1986 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1986 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Hennon Stadium on the campus of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina from April 27 through April 29. The South Division's top seed Western Carolina won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

1986 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsWestern Carolina (2nd title)
MVPDavid Hyatt, Western Carolina
1986 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
Appalachian State  x‍‍‍y 15–2 .882  40–13 .755
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 9–9 .500  21–21 .500
VMI  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .389  15–25 .375
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 4–13 .235  15–18 .455
Southern
Western Carolina  x‍‍‡‍y 12–5 .706  33–28 .541
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .556  21–20 .512
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 9–9 .500  29–20 .592
Furman  ‍‍‍ 4–13 .235  15–24 .385
x – Division champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1986[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament used a double-elimination format.

Seeding

The top two teams from each division based on regular season conference winning percentage participated in the tournament. The top seed from the North Division played the second seed from the South in the first round, and vice versa. The winners of the first round then played, while the losers played an elimination game. There were no ties in the standings, so no tiebreakers were necessary.[2]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
North Division
Appalachian State 15 2 .882
–
1N
East Tennessee State 9 9 .500
6.5
2N
VMI 7 11 .389
8.5
–
Marshall 4 13 .235
11
–
South Division
Western Carolina 12 5 .706
–
1S
Davidson 10 8 .556
2.5
2S
The Citadel 9 9 .500
3.5
–
Furman 4 13 .235
8
–

Bracket
  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1N Appalachian State 5  
2S Davidson 4  
  1N Appalachian State 17  
  1S Western Carolina 18  
1S Western Carolina 11
2N East Tennessee State 2  
  1S Western Carolina 11
  1N Appalachian State 8
2S East Tennessee State 7  
2N Davidson 5  
  1N Appalachian State 16
  2S East Tennessee State 14  

[3]

Most Outstanding Player
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
David Hyatt
Western Carolina

[4]

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1986". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  2. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 46. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  3. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 48. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  4. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 63. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
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