2008 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2008 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 20–24, 2008 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 ninth time, and earned an invitation to the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Coastal Carolina (9th title) |
| Winning coach | Gary Gilmore (6th title) |
| MVP | Tyler Bortnick, Coastal Carolina |
| 2008 Big South Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Coastal Carolina †‡y | 17 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .850 | 50 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 14 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .667 | 35 | – | 26 | – | 1 | .573 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 14 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .667 | 29 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop | 12 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .571 | 27 | – | 33 | – | 0 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point | 3 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .143 | 12 | – | 41 | – | 0 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 8 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .400 | 26 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 7 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .333 | 19 | – | 34 | – | 0 | .358 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 8 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .381 | 26 | – | 33 | – | 0 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
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Format
All eight teams qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage. The bottom seeds played a single elimination play-in round, with the two winners joining the top four seeds in a six team double-elimination tournament.[2]
High Point forfeited several games due to the use of an ineligible player. The standings template at right reflects the results after the forfeits, while the table below shows the results of games played in order to accurately reflect seeding.[2][3]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina | 17 | 3 | .850 | — | 1 |
| Liberty | 14 | 7 | .667 | 3.5 | 2 |
| VMI | 14 | 7 | .667 | 4.5 | 3 |
| Winthrop | 11 | 10 | .571 | 6.5 | 4 |
| High Point | 9 | 12 | .429 | 8.5 | 5 |
| Radford | 6 | 14 | .300 | 11 | 6 |
| Charleston Southern | 6 | 15 | .286 | 11.5 | 7 |
| UNC Asheville | 6 | 15 | .286 | 11.5 | 8 |
Bracket and results
Double-elimination rounds
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UNC Asheville | 4 | 1 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | VMI | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | VMI | 2 | 1 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Winthrop | 7 | 4 | Winthrop | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Winthrop | 13 | 1 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Radford | 9 | 2 | Liberty | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Liberty | 4 | 4 | Winthrop | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Radford | 15 | 6 | Radford | 2 | 2 | Liberty | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UNC Asheville | 1 | 2 | Liberty | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Liberty | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Tommy Baldridge | Coastal Carolina |
| Tyler Bortnick | Coastal Carolina |
| Cody Brown | Liberty |
| Dock Doyle | Coastal Carolina |
| Steven Evans | Liberty |
| Alex Gregory | Radford |
| Joey Haug | Coastal Carolina |
| Bryn Henderson | Winthrop |
| Jeff Jefferson | Liberty |
| Reggie Keen | Radford |
| Ryan Mullins | Winthrop |
| John Murrian | Winthrop |
| David Sappelt | Coastal Carolina |
| Dustin Umberger | Liberty |
| Garrett Young | Liberty |
Most Valuable Player
Tyler Bortnick was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Bortnick was a shortstop for Coastal Carolina.[2]
References
- "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2008". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 4, 2020.