2009 Southern Conference baseball tournament

August 2023 2009 Southern Conference 8 Double-elimination tournament Fluor Field at the West End Greenville, South Carolina 2009 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern 4th Rodney Hennon 3rd Kyle Blackburn Georgia Southern 17,820 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 2009 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern University 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 Team W L T Pct GB Seed 2009 Elon Phoenix Elon University Elon 23 4 0 .852 – 1 2009 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 20 8 0 .714 3.5 2 2009 2009 The Citadel Bulldogs The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina The Citadel 20 10 0 .667 4.5 3 2009 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina University Western Carolina 19 10 0 .655 5 4 2009 College of Charleston Cougars College of Charleston College of Charleston 17 13 0 .567 7.5 5 2009 Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State University Appalachian State 15 13 0 .536 8.5 6 2009 Davidson Wildcats Davidson College Davidson 11 16 0 .407 12 7 2009 Furman Paladins Furman University Furman 10 20 0 .333 14.5 8 2009 Samford Bulldogs Samford University Samford 9 21 0 .300 15.5 2009 UNC Greensboro Spartans University of North Carolina at Greensboro UNC Greensboro 7 21 0 .250 16.5 2009 Wofford Terriers Wofford College Wofford 7 22 0 .241 17.5 http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2009/lgsumm.htm 2009 Southern Conference Baseball Standings & Leaders 2012-01-16 Brackets Bracket One First round Second round Semifinals 7 Davidson 3 2 Georgia Southern 4 6 Appalachian State 4 3 The Citadel 1 3 The Citadel 9 7 Davidson 8 2 Georgia Southern 6 6 Appalachian State 5 6 Appalachian State 3 3 The Citadel 5 8 Furman 4 2 Georgia Southern 16 Bracket Two First round Second round Semifinals 8 Furman 8 1 Elon 10 5 College of Charleston 4 4 Western Carolina 12 5 College of Charleston 5 8 Furman 6 1 Elon 15 4 Western Carolina 7 4 Western Carolina 6 8 Furman 7 3 The Citadel 5 7 1 Elon 1 8 Final Sunday, May 24 #2 Georgia Southern 7 #1 Elon 3 Game summaries Round One no Wednesday, May 20 9:10 am #7 Davidson DAV 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2 #2 Georgia Southern GSU 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 12 2 Kyle Kamppi Thomas Middour 791 http://soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2009/sc01.htm no Wednesday, May 20 2:01 pm #6 Appalachian State ASU 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 8 1 #3 The Citadel Cid 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 Zach Quate Wes Wrenn 1,274 http://soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2009/sc02.htm no Wednesday, May 20 6:11 pm #8 Furman FU 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 8 16 3 #1 Elon EU 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 4 X 10 14 1 Jared Kernodle Nick Karow Thomas Girdwood Tarleton, Melillo 1,407 http://soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2009/sc03.htm no Wednesday, May 20 10:11 pm #5 College of Charleston CofC 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 11 2 #4 Western Carolina WCU 0 6 1 0 0 2 3 0 X 12 20 0 Chris Masters Jesse Simpson Lyons Sizemore, Rakar 667 http://soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2009/sc04.htm Round Two no Thursday, May 21 9:00 am #3 The Citadel Cid 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 9 16 3 #7 Davidson DAV 1 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 8 12 1 Drew Mahaffey Thomas Middour Brady McGuiness 505 Davidson eliminated http://soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2009/sc05.htm no Thursday, May 21 1:28 pm #5 College of Charleston CofC 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 5 6 1 #8 Furman FU 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 X 6 10 2 Bobby Lyne Curtis Dowling Nick Karow Rose, Miller 1,052 College of Charleston eliminated http://soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2009/sc06.htm no Thursday, May 21 5:05 pm #2 Georgia Southern GSU 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 10 0 #6 Appalachian State ASU 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 14 1 Jake Brown Josh Dowdy Dexter Bobo Benedict, Blackburn 2 Wright 1,112 http://soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2009/sc07.htm no Thursday, May 21 5:06 pm #1 Elon EU 3 6 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 15 18 1 #4 Western Carolina WCU 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 7 2 Daniel Britt Garrett Ozar Lyons CAustin 2, Davis 884 http://soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2009/sc08.htm Round Three no Friday, May 22 3:00 pm #6 Appalachian State ASU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 8 0 #3 The Citadel Cid 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 X 5 11 1 Matt Crim Matt Andress Meade 1,196 Appalachian State eliminated http://soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2009/sc09.htm no Friday, May 22 6:59 pm #4 Western Carolina WCU 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 9 2 #8 Furman FU 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 7 10 1 J.P. Goldsberry Mike Tavernier Rollison 1,772 Furman eliminated http://soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2009/sc10.htm Round Four no Saturday, May 23 9:02 am #3 The Citadel Cid 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 10 0 #1 Elon EU 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 3 Asher Wojciechowski Tom Porter Greene 1,235 http://soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2009/sc11.htm no Saturday, May 23 1:00 pm #8 Furman FU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 5 3 #2 Georgia Southern GSU 1 4 2 0 3 1 0 5 X 16 15 1 Matt Murray Marc DeDecker Lewis Wright, Bowles 1,809 Furman eliminated http://soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2009/sc12.htm no Saturday, May 23 5:00 pm #1 Elon EU 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 8 8 1 #3 The Citadel Cid 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 7 17 1 Jordan Darnell T.J. Clarkson Thomas Girdwood Orvin, RJones 2, McGuiness CAustin, Melillo, 1,718 The Citadel eliminated http://soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2009/sc13.htm Final no Sunday, May 24 2:08 pm #2 Georgia Southern GSU 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 7 8 0 #1 Elon EU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 9 1 Chris Mederos J.D. Reichenbach Blackburn 2,388 Georgia Southern wins http://soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2009/sc14.htm All-Tournament Team Position Player SchoolSPAsher WojciechowskiThe CitadelSPChris MaderosGeorgia SouthernRPThomas GirdwoodElonCRichard JonesThe Citadel1BDavid TowarnickyAppalachian State2BMarcus RoseFurmanSSBrent GreerWestern Carolina3BChase AustinElonOFSonny MeadeThe CitadelOFPat IrvineElonOFTy WrightGeorgia SouthernDHKyle BlackburnGeorgia Southern Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding PlayerKyle BlackburnGeorgia Southern http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/BASE_history.pdf 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Record Book 2012-01-16 References Tournament Category:Southern Conference baseball tournament SoCon baseball tournament Southern Conference baseball tournament Category:Baseball competitions in Greenville, South Carolina Category:College baseball tournaments in South Carolina