1988 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1988 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from April 21–23, 1988 at Taylor Field on the campus of Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. Four teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The Big South played the season at the NCAA Division I level, but did not receive an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Campbell won the championship for the first time.[2]

1988 Big South Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Taylor Field Buies Creek, North Carolina
Champions	Campbell (1st title)
Winning coach	Mike Caldwell (1st title)
MVP	Rob Palentchar, Campbell

1988 Big South Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Coastal Carolina  ‍†‍‍	15	–	0		1.000			35	–	12		.745
Baptist  ‍‍‍	12	–	7		.632			27	–	16		.628
Campbell  ‍‍‡‍	10	–	8		.556			32	–	16		.667
Winthrop  ‍‍‍	8	–	8		.500			22	–	15		.595
Augusta State  ‍‍‍	8	–	10		.444			16	–	27		.372
Radford  ‍‍‍	4	–	10		.286			13	–	26		.333
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍	1	–	15		.063			9	–	32		.220
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 30, 1988[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format

The top four finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament.[2]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Coastal Carolina	15	0	1.000	—	1
Baptist	12	7	.632	5	2
Campbell	10	8	.556	6.5	3
Winthrop	8	8	.500	7.5	4
Augusta State	8	10	.444	8.5	—
Radford	4	10	.286	10.5	—
UNC Asheville	1	15	.063	15.5	—

Bracket and results

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	Coastal Carolina	10
	4	Winthrop	4
						1	Coastal Carolina	5
						3	Campbell	6^10
	3	Campbell	8^12
	2	Baptist	6
											3	Campbell	17	—
										2	Baptist	0	—
	4	Winthrop	5
	2	Baptist	6
						1	Coastal Carolina	2
						2	Baptist	8

All-Tournament Team

Name	School
Ricky Berrier	Campbell
Hardy Ferguson	Charleston Southern
Kevin Futrell	Charleston Southern
Randy Hood	Campbell
Robbie Jordan	Coastal Carolina
Danny Murphy	Campbell
Bob Palentchar	Campbell
Cory Satterfield	Campbell
Randy Stokes	Coastal Carolina
Greg Streett	Coastal Carolina
Robert Tucker	Winthrop
Dan Wolfe	Charleston Southern

Most Valuable Player

Rob Palentchar was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Palentchar was a designated hitter for Campbell.[2]

References

1. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 4. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
2. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved February 13, 2020.