2009 Southern Conference baseball tournament
Collegiate baseball tournament
The 2009 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, South Carolina , from May 20 through 24. Second seeded Georgia Southern won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference 's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament . It was Georgia Southern's fourth SoCon tournament win.
The tournament used a modified two bracket, double-elimination format. The teams that emerge from the loser's bracket on each side switch to the other bracket and play the team emerging from each winner's bracket, with the surviving teams playing a one-game final. Only the top eight teams participate, so Wofford, UNC Greensboro, and Davidson were not in the field.
Seeding
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Brackets
Bracket One
First round Second round Semifinals 7 Davidson 3 2 Georgia Southern 4 2 Georgia Southern 6 6 Appalachian State 5 6 Appalachian State 4 3 The Citadel 1 8 Furman 2 Georgia Southern Lower round 1 Lower final 6 Appalachian State 3 3 The Citadel 9 3 The Citadel 5 7 Davidson 8
Bracket Two
First round Second round Semifinals 8 Furman 8 1 Elon 10 1 Elon 15 4 Western Carolina 7 5 College of Charleston 4 4 Western Carolina 12 3 The Citadel 1 Elon Lower round 1 Lower final 4 Western Carolina 6 5 College of Charleston 5 8 Furman 7 8 Furman 6
Final
Sunday, May 24
Team
R
#2 Georgia Southern
7
#1 Elon
3
Game summaries
Round One
Wednesday, May 20 9:10 am
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
R
H
E
#7 Davidson
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
8
2
#2 Georgia Southern
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
4
12
2
WP : Kyle Kamppi LP : Thomas MiddourAttendance: 791Boxscore
Wednesday, May 20 2:01 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
#6 Appalachian State
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
3
4
8
1
#3 The Citadel
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
7
1
WP : Zach Quate LP : Wes WrennAttendance: 1,274Boxscore
Wednesday, May 20 6:11 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
#8 Furman
2
0
1
3
1
1
0
0
0
8
16
3
#1 Elon
0
1
0
1
2
0
2
4
X
10
14
1
WP : Jared Kernodle LP : Nick Karow Sv : Thomas GirdwoodHome runs : FU: None EU: Tarleton, MelilloAttendance: 1,407Boxscore
Wednesday, May 20 10:11 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
#5 College of Charleston
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
4
11
2
#4 Western Carolina
0
6
1
0
0
2
3
0
X
12
20
0
WP : Chris Masters LP : Jesse SimpsonHome runs : CofC: Sizemore, Rakar WCU: LyonsAttendance: 667Boxscore
Round Two
Thursday, May 21 9:00 am
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
#3 The Citadel
2
3
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
9
16
3
#7 Davidson
1
0
0
2
5
0
0
0
0
8
12
1
WP : Drew Mahaffey LP : Thomas MiddourHome runs : Cid: McGuiness DAV: BradyAttendance: 505Notes: Davidson eliminatedBoxscore
Thursday, May 21 1:28 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
#5 College of Charleston
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
5
6
1
#8 Furman
0
0
3
2
1
0
0
0
X
6
10
2
WP : Bobby Lyne LP : Curtis Dowling Sv : Nick KarowHome runs : CofC: None FU: Rose, MillerAttendance: 1,052Notes: College of Charleston eliminatedBoxscore
Thursday, May 21 5:05 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
#2 Georgia Southern
0
1
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
6
10
0
#6 Appalachian State
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
5
14
1
WP : Jake Brown LP : Josh Dowdy Sv : Dexter BoboHome runs : GSU: Wright ASU: Benedict, Blackburn 2Attendance: 1,112Boxscore
Thursday, May 21 5:06 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
#1 Elon
3
6
2
0
3
1
0
0
0
15
18
1
#4 Western Carolina
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
7
7
2
WP : Daniel Britt LP : Garrett OzarHome runs : EU: CAustin 2, Davis WCU: LyonsAttendance: 884Boxscore
Round Three
Friday, May 22 3:00 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
#6 Appalachian State
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
8
0
#3 The Citadel
0
1
3
0
0
1
0
0
X
5
11
1
WP : Matt Crim LP : Matt AndressHome runs : ASU: None Cid: MeadeAttendance: 1,196Notes: Appalachian State eliminatedBoxscore
Friday, May 22 6:59 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
#4 Western Carolina
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
3
6
9
2
#8 Furman
0
4
0
2
0
1
0
0
X
7
10
1
WP : J.P. Goldsberry LP : Mike TavernierHome runs : WCU: Rollison FU: NoneAttendance: 1,772Notes: Furman eliminatedBoxscore
Round Four
Saturday, May 23 9:02 am
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
#3 The Citadel
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
5
10
0
#1 Elon
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
5
3
WP : Asher Wojciechowski LP : Tom PorterHome runs : Cid: None EU: GreeneAttendance: 1,235Boxscore
Saturday, May 23 1:00 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
#8 Furman
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
4
5
3
#2 Georgia Southern
1
4
2
0
3
1
0
5
X
16
15
1
WP : Matt Murray LP : Marc DeDeckerHome runs : FU: Wright, Bowles GSU: LewisAttendance: 1,809Notes: Furman eliminatedBoxscore
Saturday, May 23 5:00 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
#1 Elon
0
0
1
1
0
4
2
0
0
8
8
1
#3 The Citadel
0
0
1
2
0
0
2
2
0
7
17
1
WP : Jordan Darnell LP : T.J. Clarkson Sv : Thomas GirdwoodHome runs : EU: CAustin, Melillo, Cid: Orvin, RJones 2, McGuinessAttendance: 1,718Notes: The Citadel eliminatedBoxscore
Final
Sunday, May 24 2:08 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
#2 Georgia Southern
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
1
7
8
0
#1 Elon
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
9
1
WP : Chris Mederos LP : J.D. ReichenbachHome runs : GSU: Blackburn EU: NoneAttendance: 2,388Notes: Georgia Southern winsBoxscore
All-Tournament Team
Position
Player
School
SP
Asher Wojciechowski
The Citadel
SP
Chris Maderos
Georgia Southern
RP
Thomas Girdwood
Elon
C
Richard Jones
The Citadel
1B
David Towarnicky
Appalachian State
2B
Marcus Rose
Furman
SS
Brent Greer
Western Carolina
3B
Chase Austin
Elon
OF
Sonny Meade
The Citadel
OF
Pat Irvine
Elon
OF
Ty Wright
Georgia Southern
DH
Kyle Blackburn
Georgia Southern
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Kyle Blackburn
Georgia Southern
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