1996 Southern Conference baseball tournament

August 2023 1996 Southern Conference 8 Double-elimination tournament College Park (Charleston) Charleston, South Carolina 1996 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 1st Mark Hamiln Georgia Southern The 1996 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at College Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from April 30 through May 3. Top seeded 1996 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the Eagles first tournament win, having joined the league for the 1991 season. This was the final tournament held at College Park, as Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park opened and hosted the tournament beginning in 1997. The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participated, so Marshall was not in the field. Seeding Team W L Pct GB Seed 1996 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 17 3 .850–1 1996 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 17 7 .70822 1996 Furman Paladins Furman 15 9 .62543 The Citadel 13 10 .5655.54 1996 Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State 12 10 .54565 1996 East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State 11 12 .4787.56 1996 VMI Keydets VMI 7 16 .30411.57 1996 Davidson Wildcats Davidson 6 18 .250138 1996 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall 4 17 .19012.5– http://epublish.multiad.com/SoCon_BB_2012/#/48/ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide 47 SoConSports.com 2012-09-08 May 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140525195115/http://epublish.multiad.com/SoCon_BB_2012/#/48/ dead Bracket Final 3 Furman 7 6 East Tennessee State 10 2 Western Carolina 3 7 VMI 7 1 Georgia Southern 8 8 Davidson 2 4 The Citadel 6 5 Appalachian State 2 6 East Tennessee State 2 7 VMI 4 1 Georgia Southern 4 4 The Citadel 3 7 VMI 2 1 Georgia Southern 11 3 Furman 7 2 Western Carolina 4 8 Davidson 2 5 Appalachian State 5 4 The Citadel 17 3 Furman 3 6 East Tennessee State 5 5 Appalachian State 2 4 The Citadel 1 6 East Tennessee State 0 7 VMI 5 4 The Citadel 8 1 Georgia Southern 7 4 The Citadel 1 * - Indicates extra innings.http://epublish.multiad.com/SoCon_BB_2012/#/50/ 49 SoConSports.com 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide 2012-09-08 May 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140525195115/http://epublish.multiad.com/SoCon_BB_2012/#/50/ dead All-Tournament Team Position Player SchoolPClint SaulsGeorgia SouthernCSteve WilsonGeorgia Southern1BNate SheppersonVMI2BDonnie CoeGeorgia Southern3BBo BetchmanThe CitadelSSTerrance SmallsThe CitadelOFJon PlackoFurmanOFMark HamlinGeorgia SouthernOFAntoine MoranGeorgia SouthernDHBritt PhelpsEast Tennessee State Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding PlayerMark HamlinGeorgia Southern http://epublish.multiad.com/SoCon_BB_2012/#/64/ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide 62 SoConSports.com 2012-09-08 May 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140525195115/http://epublish.multiad.com/SoCon_BB_2012/#/64/ dead References Tournament Category:Southern Conference baseball tournament Southern Conference baseball tournament Southern Conference baseball tournament Southern Conference baseball tournament