1986 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1986 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 13–15, 1986, on the campus of Augusta State University in Augusta, Georgia. Four teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The Big South played the season at the NCAA Division I level, but did not receive an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Coastal Carolina won the championship.[2]

1986 Big South Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (1st title)
Winning coachBobby Richardson (1st title)
MVPTerry Spires, Coastal Carolina
1986 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Campbell  x 143 .824  3120 .608
Winthrop   114 .733  3710 .787
UNC Asheville   611 .353  1732 .347
Radford   114 .067  1422 .389
West
Augusta State  x 126 .667  3623 .610
Coastal Carolina   99 .500  3119 .620
Baptist   810 .444  3219 .627
Armstrong State   711 .389  3720 .649
x Division champion
Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1986[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format

The top four finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament.[2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
East
Campbell143.8241E
Winthrop114.73322E
UNC Asheville611.3538
Radford114.06712
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
West
Augusta State126.6671W
Coastal Carolina99.50032W
Baptist810.4444
Armstrong State711.3895

Bracket and results

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1E Campbell 4  
2W Coastal Carolina 5  
  2W Coastal Carolina 5  
  1W Augusta State 0  
1W Augusta State 6
2E Winthrop 5  
  2W Coastal Carolina 20
  2E Winthrop 2
1E Campbell 4  
2E Winthrop 6  
  1W Augusta State 2
  2E Winthrop 6  

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Neal ClatterbuckWinthrop
Glenn FortnerCoastal Carolina
Scott GoinsWinthrop
Trent MercerAugusta State
John PilatichCoastal Carolina
Donnie PoteetAugusta State
Mike ProchaskaCoastal Carolina
Art SmithCoastal Carolina
Terry SpiresCoastal Carolina
Tom SutrykCoastal Carolina
Kevin ThomasCoastal Carolina
James WhiteCampbell

Most Valuable Player

Terry Spires was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Spires was a shortstop for Coastal Carolina.[2]

References

  1. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 4. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  2. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
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