1988 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1988 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held in Asheville, North Carolina from April 27 through April 29. The South Division's top seed Western Carolina won their fourth consecutive tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

1988 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsWestern Carolina (4th title)
MVPKeith LeClair, Western Carolina
1988 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
VMI  x‍‍‍ 11–7 .611  20–20 .500
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 9–7 .563  29–17 .630
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 7–9 .438  23–17 .575
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .389  16–35 .314
Southern
Western Carolina  x‍‍‡‍y 14–3 .824  38–24 .613
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 12–6 .667  33–20 .623
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .389  28–26 .519
Furman  ‍‍‍ 2–15 .118  8–29 .216
x – Division champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[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
VMI 11 7 .611
–
1N
Appalachian State 9 7 .563
1
2N
Marshall 7 9 .438
3
–
East Tennessee State 7 11 .389
4
–
South Division
Western Carolina 14 3 .824
–
1S
The Citadel 12 6 .667
2.5
2S
Davidson 7 11 .389
7.5
–
Furman 2 15 .118
12
–

Bracket
  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1N VMI 8  
2S The Citadel 9  
  2S The Citadel 4  
  1S Western Carolina 6  
1S Western Carolina 18
2N Appalachian State 8  
  1S Western Carolina 22 —
  2S The Citadel 6 —
1N VMI 4  
2N Appalachian State 11  
  2S The Citadel 16
  2N Appalachian State 9  

[3]

Most Outstanding Player
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Keith LeClair
Western Carolina

[4]

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1988". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  2. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 46. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  3. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 48. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  4. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 63. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
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