2001 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament

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2001 Big South Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (4th title)
Winning coachGary Gilmore (1st title)
MVPRandy McGarvey (Coastal Carolina)
2001 Big South Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
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

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]

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]

References[]

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