Collegiate baseball tournament
The 2011 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina , from May 25 through 29. Fourth seeded Georgia Southern won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference 's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament . It was Georgia Southern's fifth SoCon tournament win and second in three years.
The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so Wofford, Davidson, and The Citadel were not in the field.
Seeding
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Brackets
Bracket One
First round Second round Semifinals 7 Furman 12 2 UNC Greensboro 6 3 Samford 7 7 Furman 1 6 Appalachian State 3 3 Samford 5 3 Samford 6 Appalachian State Lower round 1 Lower final 6 Appalachian State 5 2 UNC Greensboro 4 7 Furman 0 6 Appalachian State 6
Bracket Two
First round Second round Semifinals 8 Western Carolina 10 1 Elon 7 4 Georgia Southern 12 8 Western Carolina 1 5 College of Charleston 2 4 Georgia Southern 4 4 Georgia Southern 5 College of Charleston Lower round 1 Lower final 5 College of Charleston 4 1 Elon 3 8 Western Carolina 2 5 College of Charleston 4
Final
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Team
R
#4 Georgia Southern 1
#3 Samford
0
Game summaries
Round One
Wednesday, May 25 9:00 am
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R H E
#7 Furman 1
3
2
0
2
2
1
0
1
12
17
2
#2 UNC Greensboro
0
1
2
0
0
3
0
0
0
6
11
1
WP :LP :Attendance: 542Boxscore
Wednesday, May 25 1:11 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R H E
#6 Appalachian State
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
10
1
#3 Samford 1
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
X
5
10
1
WP :LP :Sv :Attendance: 495Boxscore
Wednesday, May 25 5:00 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
R H E
#8 Western Carolina 0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
10
21
4
#1 Elon
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
7
10
3
WP :LP :Home runs :Attendance: 937Notes: Longest baseball game in SoCon history.Boxscore
Thursday, May 26 12:30 am
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R H E
#5 College of Charleston
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
5
1
#4 Georgia Southern 0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
X
4
7
2
WP :LP :Sv :Attendance: 840Notes: Game began at 12:30 am due to 20 inning game prior.
Latest game in tournament historyBoxscore
Round Two
Thursday, May 26 9:02 am
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R H E
#2 UNC Greensboro
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
4
11
1
#6 Appalachian State 1
0
0
2
0
0
2
1
X
6
11
0
WP :LP :Sv :Attendance: 457Notes: UNC Greensboro eliminatedBoxscore
Thursday, May 26 1:00 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R H E
#1 Elon
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
8
1
#5 College of Charleston 1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
X
4
8
1
WP :LP :Home runs :Attendance: 785Notes: Elon eliminatedBoxscore
Thursday, May 26 5:03 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R H E
#3 Samford 1
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
7
11
2
#7 Furman
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
8
2
WP :LP :Attendance: 852Boxscore
Thursday, May 26 9:00 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R H E
#4 Georgia Southern 1
0
2
2
0
0
3
0
4
12
14
0
#8 Western Carolina
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
4
3
WP :LP :Attendance: 551Notes: Game began at 12:30 am due to 20 inning game prior.Boxscore
Round Three
Friday, May 27 3:00 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R H E
#6 Appalachian State 0
0
0
3
0
2
0
0
0
5
15
1
#7 Furman
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
X
0
6
0
WP :LP :Attendance: 527Notes: Furman eliminatedBoxscore
Friday, May 27 1:00 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R H E
#5 College of Charleston 0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
4
6
0
#8 Western Carolina
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
9
0
WP :LP :Sv :Attendance: 1,409Notes: Western Carolina eliminatedBoxscore
Semifinals
Saturday, May 28 9:02 am
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R H E
#3 Samford 0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
7
1
#6 Appalachian State
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
7
1
WP :LP :Sv :Attendance: 611Notes: Appalachian State eliminatedBoxscore
Saturday, May 28 1:02 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R H E
#4 Georgia Southern
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
5
1
#5 College of Charleston 0
0
0
0
4
4
0
1
X
8
13
0
WP :LP :Home runs :Attendance: 1,488Boxscore
Saturday, May 28 4:59 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R H E
#5 College of Charleston
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
6
8
3
#4 Georgia Southern 0
0
2
3
0
0
2
0
X
7
11
2
WP :LP :Sv :Attendance: 1,275Notes: College of Charleston eliminatedBoxscore
Championship final
Sunday, May 29 2:00 pm
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R H E
#4 Georgia Southern 0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
2
#3 Samford
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
WP :LP :Attendance: 1,091Boxscore
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All-Tournament Team
Position
Player
School
SP
Chris Beck
Georgia Southern
SP
Seth Grant
Appalachian State
RP
Andrew Jones
Samford
C
Tom Richardson
Georgia Southern
1B
Marty Gantt
College of Charleston
2B
Michael Johnson
Samford
SS
Eric Phillips
Georgia Southern
3B
Alex Abrams
Furman
OF
Tyler Zupcic
Appalachian State
OF
Cole Rakar
College of Charleston
OF
Phillip Ervin
Samford
DH
Michael Burruss
Georgia Southern
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Chris Beck
Georgia Southern
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