2002 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2002 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 22–26, 2002 at Winthrop Ballpark, home field of Winthrop in Rock Hill, South Carolina. All eight eligible teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Coastal Carolina, won the title for the fifth time, and second in a row, and earned an invitation to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

2002 Big South Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Winthrop Ballpark Rock Hill, South Carolina
Champions	Coastal Carolina (5th title)
Winning coach	Gary Gilmore (2nd title)
MVP	Adam Keim, Coastal Carolina

2002 Big South Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Coastal Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍^y	16	–	5	–	0		.762			44	–	19	–	0		.698
Elon  ‍‍‍^y	13	–	8	–	0		.619			34	–	23	–	0		.596
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍	12	–	9	–	0		.571			25	–	34	–	0		.424
Liberty  ‍‍‍	11	–	9	–	0		.550			33	–	24	–	2		.576
High Point  ‍‍‍	9	–	11	–	0		.450			26	–	31	–	0		.456
Winthrop  ‍‍‍	8	–	13	–	0		.381			29	–	30	–	0		.492
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍	7	–	14	–	0		.333			21	–	30	–	0		.412
Radford  ‍‍‍	7	–	14	–	0		.333			18	–	33	–	0		.353
Birmingham–Southern  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			32	–	20	–	0		.615
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2002[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format

All teams qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage and played a double-elimination tournament. Birmingham–Southern was not eligible for championships as they completed their transition from NCAA Division II.[2]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Coastal Carolina	16	5	.762	—	1
Elon	13	8	.619	3	2
Charleston Southern	12	9	.571	4	3
Liberty	11	9	.550	4.5	4
High Point	9	11	.450	6.5	5
Winthrop	8	13	.381	8	6
UNC Asheville	7	14	.333	9	7
Radford	7	14	.333	9	8
Birmingham–Southern	0	0	—	—	—

Bracket and results

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Semifinals					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
	1	Coastal Carolina	5
	8	Radford	3
						1	Coastal Carolina	14
						5	High Point	2
	4	Liberty	5
	5	High Point	14
											1	Coastal Carolina	4
											6	Winthrop	3
	3	Charleston Southern	1
	6	Winthrop	4
						6	Winthrop	9
						2	Elon	5
	2	Elon	10
	7	UNC Asheville	5																		1	Coastal Carolina	10	—
																					4	Liberty	1	—
	Loser's Bracket
	8	Radford	1
	4	Liberty	4			2	Elon	3
						4	Liberty	12
											4	Liberty	19
	3	Charleston Southern	7								3	Charleston Southern	6			6	Winthrop	2
	7	UNC Asheville	2			5	High Point	1								4	Liberty	8
						3	Charleston Southern	2

All-Tournament Team

Name	School
Keith Butler	Liberty
John Cavanaugh	High Point
Seamus Donovan	Coastal Carolina
Matt Hagen	Liberty
Adam Keim	Coastal Carolina
Marcus Maringola	Liberty
Randy McGarvey Jr.	Coastal Carolina
Ryan McGraw	Coastal Carolina
Brandon Powell	Coastal Carolina
Grant Rembert	UNC Asheville
Bennett Stapf	Winthrop
Ben Thurmond	Winthrop

Most Valuable Player

Adam Keim was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Keim was a shortstop for Coastal Carolina.[2]

References

1. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
2. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved August 13, 2020.