1986 Southern Conference baseball tournament

August 2023 1986 Southern Conference 4 Double-elimination tournament Hennon Stadium Cullowhee, North Carolina 1986 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 2nd David Hyatt Western Carolina The 1986 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Hennon Stadium on the campus of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, from April 27 through 29. The South Division's top seed 1986 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament used a double-elimination format. Seeding The top two teams from each division based on regular season conference winning percentage participated in the tournament. The top seed from the North Division played the second seed from the South in the first round, and vice versa. The winners of the first round then played, while the losers played an elimination game. There were no ties in the standings, so no tiebreakers were necessary.http://epublish.multiad.com/SoCon_BB_2012/#/48/ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide 46 SoConSports.com 2012-09-16 May 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140525195115/http://epublish.multiad.com/SoCon_BB_2012/#/48/ dead Team W L Pct GB SeedNorth Division 1986 Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State 15 2 .882–1N 1986 East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State 9 9 .5006.52N 1986 VMI Keydets VMI 7 11 .3898.5– 1986 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall 4 13 .23511–South Division 1986 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 12 5 .706–1S 1986 Davidson Wildcats Davidson 10 8 .5562.52S The Citadel 9 9 .5003.5– 1986 Furman Paladins Furman 4 13 .2358– Bracket First round Semi-finals Finals 1N Appalachian State 5 2S Davidson 4 1S Western Carolina 11 2N East Tennessee State 2 2S East Tennessee State 7 2N Davidson 5 1N Appalachian State 17 1S Western Carolina 18 1N Appalachian State 16 2S East Tennessee State 14 1S Western Carolina 11 – 1N Appalachian State 8 – http://epublish.multiad.com/SoCon_BB_2012/#/50/ 48 SoConSports.com 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide 2012-09-15 May 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140525195115/http://epublish.multiad.com/SoCon_BB_2012/#/50/ dead Most Outstanding Player Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding PlayerDavid HyattWestern Carolina http://epublish.multiad.com/SoCon_BB_2012/#/64/ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide 63 SoConSports.com 2012-09-15 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 Category:College baseball tournaments in North Carolina