2013 Southern Conference baseball tournament

August 2023 2013 Southern Conference 8 two bracket Double-elimination tournamentwith championship game Fluor Field at the West End Greenville, SC 2013 Elon Phoenix Elon 2nd Mike Kennedy 2nd Joe Jackson The Citadel 8,810 The 2013 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held from May 22 through 26 at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, South Carolina. The annual event determines the conference champion of the Division I Southern Conference in college baseball. Third seeded 2013 Elon Phoenix Elon won their second tournament champion to earn the league's bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This was the last of 18 athletic championships held by the conference in the 2012–13 academic year.http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=205213212 2012-13 Southern Conference Championship Schedule soconsports.com December 15, 2012http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=205562584 2013 Southern Conference Baseball Championship Southern Conference May 24, 2013http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=207940660 Southern Conference Elon Tops The Citadel for Baseball Title May 26, 2013 May 26, 2013 The tournament was originally held from 1950–53, when the Southern Conference was a large conference composed of several small schools and several large schools, the latter of which would form the Atlantic Coast Conference after the 1953 season. The event was re-established in 1984 and has been held every year since. Western Carolina has claimed nine championships, the most of any school, with The Citadel close behind at eight tournament wins. Georgia Southern and Furman are the only other schools with multiple championships, winning five and two, respectively. Davidson and UNC Greensboro are the only current members to never win a title. This is the second consecutive year and third year overall for the tournament in Greenville, after spending 21 of 22 seasons in Charleston, South Carolina.http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/110509aaa.html furmanpaladins.com Greenville To Host SoCon Baseball Tournament In 2012, 2013 November 5, 2009 December 15, 2012 Seeding and format The top eight teams from the regular season are seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage. They meet in a two bracket double-elimination tournament with a championship game between the winners of each bracket. Davidson, UNC Greensboro, and Wofford did not qualify for the field. College of Charleston claimed the second seed over Elon by tiebreaker. Team W L Pct. GB Seed 2013 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 23 7 .767 – 1 2013 College of Charleston Cougars College of Charleston 18 11 .621 4.5 2 2013 Elon Phoenix Elon 18 11 .621 4.5 3 The Citadel 18 12 .600 5 4 2013 Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State 13 14 .481 8.5 5 2013 Furman Paladins Furman 14 16 .467 9 6 2013 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 13 17 .433 10 7 2013 Samford Bulldogs Samford 12 17 .414 10.5 8 2013 Davidson Wildcats Davidson 12 18 .400 11 – 2013 UNC Greensboro Spartans UNC Greensboro 11 19 .367 12 – 2013 Wofford Terriers Wofford 10 20 .333 13 – Bracket y 2 1 2013 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 13 8 2013 Samford Bulldogs Samford 7 4 The Citadel 6 5 2013 Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State 5 8 Samford 1 5 Appalachian State 2 3 2013 Elon Phoenix Elon 1 6 2013 Furman Paladins Furman 10 2 2013 College of Charleston Cougars College of Charleston 0 7 2013 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 2 3 Elon 18 2 College of Charleston 8 1 Western Carolina 11 4 The Citadel 12 1 Western Carolina 4 5 Appalachian State 15 6 Furman 2 7 Georgia Southern 3 6 Furman 1 3 Elon 8 4 The Citadel 8 — 5 Appalachian State 6 — 7 Georgia Southern 4 6 3 Elon 11 7 4 The Citadel 5 3 Elon 6 All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament team. Pos Name School SP Kyle Webb Elon SP Justin Hess Georgia Southern RP Dylan Clark Elon C Joe Jackson The Citadel 1B Ryan Kinsella Elon 2B Hector Crespo Appalachian State SS Antonio Alvarez Elon 3B Tyler White Western Carolina OF Tyler Griffin The Citadel OF Sebastian Gomez Elon OF Julian Ridings Western Carolina DH Bo Thompson The Citadel Most Outstanding Player Joe Jackson was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Jackson was a catcher for The Citadel who recorded 10 hits in 13 at-bats and reached base on 18 of 20 plate appearances for the tournament. References Category:Southern Conference baseball tournament Southern Conference baseball tournament Tournament Category:Baseball competitions in Greenville, South Carolina Category:College baseball tournaments in South Carolina Southern Conference baseball tournament