2005 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2005 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC from May 23 through May 27. Eighth seeded Furman won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was the Paladins' second SoCon tournament win.

2005 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park Charleston, South Carolina
Champions	Furman (2nd title)
MVP	Nick Hollstegge, Furman
Attendance	26,707

2005 Southern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#26 College of Charleston †^y ‍‍‍	27	–	3		.900			48	–	15		.762
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	18	–	11		.621			38	–	22		.633
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍	18	–	12		.600			33	–	23		.589
Elon  ‍‍‍	18	–	12		.600			32	–	25		.561
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍	17	–	13		.567			31	–	22		.585
The Citadel  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			25	–	34		.424
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍	13	–	16		.448			31	–	22		.585
Furman  ‍‍‡‍^y	13	–	16		.448			30	–	29		.508
Davidson  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			26	–	24		.520
Wofford  ‍‍‍	7	–	23		.233			17	–	37		.315
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	5	–	24		.172			10	–	42		.192
† – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2005[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The top eight baseball programs in the conference participated in the double-elimination tournament. Davidson, Wofford, and Appalachian State were not in the field. While College of Charleston dominated the regular season, Furman swept Davidson in the final regular season series to make the tournament, then swept the tournament for the unlikely championship.

Seeding

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Seed
College of Charleston	27	3	.900	–	1
Georgia Southern	18	11	.621	8.5	2
Western Carolina	18	12	.600	9	3
Elon	18	12	.600	9	4
UNC Greensboro	17	13	.567	10	5
The Citadel	14	16	.467	13	6
East Tennessee State	13	16	.448	13.5	7
Furman	13	16	.448	13.5	8
Davidson	13	17	.433	14
Wofford	7	23	.233	20
Appalachian State	5	24	.172	23.5

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Bracket

[3]Seeding and pairings

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Semifinals					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
	5	UNC Greensboro	6
	4	Elon	12
						4	Elon	3
						8	Furman	6
	8	Furman	9
	1	College of Charleston	7
											8	Furman	4
											2	Georgia Southern	1
	7	East Tennessee State	3
	2	Georgia Southern	2
						2	Georgia Southern	7
						3	Western Carolina	2
	6	The Citadel	1
	3	Western Carolina	6																		2	Georgia Southern	4
																					8	Furman	5
	Loser's Bracket
	1	College of Charleston	8
	5	UNC Greensboro	2			3	Western Carolina	4
						1	College of Charleston	1
											1	College of Charleston	9
	7	East Tennessee State	6								6	The Citadel	7			2	Georgia Southern	11
	6	The Citadel	10			6	The Citadel	8								1	College of Charleston	5
						4	Elon	7

All-Tournament Team

Position	Player	School
P	Nick Hollstegge	Furman
C	Flint Wipke	Georgia Southern
1B	Case Cassedy	Furman
2B	Chris Campbell	College of Charleston
SS	Matt Matulia	The Citadel
3B	Matthew Betsill	Furman
OF	Brett Gardner	College of Charleston
OF	James Payne	Georgia Southern
OF	Brent Stephens	Georgia Southern
DH	Sam McLain	Furman

Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player

Nick Hollstegge

Furman

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References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2005". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
2. "Southern Conference - Standings & Leaders". Retrieved 2012-02-02.
3. "Furman defeats Davidson for spot in SoCon Baseball Tournament". SoConSports.com. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
4. "2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2012-02-02.