1994 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1994 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at College Park in Charleston, SC from April 28 through May 1. Fifth seeded The Citadel won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was the Bulldogs second tournament win and first under coach Fred Jordan.

1994 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	College Park (Charleston) Charleston, South Carolina
Champions	The Citadel (2nd title)
Winning coach	Fred Jordan (1st title)
MVP	Jermaine Shuler, The Citadel

1994 Southern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Western Carolina  ‍†‍‍^y	19	–	4		.826			45	–	18		.714
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	15	–	7		.682			31	–	25		.554
Marshall  ‍‍‍	12	–	9		.571			23	–	20		.535
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍	12	–	11		.522			19	–	21		.475
The Citadel  ‍‍‡‍^y	11	–	13		.458			32	–	34		.485
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	10	–	13		.435			22	–	26		.458
VMI  ‍‍‍	10	–	13		.435			21	–	29		.420
Davidson  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			20	–	31		.392
Furman  ‍‍‍	4	–	19		.174			9	–	35		.205
† – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1994[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so Furman was not in the field.

Seeding

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Seed
Western Carolina	19	4	.826	–	1
Georgia Southern	15	7	.682	3.5	2
Marshall	12	9	.571	6	3
East Tennessee State	12	11	.522	7	4
The Citadel	11	13	.458	8.5	5
Appalachian State	10	13	.435	9	6
VMI	10	13	.435	9	7
Davidson	10	14	.417	9.5	8
Furman	4	19	.174	15

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Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3					Round 4					Final
	Winner's Bracket
	1	Western Carolina	1
	8	Davidson	2
						8	Davidson	4
						5	The Citadel	10
	4	East Tennessee State	3
	5	The Citadel	8
											5	The Citadel	4
											7	VMI	3
	3	Marshall	7
	6	Appalachian State	3
						3	Marshall	4
						7	VMI	6
	2	Georgia Southern	4
	7	VMI	6																		5	The Citadel	4
																					1	Western Carolina	2
	Loser's Bracket
	1	Western Carolina	4
	4	East Tennessee State	0			3	Marshall	2
						1	Western Carolina	8
											1	Western Carolina	13
	6	Appalachian State	1								8	Davidson	1			7	VMI	1
	2	Georgia Southern	6			8	Davidson	5								1	Western Carolina	7
						2	Georgia Southern	2

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All-Tournament Team

Position	Player	School
P	Britt Reames	The Citadel
C	Brett Boretti	Davidson
1B	Marc Striker	Western Carolina
2B	John Connolly	Western Carolina
3B	Bo Betchman	The Citadel
SS	Jermaine Shuler	The Citadel
OF	Garrick Haltiwanger	The Citadel
OF	Mike Tidick	Western Carolina
OF	Louie Napoleon	VMI
DH	Donald Morillo	The Citadel

Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player

Jermaine Shuler

The Citadel

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References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1994". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
2. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 47. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
3. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 49. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
4. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 62. Retrieved 2012-06-26.