2008 Southern Conference baseball tournament

August 2023 2008 Southern Conference 10 Double-elimination tournament Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Charleston, South Carolina 2008 Elon Phoenix Elon University Elon 1st Mike Kennedy 1st Cory Harrilchak Elon 15,144 The 2008 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 20 through 24. Top seeded 2008 Elon Phoenix Elon University Elon won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was Elon's first SoCon tournament win. Elon joined the conference beginning with the 2004 baseball season. All ten baseball programs in the conference participated in the tournament, with the seventh through tenth place teams playing a single-elimination opening day prior to an 8-team, two bracket, double-elimination tournament. Seeding Team W L T Pct GB Seed 2008 Elon Phoenix Elon University Elon 19 8 0 .704 – 1 2008 College of Charleston Cougars College of Charleston College of Charleston 18 9 0 .667 1 2 2008 Furman Paladins Furman University Furman 17 10 0 .630 2 3 2008 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern 16 11 0 .593 3 4 2008 UNC Greensboro Spartans University of North Carolina at Greensboro UNC Greensboro 15 12 0 .556 4 5 2008 Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State University Appalachian State 14 13 0 .519 5 6 2008 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina University Western Carolina 14 13 0 .519 5 7 The Citadel 12 15 0 .444 7 8 2008 Wofford Terriers Wofford College Wofford 6 21 0 .222 13 9 2008 Davidson Wildcats Davidson College Davidson 4 23 0 .148 15 10 http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/BASE_history.pdf 2010 Southern Conference Baseball Record Book 2012-01-16 Bracket Play-In Round Tuesday, May 20 #10 Davidson 10 #7 Western Carolina 11 Davidson eliminated Tuesday, May 20 #9 Wofford 8 #8 The Citadel 4 The Citadel eliminated Bracket One First round Second round Semifinals 7 Western Carolina 4 2 College of Charleston 5 6 Appalachian State 8 3 Furman 10 7 Western Carolina 5 6 Appalachian State 10 3 Furman 8 2 College of Charleston 12 6 Appalachian State 12 3 Furman 13 2 College of Charleston 12 3 Furman 11 Bracket Two First round Second round Semifinals 9 Wofford 12 1 Elon 21 5 UNC Greensboro 9 4 Georgia Southern 21 5 UNC Greensboro 14 9 Wofford 5 1 Elon 16 4 Georgia Southern 5 4 Georgia Southern 9 5 UNC Greensboro 12 1 Elon 12 5 UNC Greensboro 4 Final Sunday, May 24 #2 College of Charleston 8 #1 Elon 17 Game summaries Play-In Round no Tuesday, May 20 12:05 pm #10 Davidson DAV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 10 12 4 #7 Western Carolina WCU 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 11 16 3 Masters Hunter Lyons 1,423 Davidson eliminated http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2008/bbtnya.htm no Tuesday, May 20 5:44 pm #9 Wofford WC 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 8 13 1 #8 The Citadel Cid 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 3 Summers Copenhaver Gilmartin, Kirkley 1,533 The Citadel eliminated http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2008/bbtnyb.htm Round One no Wednesday, May 21 10:06 am #7 Western Carolina WCU 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 #2 College of Charleston CofC 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 5 12 1 Jesse Simpson Tavernier Sizemore, Tice 2 Lyons 949 http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2008/bbtny1.htm no Wednesday, May 21 1:36 pm #6 Appalachian State ASU 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 3 8 12 1 #3 Furman FU 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 5 10 12 2 Karow Jason Rook Rubenstein, Hubbard, Rodgers 887 http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2008/bbtny2.htm no Wednesday, May 21 5:05 pm #9 Wofford WC 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 4 0 12 13 2 #1 Elon EU 3 1 0 0 2 15 0 0 X 21 17 4 Hensley Cornely Harrichak, Tarleton 973 http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2008/bbtny3.htm no Wednesday, May 21 10:15 #5 UNC Greensboro UNCG 0 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 9 11 1 #4 Georgia Southern GSU 0 0 6 1 0 4 7 3 X 21 21 1 Eubanks McCall Parker 2 Feltes, Snell 522 http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2008/bbtny4.htm Round Two no Thursday, May 22 10:00 am #7 Western Carolina WCU 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 5 10 0 #6 Appalachian State ASU 4 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 X 10 12 0 Josh Dowdy Martin Towarnicky 657 Western Carolina eliminated http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2008/bbtny5.htm no Thursday, May 22 2:00 pm #5 UNC Greensboro UNCG 1 0 4 0 0 4 1 0 4 14 19 1 #9 Wofford WC 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 5 8 1 Gilliam Dolinak Carrier Feltes 659 Wofford eliminated http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2008/bbtny6.htm no Thursday, May 22 6:00 pm #3 Furman FU 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 6 #2 College of Charleston ASU 1 5 0 2 0 2 0 2 X 12 12 2 Mike Lynn Lang Hemingway 1,195 http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2008/bbtny7.htm no Thursday, May 22 10:00 am #1 Elon EU 0 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 8 16 21 1 #4 Georgia Southern GSU 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 9 3 Lewter Chisman Shehan Harrilchak, Davis, CAustin 723 http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2008/bbtny8.htm Round Three no Friday, May 23 9:02 am #6 Appalachian State ASU 1 2 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 12 16 2 #3 Furman FU 3 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 1 13 12 1 Parry Garrett Sherrill Smith Harrow 2, Towarnicky, Franco 2 681 Appalachian State eliminated http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2008/bbtny9.htm no Friday, May 23 1:00 pm #4 Georgia Southern GSU 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 9 14 0 #5 UNC Greensboro UNCG 0 0 2 3 0 0 7 0 X 12 15 1 GSmith Eubanks Feltes, Carrier, Deleo Wright 627 Georgia Southern eliminated http://soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2009/sc12.htm Semifinals no Saturday, May 24 10:02 am #2 College of Charleston CofC 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 2 12 15 3 #3 Furman FU 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 11 15 3 Mike Lynn Parry Harrison Sizemore, Tice, Haywood 2 1,443 Furman eliminated http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2008/bbtny11.htm no Saturday, May 24 5:00 pm #1 Elon EU 2 5 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 12 4 0 #5 UNC Greensboro UNCG 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 11 2 Ferrer Martin JReyes Harrilchak, Davis, Lobacz 617 UNC Greensboro eliminated http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2008/bbtny12.htm Final no Sunday, May 24 2:08 pm #2 College of Charleston CofC 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 8 8 3 #1 Elon EU 0 1 0 0 3 5 3 5 X 17 19 4 Harrilchak Jesse Simpson Tarleton Haywood 2,255 Elon wins http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2008/bbtny13.htm All-Tournament Team Position Player SchoolPMike LynnCollege of CharlestonCDallas TarletonElon1BJay JacksonFurman2BTim CarrierUNC GreensboroSSChase AustinElon3BBennett DavisElonOFStuart HaywoodCollege of CharlestonOFChris ShehanGeorgia SouthernOFCory HarrilchakElonDHGreg FeltesUNC Greensboro Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding PlayerCory HarrilchakElon 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