2011_Southern_Conference_baseball_tournament
2011 Southern Conference baseball tournament
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The 2011 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 25 through 29. Fourth seeded Georgia Southern won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was Georgia Southern's fifth SoCon tournament win and second in three years.
Quick Facts Teams, Format ...
Teams | 8 |
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Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | Georgia Southern (5th title) |
Winning coach | Rodney Hennon (4th title) |
MVP | Chris Beck (Georgia Southern) |
Attendance | 11,860 |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon † | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | 36 | – | 21 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | 34 | – | 20 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College of Charleston | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | 39 | – | 22 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | 37 | – | 23 | .617 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern ‡y | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | 36 | – | 26 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | 33 | – | 27 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | 24 | – | 33 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | 23 | – | 31 | .426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | 22 | – | 33 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | 18 | – | 30 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | 20 | – | 36 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2011[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll |
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The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so Wofford, Davidson, and The Citadel were not in the field.
More information Team, W ...
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
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Elon | 23 | 7 | .767 | – |
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UNC Greensboro | 22 | 8 | .733 | 1 |
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Samford | 18 | 12 | .600 | 4 |
3 |
Georgia Southern | 18 | 12 | .600 | 4 |
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College of Charleston | 18 | 12 | .600 | 4 |
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Appalachian State | 15 | 15 | .500 | 7 |
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Furman | 13 | 16 | .500 | 8.5 |
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Western Carolina | 12 | 18 | .500 | 10 |
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Wofford | 9 | 21 | .300 | 13 |
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Davidson | 8 | 21 | .276 | 13.5 |
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The Citadel | 8 | 22 | .267 | 14 |
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Bracket One
First round | Second round | Semifinals | |||||||||||
7 | Furman | 12 | |||||||||||
2 | UNC Greensboro | 6 | |||||||||||
3 | Samford | 7 | |||||||||||
7 | Furman | 1 | |||||||||||
6 | Appalachian State | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | Samford | 5 | |||||||||||
3 | Samford | ||||||||||||
6 | Appalachian State | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
6 | Appalachian State | 5 | |||||||||||
2 | UNC Greensboro | 4 | 7 | Furman | 0 | ||||||||
6 | Appalachian State | 6 | |||||||||||
Bracket Two
First round | Second round | Semifinals | |||||||||||
8 | Western Carolina | 10 | |||||||||||
1 | Elon | 7 | |||||||||||
4 | Georgia Southern | 12 | |||||||||||
8 | Western Carolina | 1 | |||||||||||
5 | College of Charleston | 2 | |||||||||||
4 | Georgia Southern | 4 | |||||||||||
4 | Georgia Southern | ||||||||||||
5 | College of Charleston | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
5 | College of Charleston | 4 | |||||||||||
1 | Elon | 3 | 8 | Western Carolina | 2 | ||||||||
5 | College of Charleston | 4 | |||||||||||
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Round One
More information Team, R ...
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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#7 Furman | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
#2 UNC Greensboro | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Bobby Lyne LP: Warren Slack Attendance: 542 Boxscore |
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More information Team, R ...
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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#6 Appalachian State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
#3 Samford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Kyle Putkonen LP: Ryan Arrowood Sv: Andrew Jones Attendance: 495 Boxscore |
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More information Team, R ...
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | R | H | E | ||||||||||
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#8 Western Carolina | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 4 | ||||||||||
#1 Elon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||
WP: Taylor Sandefur LP: David Whitehead Home runs: WCU: Heffley, Johns EU: None Attendance: 937 Notes: Longest baseball game in SoCon history. Boxscore |
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More information Team, R ...
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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#5 College of Charleston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
#4 Georgia Southern | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 4 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Chris Beck LP: Josh Renfro Sv: Matt Murray Attendance: 840 Notes: Game began at 12:30 am due to 20 inning game prior. Latest game in tournament history |
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Round Two
More information Team, R ...
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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#2 UNC Greensboro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
#6 Appalachian State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 6 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Will Helms LP: Colby Hyatt Sv: Taylor Miller Attendance: 457 Notes: UNC Greensboro eliminated Boxscore |
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More information Team, R ...
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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#1 Elon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
#5 College of Charleston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 4 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Kyle Owings LP: John Brebbia Home runs: EU: None CofC: Gantt Attendance: 785 Notes: Elon eliminated Boxscore |
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Round Three
Semifinals
More information Team, R ...
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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#3 Samford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
#6 Appalachian State | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Josh Martin LP: Ryne Frankoff Sv: Andrew Jones Attendance: 611 Notes: Appalachian State eliminated Boxscore |
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Championship final
More information Position, Player ...
Position | Player | School |
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SP | Chris Beck | Georgia Southern |
SP | Seth Grant | Appalachian State |
RP | Andrew Jones | Samford |
C | Tom Richardson | Georgia Southern |
1B | Marty Gantt | College of Charleston |
2B | Michael Johnson | Samford |
SS | Eric Phillips | Georgia Southern |
3B | Alex Abrams | Furman |
OF | Tyler Zupcic | Appalachian State |
OF | Cole Rakar | College of Charleston |
OF | Phillip Ervin | Samford |
DH | Michael Burruss | Georgia Southern |
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Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player |
Chris Beck |
Georgia Southern |
- "Baseball standings". SoConSports.com. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- "2010–11 SoCon Baseball Standings". Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- "2011 SoCon Baseball Championship". Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- "Championship final Recap and All Tournament Team". Retrieved November 26, 2011.