2009 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2009 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, SC from May 20 through May 24. Second seeded Georgia Southern won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was Georgia Southern's fourth SoCon tournament win.

2009 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsGeorgia Southern (4th title)
Winning coachRodney Hennon (3rd title)
MVPKyle Blackburn, Georgia Southern
Attendance17,820
2009 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Elon  y 234 .852  4118 .695
Georgia Southern  y 208 .714  4217 .712
The Citadel   2010 .667  3722 .627
Western Carolina   1910 .655  3522 .614
College of Charleston   1713 .567  3522 .614
Appalachian State   1513 .536  3321 .611
Davidson   1116 .407  1831 .367
Furman   1020 .333  2431 .436
Samford   921 .300  1735 .327
UNC Greensboro   722 .241  2029 .408
Wofford   722 .241  1732 .347
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2009[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament used a modified two bracket, double-elimination format. The teams that emerge from the loser's bracket on each side switch to the other bracket and play the team emerging from each winner's bracket, with the surviving teams playing a one-game final. Only the top eight teams participate, so Wofford, UNC Greensboro, and Davidson were not in the field.

Seeding

Team W L T Pct GB Seed
Elon 23 4 0 .852 1
Georgia Southern 20 8 0 .714 3.5 2
The Citadel 20 10 0 .667 4.5 3
Western Carolina 19 10 0 .655 5 4
College of Charleston 17 13 0 .567 7.5 5
Appalachian State 15 13 0 .536 8.5 6
Davidson 11 16 0 .407 12 7
Furman 10 20 0 .333 14.5 8
Samford 9 21 0 .300 15.5
UNC Greensboro 7 21 0 .250 16.5
Wofford 7 22 0 .241 17.5

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Brackets

Bracket One

  First Round Second Round Semifinals
                             
7 Davidson 3  
2 Georgia Southern 4  
  2 Georgia Southern 6  
  6 Appalachian State 5  
6 Appalachian State 4
3 The Citadel 1  
  8 Furman 4
  2 Georgia Southern 16
3 The Citadel 9  
7 Davidson 8  
  6 Appalachian State 3
  3 The Citadel 5  

Bracket Two

  First Round Second Round Semifinals
                             
8 Furman 8  
1 Elon 10  
  1 Elon 15  
  4 Western Carolina 7  
5 College of Charleston 4
4 Western Carolina 12  
  3 The Citadel 5 7
  1 Elon 1 8
5 College of Charleston 5  
8 Furman 6  
  4 Western Carolina 6
  8 Furman 7  

Final

Sunday, May 24
TeamR
#2 Georgia Southern7
#1 Elon3

Game Summaries

Round One

Wednesday, May 20 9:10 am
Team1234567891011RHE
#7 Davidson11001000000382
#2 Georgia Southern001000200014122
WP: Kyle Kamppi   LP: Thomas Middour
Attendance: 791
Boxscore
Wednesday, May 20 2:01 pm
Team123456789RHE
#6 Appalachian State100003003481
#3 The Citadel100000000171
WP: Zach Quate   LP: Wes Wrenn
Attendance: 1,274
Boxscore
Wednesday, May 20 6:11 pm
Team123456789RHE
#8 Furman2013110008163
#1 Elon01012024X10141
WP: Jared Kernodle   LP: Nick Karow   Sv: Thomas Girdwood
Home runs:
FU: None
EU: Tarleton, Melillo
Attendance: 1,407
Boxscore
Wednesday, May 20 10:11 pm
Team123456789RHE
#5 College of Charleston0000103004112
#4 Western Carolina06100230X12200
WP: Chris Masters   LP: Jesse Simpson
Home runs:
CofC: Sizemore, Rakar
WCU: Lyons
Attendance: 667
Boxscore

Round Two

Thursday, May 21 9:00 am
Team123456789RHE
#3 The Citadel2310010119163
#7 Davidson1002500008121
WP: Drew Mahaffey   LP: Thomas Middour
Home runs:
Cid: McGuiness
DAV: Brady
Attendance: 505
Notes: Davidson eliminated
Boxscore
Thursday, May 21 1:28 pm
Team123456789RHE
#5 College of Charleston000140000561
#8 Furman00321000X6102
WP: Bobby Lyne   LP: Curtis Dowling   Sv: Nick Karow
Home runs:
CofC: None
FU: Rose, Miller
Attendance: 1,052
Notes: College of Charleston eliminated
Boxscore
Thursday, May 21 5:05 pm
Team123456789RHE
#2 Georgia Southern0120210006100
#6 Appalachian State0200100205141
WP: Jake Brown   LP: Josh Dowdy   Sv: Dexter Bobo
Home runs:
GSU: Wright
ASU: Benedict, Blackburn 2
Attendance: 1,112
Boxscore
Thursday, May 21 5:06 pm
Team123456789RHE
#1 Elon36203100015181
#4 Western Carolina500000002772
WP: Daniel Britt   LP: Garrett Ozar
Home runs:
EU: CAustin 2, Davis
WCU: Lyons
Attendance: 884
Boxscore

Round Three

Friday, May 22 3:00 pm
Team123456789RHE
#6 Appalachian State100000011380
#3 The Citadel01300100X5111
WP: Matt Crim   LP: Matt Andress
Home runs:
ASU: None
Cid: Meade
Attendance: 1,196
Notes: Appalachian State eliminated
Boxscore
Friday, May 22 6:59 pm
Team123456789RHE
#4 Western Carolina001001013692
#8 Furman04020100X7101
WP: J.P. Goldsberry   LP: Mike Tavernier
Home runs:
WCU: Rollison
FU: None
Attendance: 1,772
Notes: Furman eliminated
Boxscore

Round Four

Saturday, May 23 9:02 am
Team123456789RHE
#3 The Citadel1100101105100
#1 Elon000000100153
WP: Asher Wojciechowski   LP: Tom Porter
Home runs:
Cid: None
EU: Greene
Attendance: 1,235
Boxscore
Saturday, May 23 1:00 pm
Team123456789RHE
#8 Furman000010030453
#2 Georgia Southern14203105X16151
WP: Matt Murray   LP: Marc DeDecker
Home runs:
FU: Wright, Bowles
GSU: Lewis
Attendance: 1,809
Notes: Furman eliminated
Boxscore
Saturday, May 23 5:00 pm
Team123456789RHE
#1 Elon001104200881
#3 The Citadel0012002207171
WP: Jordan Darnell   LP: T.J. Clarkson   Sv: Thomas Girdwood
Home runs:
EU: CAustin, Melillo,
Cid: Orvin, RJones 2, McGuiness
Attendance: 1,718
Notes: The Citadel eliminated
Boxscore

Final

Sunday, May 24 2:08 pm
Team123456789RHE
#2 Georgia Southern000003301780
#1 Elon000000012391
WP: Chris Mederos   LP: J.D. Reichenbach
Home runs:
GSU: Blackburn
EU: None
Attendance: 2,388
Notes: Georgia Southern wins
Boxscore

All-Tournament Team

Position Player School
SP Asher Wojciechowski The Citadel
SP Chris Maderos Georgia Southern
RP Thomas Girdwood Elon
C Richard Jones The Citadel
1B David Towarnicky Appalachian State
2B Marcus Rose Furman
SS Brent Greer Western Carolina
3B Chase Austin Elon
OF Sonny Meade The Citadel
OF Pat Irvine Elon
OF Ty Wright Georgia Southern
DH Kyle Blackburn Georgia Southern
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Kyle Blackburn
Georgia Southern

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References

  1. "Baseball standings". SoConSports.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  2. "2009 Southern Conference Baseball Standings & Leaders". Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  3. "2012 Southern Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-16.
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