2001 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2001 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 16–20, 2001 at Dan Daniel Memorial Park in Danville, Virginia. All eight teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Coastal Carolina, won the title for the fourth time and earned an invitation to the 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

2001 Big South Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (4th title)
Winning coachGary Gilmore (1st title)
MVPRandy McGarvey, Coastal Carolina
2001 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 29 Winthrop  y 1830 .857  48161 .746
Coastal Carolina  y 1640 .800  42200 .677
Liberty   1470 .667  35210 .625
Elon   1290 .571  30270 .526
UNC Asheville   8120 .400  15390 .278
High Point   5140 .263  21330 .389
Radford   5160 .238  12380 .240
Charleston Southern   3160 .158  13370 .260
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2001[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format

All teams qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage and played a double-elimination tournament.[2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Winthrop183.8571
Coastal Carolina164.8001.52
Liberty147.66743
Elon129.57164
UNC Asheville812.4009.55
High Point514.263126
Radford516.238137
Charleston Southern316.158148

Bracket and results

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  1 Winthrop 7  
  8 Charleston Southern 2    
      1 Winthrop 3  
      4 Elon 1    
  4 Elon 3          
  5 UNC Asheville 2        
      1 Winthrop 2
      2 Coastal Carolina 0
  3 Liberty 12        
  6 High Point 0          
      3 Liberty 2    
      2 Coastal Carolina 6  
  2 Coastal Carolina 13    
  7 Radford 6  
  Loser's Bracket
  8 Charleston Southern 3  
  5 UNC Asheville 4     3 Liberty 12
    5 UNC Asheville 3
  6 High Point 7  
  7 Radford 2     4 Elon 20
    6 High Point 3
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  1 Winthrop 1       1 Winthrop 2
  3 Liberty 3           2 Coastal Carolina 3
      3 Liberty 0    
      2 Coastal Carolina 13  
  2 Coastal Carolina 7    
  4 Elon 4  

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Keith ButlerLiberty
Chris CarterCoastal Carolina
Jeremy HeraufWinthrop
Adam KiemCoastal Carolina
Todd LeathersWinthrop
Randy McGarveyCoastal Carolina
Trey MillerLiberty
Curtis MoncusUNC Asheville
Scott SturkieCoastal Carolina
Jim SwensonElon
Stas SwerdzewskiWinthrop
Jordan WebbWinthrop

Most Valuable Player

Randy McGarvey was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. McGarvey was a catcher for Coastal Carolina.[2]

References

  1. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  2. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
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