1995 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1995 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at College Park in Charleston, SC from April 27 through April 30. Top seeded The Citadel won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was the Bulldogs second consecutive tournament win and third overall.

1995 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsThe Citadel (3rd title)
Winning coachFred Jordan (2nd title)
MVPDonald Morillo, The Citadel
1995 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
The Citadel  ‍†‍‡‍y 19–5 .792  39–19 .672
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .583  35–24 .593
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .542  32–24 .571
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .500  19–32 .373
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .478  25–27 .481
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 10–13 .435  17–30 .362
VMI  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  19–28 .404
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  12–38 .240
Furman  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  16–32 .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[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 as Marshall owned the tiebreaker.

Seeding
Team W L Pct GB Seed
The Citadel 19 5 .792
–
1
Georgia Southern 14 10 .583
5
2
Western Carolina 13 11 .542
6
3
Davidson 12 12 .500
7
4
East Tennessee State 11 12 .478
7.5
5
Appalachian State 10 13 .435
8.5
6
VMI 10 14 .417
9
7
Marshall 9 15 .375
10
8
Furman 9 15 .375
10

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Bracket
  Round 1     Round 2     Round 3     Round 4     Final
                                               
  Winner's Bracket
  1 The Citadel 5  
  8 Marshall 1    
      1 The Citadel 10  
      5 East Tennessee State 2    
  4 Davidson 2          
  5 East Tennessee State 6        
      1 The Citadel 10            
      2 Georgia Southern 4              
  3 Western Carolina 9              
  6 Appalachian State 5                
      3 Western Carolina 4          
      2 Georgia Southern 10        
  2 Georgia Southern 4          
  7 VMI 3         1 The Citadel 8
      2 Georgia Southern 3
  Loser's Bracket      
  8 Marshall 8        
  4 Davidson 5     3 Western Carolina 10        
    8 Marshall 3          
      3 Western Carolina 1        
  6 Appalachian State 4         5 East Tennessee State 6     2 Georgia Southern 9    
  7 VMI 13     5 East Tennessee State 8         5 East Tennessee State 6  
    7 VMI 4  

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All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
P Britt Reames The Citadel
C James Lyons East Tennessee State
1B Tommy Peterman Georgia Southern
2B David Beckley The Citadel
3B Eric Whitson Western Carolina
SS Tyson Whitley Georgia Southern
OF Len Hart East Tennessee State
OF Dale Sistare The Citadel
OF Garrick Haltiwanger The Citadel
DH Ryan Glynn VMI
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Donald Morillo
The Citadel

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References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1995". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 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.
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