1953 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

1953 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Champions Duke (3rd title)
Winning coach Ace Parker (1st title)
Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
«1952  1984»
1953 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northern
George Washington x 8 – 2   .800     –   –
Maryland 8 – 2   .800     16 – 7   .696
Richmond 5 – 5   .500     9 – 9   .500
Virginia Tech 4 – 5   .444     6 – 7   .462
VMI 4 – 5   .444     –   –
Washington and Lee 3 – 6   .333     –   –
West Virginia 2 – 5   .286     –   –
William & Mary 2 – 6   .250     –   –
Southern
North Carolina x 11 – 3   .786     19 – 8   .704
Duke ‡y 9 – 5   .643     –   –
Clemson 10 – 6   .625     11 – 6   .647
Wake Forest 8 – 5   .615     15 – 5   .750
NC State 7 – 6   .538     –   –
Furman 7 – 8   .467     –   –
The Citadel 7 – 10   .412     –   –
South Carolina 7 – 11   .389     –   –
Davidson 0 – 12   .000     –   –
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1953[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1953 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held in Raleigh, North Carolina from May 14 through May 16. This was the league's final championship tournament to be held until 1987, as seven schools, including three participants in the tournament, departed the conference to form the Atlantic Coast Conference after the season. Modern Southern Conference baseball records begin with the 1954 baseball season. The South Division's second seed Duke won the tournament for the third time.[2]

Seeding

The top two teams from each division participated in the tournament. Complete standings are not available, but the teams below all fielded baseball teams within the Southern Conference.[3]

Team W L PCT GB Seed
North Division
George Washington 8 2 .800
–
1N
Maryland 8 2 .800
–
2N
Richmond 5 5 .500
3
–
Virginia Tech 4 5 .444
3.5
–
VMI 4 5 .444
3.5
–
Washington and Lee 3 6 .333
4.5
–
West Virginia 2 5 .286
4.5
–
William & Mary 2 6 .250
5
–
South Division
North Carolina 11 3 .786
–
1S
Duke 9 5 .643
2
2S
Clemson 10 6 .625
2
–
Wake Forest 8 5 .615
2.5
–
NC State 7 6 .538
3.5
–
Furman 7 8 .467
4.5
–
The Citadel 7 10 .412
5.5
–
South Carolina 7 11 .389
6
–
Davidson 0 12 .000
10
–

Bracket

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1N  George Washington 4  
2S  Duke 6  
  2S  Duke 7  
  1S  North Carolina 2  
1S  North Carolina 13
2N  Maryland 2  
  2S  Duke 5 —
  1S  North Carolina 3 —
1N  George Washington 6  
2N  Maryland 4  
  1S  North Carolina 15
  1N  George Washington 0  

[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1953". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Rain-Check Team Emerging As Top Quality In Playoff". The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.). May 19, 1953. p. 8. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1953". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  4. ↑ 2009 Maryland Terrapins Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Maryland Terrapins. p. 32. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  5. ↑ Duke Blue Devils 2012 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). goduke.com. p. 58. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
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