2007 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2007 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC from May 20 through May 24. Ninth seeded Wofford won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was the Terrier's first SoCon tournament win.

2007 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams10
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsWofford (1st title)
MVPBrandon Waring, Wofford
Attendance31,298[1]
2007 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Western Carolina  ‍†‍‍y 20–7 .741  42–20 .677
College of Charleston † ‍‍‍ 20–7 .741  39–19 .672
Elon  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .556  32–29 .525
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .519  33–26 .559
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .519  30–30 .500
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .481  34–28 .548
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .444  34–27 .557
Furman  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .407  19–36 .345
Wofford  ‍‍‡‍y 8–19 .296  30–33 .476
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .296  19–34 .358
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2007[2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

All ten baseball programs in the conference participated in the tournament, with the seventh through tenth place teams playing a single-elimination opening day prior to an 8-team, double-elimination tournament.

Seeding

Team W L Pct GB Seed
College of Charleston 20 7 .704
–
1
Western Carolina 20 7 .667
–
2
Elon 15 12 .630
5
3
Appalachian State 14 13 .593
6
4
UNC Greensboro 14 13 .556
6
5
Georgia Southern 13 14 .519
7
6
The Citadel 12 15 .519
8
7
Furman 11 16 .444
9
8
Wofford 8 19 .222
12
9
Davidson 8 19 .148
12
10

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Results

[4]Pairings
[5]Results

Play-In Round

Tuesday, May 20
TeamR
#9 Wofford5
#8 Furman3
Notes: Furman eliminated
Tuesday, May 20
TeamR
#10 Davidson0
#7 The Citadel7
Notes: Davidson eliminated

Bracket

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  5 UNC Greensboro 9  
  4 Appalachian State    
      3 Elon 5  
      7 The Citadel 6    
  9 Wofford 19          
  1 College of Charleston 6        
      7 The Citadel 2            
      9 Wofford 6              
  7 The Citadel 7              
  2 Western Carolina 2                
      5 UNC Greensboro 5          
      9 Wofford 12        
  6 Georgia Southern 7          
  3 Elon 14         9 Wofford 4  
      7 The Citadel 2  
  Loser's Bracket      
  1 College of Charleston 10        
  4 Appalachian State 11     3 Elon 9        
    4 Appalachian State 5          
      3 Elon 11        
  6 Georgia Southern 6         5 UNC Greensboro 9     7 The Citadel 5    
  2 Western Carolina 5     5 UNC Greensboro 8         3 Elon 2  
    6 Georgia Southern 6  

All-Tournament Team

Position Player School
P Ben Austin Wofford
C Richard Jones The Citadel
1B Zach Brown The Citadel
2B Eric Strukie Wofford
SS Mike Gilmartin Wofford
3B Brandon Waring Wofford
OF Pat Irvine Elon
OF Sean Snell UNC Greensboro
OF Chris Swauger The Citadel
DH Andrew Franco Appalachian State
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Brandon Waring
Wofford

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References

  1. "Southern Conference Baseball Tournament Sites Selected". CitadelSports.com. June 1, 2007. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2007". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  3. "2010 Southern Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  4. "2007 SoCon Baseball Tournament Pairings Set". SoConSports.com. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  5. "2010 Southern Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  6. "2010 Southern Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-24.
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