1996 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

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1996 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsGeorgia Southern (1st title)
MVPMark Hamiln (Georgia Southern)
1996 Southern Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Georgia Southern †‡y ‍‍‍ 17 – 3   .850 46 – 14   .767
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 17 – 7   .708 32 – 24   .571
Furman  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 26 – 29   .473
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565 33 – 26   .559
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 10   .545 27 – 19   .587
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 26 – 24   .520
VMI  ‍‍‍ 7 – 16   .304 17 – 29   .370
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 16 – 33   .327
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 4 – 17   .190 7 – 35   .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1996[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1996 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at College Park in Charleston, SC from April 30 through May 3. Top seeded Georgia Southern won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was the Eagles first tournament win, having joined the league for the 1991 season. This was the final tournament held at College Park, as Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park opened and hosted the tournament beginning in 1997.

The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participated, so Marshall was not in the field.

Seeding[]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Georgia Southern 17 3 .850
–
1
Western Carolina 17 7 .708
2
2
Furman 15 9 .625
4
3
The Citadel 13 10 .565
5.5
4
Appalachian State 12 10 .545
6
5
East Tennessee State 11 12 .478
7.5
6
VMI 7 16 .304
11.5
7
Davidson 6 18 .250
13
8
Marshall 4 17 .190
12.5
–

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Bracket[]

  Round 1     Round 2     Round 3     Round 4     Final
                                               
  Winner's Bracket
  3 Furman 7  
  6 East Tennessee State 10    
      6 East Tennessee State 2  
      7 VMI 4    
  2 Western Carolina 3          
  7 VMI 7        
      7 VMI 2            
      1 Georgia Southern 11              
  1 Georgia Southern 8              
  8 Davidson 2                
      1 Georgia Southern 4          
      4 The Citadel 3        
  4 The Citadel 6          
  5 Appalachian State 2         1 Georgia Southern 7
      4 The Citadel 1
  Loser's Bracket      
  3 Furman 7        
  2 Western Carolina 4     4 The Citadel 17        
    3 Furman 3          
      4 The Citadel 1        
  8 Davidson 2         6 East Tennessee State 0     7 VMI 5    
  5 Appalachian State 5     6 East Tennessee State 5         4 The Citadel 8  
    5 Appalachian State 2  

* - Indicates extra innings.[3]

All-Tournament Team[]

Position Player School
P Clint Sauls Georgia Southern
C Steve Wilson Georgia Southern
1B Nate Shepperson VMI
2B Donnie Coe Georgia Southern
3B Bo Betchman The Citadel
SS Terrance Smalls The Citadel
OF Jon Placko Furman
OF Mark Hamlin Georgia Southern
OF Antoine Moran Georgia Southern
DH Britt Phelps East Tennessee State
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Mark Hamlin
Georgia Southern

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References[]

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1996". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  2. ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 47. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
  3. ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 49. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
  4. ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 62. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
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