2013 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2013 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 22 through May 26 at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, South Carolina. The annual event determines the conference champion of the Division I Southern Conference in college baseball. Third seeded Elon won their second tournament champion to earn the league's bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. This was the last of 18 athletic championships held by the conference in the 2012–13 academic year.[2][3][4]

2013 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	8
Format	two bracket Double-elimination tournament with championship game
Finals site	Fluor Field at the West End Greenville, SC
Champions	Elon (2nd title)
Winning coach	Mike Kennedy (2nd title)
MVP	Joe Jackson, The Citadel
Attendance	8,810

2013 Southern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Western Carolina  ‍†‍‍	23	–	7		.767			39	–	20		.661
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍	18	–	11		.621			31	–	26		.544
Elon  ‍‍‡‍^y	18	–	11		.621			34	–	30		.531
The Citadel  ‍‍‍	18	–	12		.600			35	–	25		.583
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	13	–	14		.481			30	–	24		.556
Furman  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			32	–	25		.561
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			27	–	32		.458
Samford  ‍‍‍	12	–	17		.414			27	–	30		.474
Davidson  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			18	–	31		.367
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			24	–	31		.436
Wofford  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			20	–	36		.357
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2013[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament was originally held from 1950-53, when the Southern Conference was a large conference composed of several small schools and several large schools, the latter of which would form the Atlantic Coast Conference after the 1953 season. The event was re-established in 1984 and has been held every year since. Western Carolina has claimed nine championships, the most of any school, with The Citadel close behind at eight tournament wins. Georgia Southern and Furman are the only other schools with multiple championships, winning five and two, respectively. Davidson and UNC Greensboro are the only current members to never win a title.

This is the second consecutive year and third year overall for the tournament in Greenville, after spending 21 of 22 seasons in Charleston, South Carolina.[5]

Seeding and format

The top eight teams from the regular season are seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage. They meet in a two bracket double-elimination tournament with a championship game between the winners of each bracket. Davidson, UNC Greensboro, and Wofford did not qualify for the field. College of Charleston claimed the second seed over Elon by tiebreaker.

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Western Carolina	23	7	.767	–	1
College of Charleston	18	11	.621	4.5	2
Elon	18	11	.621	4.5	3
The Citadel	18	12	.600	5	4
Appalachian State	13	14	.481	8.5	5
Furman	14	16	.467	9	6
Georgia Southern	13	17	.433	10	7
Samford	12	17	.414	10.5	8
Davidson	12	18	.400	11	–
UNC Greensboro	11	19	.367	12	–
Wofford	10	20	.333	13	–

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Western Carolina	13
	8	Samford	7
						1	Western Carolina	11
						4	The Citadel	12
	4	The Citadel	6
	5	Appalachian State	5
											4	The Citadel	8	—
										5	Appalachian State	6	—
	8	Samford	1
	5	Appalachian State	2
						1	Western Carolina	4
						5	Appalachian State	15
																4	The Citadel	5
																3	Elon	6
	3	Elon	1
	6	Furman	10
						6	Furman	2
						7	Georgia Southern	3
	2	College of Charleston	0
	7	Georgia Southern	2
											7	Georgia Southern	4	6
										3	Elon	11	7
	3	Elon	18
	2	College of Charleston	8
						6	Furman	1
						3	Elon	8

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament team.[4]

Pos	Name	School
SP	Kyle Webb	Elon
SP	Justin Hess	Georgia Southern
RP	Dylan Clark	Elon
C	Joe Jackson	The Citadel
1B	Ryan Kinsella	Elon
2B	Hector Crespo	Appalachian State
SS	Antonio Alvarez	Elon
3B	Tyler White	Western Carolina
OF	Tyler Griffin	The Citadel
OF	Sebastian Gomez	Elon
OF	Julian Ridings	Western Carolina
DH	Bo Thompson	The Citadel

Most Outstanding Player

Joe Jackson was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Jackson was a catcher for The Citadel who recorded 10 hits in 13 at-bats and reached base on 18 of 20 plate appearances for the tournament.[4]

References

1. "Baseball standings". SoConSports.com. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
2. "2012-13 Southern Conference Championship Schedule". soconsports.com. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
3. "2013 Southern Conference Baseball Championship". Southern Conference. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
4. "Elon Tops The Citadel for Baseball Title". Southern Conference. May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
5. "Greenville To Host SoCon Baseball Tournament In 2012, 2013". furmanpaladins.com. November 5, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2012.