2005 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

2005 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2005
Teams 8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Site Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park
Charleston, South Carolina
Champions Furman (2nd title)
MVP Nick Hollstegge (Furman)
Attendance 26,707
Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
«2004  2006»
2005 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#26 College of Charlestony 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 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.

The top eight baseball programs in the conference participated in the double-elimination tournament. Davidson, Wofford, and Appalachain 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

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