1985 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1985 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 13–15, 1985, at Taylor Stadium on the campus of Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. In this, the first year of existence for the conference, four teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The conference was composed of teams playing at the NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, and NAIA levels, and had yet to be certified as an NCAA Division I conference. No automatic bids were awarded, although teams could participate in tournaments with at-large invitations.[1]

1985 Big South Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsWinthrop (1st title)
MVPJeff Dodig, Winthrop & John Posey, Campbell

Format

The four teams that participated were matched in a blind draw, as no conference standings were kept in the inaugural season.[1]

Bracket and results
  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
Winthrop 10  
Columbus State 9  
  Winthrop 7  
  Armstrong State 5  
Armstrong State 6
Campbell 5  
  Winthrop 12 —
  Campbell 5 —
Columbus State 5  
Campbell 10  
  Armstrong State 5
  Campbell 11  

All-Tournament Team
NameSchool
Chuck ChristopherArmstrong State
Jeff DodigWinthrop
Bill FortnerArmstrong State
Scott GoinsWinthrop
Dave PattersonWinthrop
John PoseyCampbell
J.D. ScottArmstrong State
Waine ShipmanWinthrop
James WhiteCampbell
Bill WilkesCampbell

Most Valuable Player

Jeff Dodig and John Posey were named co-Most Valuable Players. Dodig was an outfielder for Winthrop and Posey was a third-baseman for Campbell.[1]

References
  1. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
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