2008 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
No. 16 Coastal Carolina † ‡ y
17
–
3
–
0
.850
50
–
14
–
0
.781
Liberty
14
–
7
–
0
.667
35
–
26
–
1
.573
VMI
14
–
7
–
0
.667
29
–
26
–
0
.527
Winthrop
12
–
9
–
0
.571
27
–
33
–
0
.450
High Point
3
–
18
–
0
.143
12
–
41
–
0
.226
Radford
8
–
12
–
0
.400
26
–
30
–
0
.464
Charleston Southern
7
–
14
–
0
.333
19
–
34
–
0
.358
UNC Asheville
8
–
13
–
0
.381
26
–
33
–
0
.441
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
High Point forfeited several games due to the use of an ineligible player. As of June 30, 2008[1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
The 2008 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference , held from May 20–24, 2008 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 ninth time, and earned an invitation to the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament .[2]
Format [ ]
All eight teams qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage. The bottom seeds played a single elimination play-in round, with the two winners joining the top four seeds in a six team double-elimination tournament .[2]
High Point forfeited several games due to the use of an ineligible player. The standings template at right reflects the results after the forfeits, while the table below shows the results of games played in order to accurately reflect seeding.[2] [3]
Team
W
L
Pct.
GB
Seed
Coastal Carolina
17
3
.850
—
1
Liberty
14
7
.667
3.5
2
VMI
14
7
.667
4.5
3
Winthrop
11
10
.571
6.5
4
High Point
9
12
.429
8.5
5
Radford
6
14
.300
11
6
Charleston Southern
6
15
.286
11.5
7
UNC Asheville
6
15
.286
11.5
8
Bracket and results [ ]
Play-in round [ ]
Team
R
7 Charleston Southern
1
6 Radford
6
Double-elimination rounds [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Semi-finals
Finals
1
Coastal Carolina
20
8
UNC Asheville
4
1
Coastal Carolina
3
3
VMI
1
3
VMI
2
1
Coastal Carolina
8
4
Winthrop
7
4
Winthrop
6
4
Winthrop
13
1
Coastal Carolina
1
9
6
Radford
9
2
Liberty
13
2
2
Liberty
4
4
Winthrop
3
6
Radford
15
6
Radford
2
2
Liberty
15
8
UNC Asheville
1
2
Liberty
11
2
Liberty
10
All-Tournament Team [ ]
Name
School
Tommy Baldridge
Coastal Carolina
Tyler Bortnick
Coastal Carolina
Cody Brown
Liberty
Dock Doyle
Coastal Carolina
Steven Evans
Liberty
Alex Gregory
Radford
Joey Haug
Coastal Carolina
Bryn Henderson
Winthrop
Jeff Jefferson
Liberty
Reggie Keen
Radford
Ryan Mullins
Winthrop
John Murrian
Winthrop
David Sappelt
Coastal Carolina
Dustin Umberger
Liberty
Garrett Young
Liberty
Most Valuable Player [ ]
Tyler Bortnick was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Bortnick was a shortstop for Coastal Carolina.[2]
References [ ]
No playoff or tournament in the years marked in grey .