1950 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1950 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held in Greensboro, North Carolina from May 26 through 28, as the conference's final event of the 1950 NCAA baseball season. This was the league's first baseball championship tournament, and predates modern Southern Conference baseball records which begin with the 1954 baseball season. The South Division's top seed Wake Forest won the tournament. Despite Wake Forest's win, Clemson participated in the District III Playoffs, falling in both games against Southeastern Conference foes.

1950 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions	Wake Forest (1st title)
MVP	,

1950 Southern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern
Virginia Tech  ^x‍‍‍	8	–	2		.800			13	–	9		.591
George Washington  ‍‍‍	6	–	3		.667				–			–
Maryland  ‍‍‍	6	–	3		.667			20	–	8		.714
Washington and Lee  ‍‍‍		–			–				–			–
Richmond  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	9		.471
William & Mary  ‍‍‍		–			–				–			–
VMI  ‍‍‍		–			–				–			–
Southern
Wake Forest  ^x‍‍‡‍	14	–	3		.824			31	–	6		.838
Clemson  ‍‍‍	13	–	3		.813			20	–	11		.645
South Carolina  ‍‍‍	11	–	6		.647			16	–	9		.640
NC State  ‍‍‍		–			–				–			–
Furman  ‍‍‍		–			–				–			–
North Carolina  ‍‍‍	11	–	11		.500			16	–	18		.471
Duke  ‍‍‍		–			–				–			–
Davidson  ‍‍‍		–			–				–			–
The Citadel  ‍‍‍	0	–	12		.000			4	–	14		.222
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 30, 1950[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament used a double-elimination format.

Seeding

The top two teams from each division participated in the tournament. Complete standings are not available, but the teams below all fielded baseball teams within the Southern Conference.

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Seed
North Division
Virginia Tech	8	2	.800	–	1N
Maryland	6	3	.667	1.5	2N
George Washington	6	3	.667	1.5	–
Washington and Lee					–
Richmond					–
William & Mary					–
VMI					–
South Division
Wake Forest	14	3	.824	–	1S
Clemson	13	3	.813	0.5	2S
South Carolina	11	6	.647	3	–
North Carolina	11	11	.500	5.5	–
The Citadel	0	12	.000	11.5	–
NC State					–
Furman					–
Duke					–
Davidson					–

Bracket

[2][3]

First Round

Semi-Finals

Finals

1N

Virginia Tech

3

2N

Maryland

4

1S

Wake Forest

2N

Maryland

1S

Wake Forest

14

2S

Clemson

2

1S

Wake Forest

15

2N

Maryland

4

1N

Virginia Tech

0

2S

Clemson

1

2N

Maryland

3

2S

Clemson

2

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1950". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
2. 2009 Maryland Terrapins Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Maryland Terrapins. p. 32. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
3. 2011 Clemson Baseball Guide. clemsontigers.com. p. 147. Retrieved 2012-10-03.