1987 Southern Conference baseball tournament

August 2023 1987 Southern Conference 4 Double-elimination tournament Asheville, North Carolina 1987 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 3rd Clint Fairey Western Carolina The 1987 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held in Asheville, North Carolina, from April 27 through 29. The South Division's top seed 1987 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina won their third consecutive tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1987 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 2012-09-29 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 1987 Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State 10 2 .833–1N 1987 VMI Keydets VMI 8 4 .66722N 1987 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall 5 7 .4175– 1987 East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State 1 11 .0839–South Division 1987 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 13 3–1S 1987 Davidson Wildcats Davidson 10 7 .5883.52S The Citadel 6 12 .3337.5– 1987 Furman Paladins Furman 5 12 .2948.5– Bracket First round Semi-finals Finals 1N Appalachian State 8 2S Davidson 5 1S Western Carolina 16 2N VMI 4 2S Davidson 7 2N VMI 15 1N Appalachian State 7 1S Western Carolina 8 1N Appalachian State 9* 2N VMI 10* 1S Western Carolina 9 – 2N VMI 4 – * - Indicates game required extra innings.http://epublish.multiad.com/SoCon_BB_2012/#/50/ 48 SoConSports.com 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide 2012-09-29 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 PlayerClint FaireyWestern Carolina http://epublish.multiad.com/SoCon_BB_2012/#/64/ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide 63 SoConSports.com 2012-09-29 May 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140525195115/http://epublish.multiad.com/SoCon_BB_2012/#/64/ dead References Tournament Southern Conference baseball tournament Southern Conference baseball tournament Category:Southern Conference baseball tournament Category:College baseball tournaments in North Carolina Category:Sports competitions in Asheville, North Carolina