .621  34–30 .531
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 18–12 .600  35–25 .583
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .481  30–24 .556
Furman  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .467  32–25 .561
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .433  27–32 .458
Samford  ‍‍‍ 12–17 .414  27–30 .474
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .400  18–31 .367
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .367  24–31 .436
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .333  20–36 .357
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2013[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament was originally held from 1950-53, when the Southern Conference was a large conference composed of several small schools and several large schools, the latter of which would form the Atlantic Coast Conference after the 1953 season. The event was re-established in 1984 and has been held every year since. Western Carolina has claimed nine championships, the most of any school, with The Citadel close behind at eight tournament wins. Georgia Southern and Furman are the only other schools with multiple championships, winning five and two, respectively. Davidson and UNC Greensboro are the only current members to never win a title.

This is the second consecutive year and third year overall for the tournament in Greenville, after spending 21 of 22 seasons in Charleston, South Carolina.[5]

Seeding and format

The top eight teams from the regular season are seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage. They meet in a two bracket double-elimination tournament with a championship game between the winners of each bracket. Davidson, UNC Greensboro, and Wofford did not qualify for the field. College of Charleston claimed the second seed over Elon by tiebreaker.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Western Carolina237.767
–
1
College of Charleston1811.621
4.5
2
Elon1811.621
4.5
3
The Citadel1812.600
5
4
Appalachian State1314.481
8.5
5
Furman1416.467
9
6
Georgia Southern1317.433
10
7
Samford1217.414
10.5
8
Davidson1218.400
11
–
UNC Greensboro1119.367
12
–
Wofford1020.333
13
–

Bracket
  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Western Carolina 13  
8 Samford 7  
  1 Western Carolina 11  
  4 The Citadel 12  
4 The Citadel 6
5 Appalachian State 5  
  4 The Citadel 8 —  
  5 Appalachian State 6 —  
8 Samford 1  
5 Appalachian State 2  
  1 Western Carolina 4
  5 Appalachian State 15  
  4 The Citadel 5
  3 Elon 6
3 Elon 1  
6 Furman 10  
  6 Furman 2
  7 Georgia Southern 3  
2 College of Charleston 0
7 Georgia Southern 2  
  7 Georgia Southern 4 6
  3 Elon 11 7  
3 Elon 18  
2 College of Charleston 8  
  6 Furman 1
  3 Elon 8  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament team.[4]

PosNameSchool
SPKyle WebbElon
SPJustin HessGeorgia Southern
RPDylan ClarkElon
CJoe JacksonThe Citadel
1BRyan KinsellaElon
2BHector CrespoAppalachian State
SSAntonio AlvarezElon
3BTyler WhiteWestern Carolina
OFTyler GriffinThe Citadel
OFSebastian GomezElon
OFJulian RidingsWestern Carolina
DHBo ThompsonThe Citadel

Most Outstanding Player

Joe Jackson was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Jackson was a catcher for The Citadel who recorded 10 hits in 13 at-bats and reached base on 18 of 20 plate appearances for the tournament.[4]

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References
  1. "Baseball standings". SoConSports.com. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  2. "2012-13 Southern Conference Championship Schedule". soconsports.com. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  3. "2013 Southern Conference Baseball Championship". Southern Conference. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  4. "Elon Tops The Citadel for Baseball Title". Southern Conference. May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  5. "Greenville To Host SoCon Baseball Tournament In 2012, 2013". furmanpaladins.com. November 5, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
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