2005 Southern Conference baseball tournament

August 2023 2005 Southern Conference 8 Double-elimination tournament Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Charleston, South Carolina 2005 Furman Paladins Furman University Furman 2nd Nick Hollstegge Furman 26,707 The 2005 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 23 through 27. Eighth seeded Furman Paladins Furman University Furman won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the Paladins' second SoCon tournament win. The top eight baseball programs in the conference participated in the double-elimination tournament. Davidson, Wofford, and Appalachian State were not in the field. While College of Charleston dominated the regular season, Furman swept Davidson in the final regular season series to make the tournament, then swept the tournament for the unlikely championship. Seeding Team W L Pct GB Seed 2005 College of Charleston Cougars College of Charleston College of Charleston 27 3 .900 – 1 2005 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern 18 11 .621 8.5 2 2005 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina University Western Carolina 18 12 .600 9 3 2005 Elon Phoenix Elon University Elon 18 12 .600 9 4 2005 UNC Greensboro Spartans University of North Carolina at Greensboro UNC Greensboro 17 13 .567 10 5 The Citadel 14 16 .467 13 6 2005 East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State 13 16 .448 13.5 7 2005 Furman Paladins Furman University Furman 13 16 .448 13.5 8 2005 Davidson Wildcats Davidson College Davidson 13 17 .433 14 2005 Wofford Terriers Wofford College Wofford 7 23 .233 20 2005 Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State University Appalachian State 5 24 .172 23.5 http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/stats/baseball/2005/lgsumm.htm Southern Conference - Standings & Leaders 2012-02-02 Bracket Seeding and pairings:http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22045&SPID=1796&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=173368 Furman defeats Davidson for spot in SoCon Baseball Tournament SoConSports.com 2012-02-02 2 5 UNC Greensboro 6 4 Elon 12 8 Furman 9 1 College of Charleston 7 7 East Tennessee State 3 2 Georgia Southern 2 6 The Citadel 1 3 Western Carolina 6 4 Elon 3 8 Furman 6 2 Georgia Southern 7 3 Western Carolina 2 8 Furman 4 2 Georgia Southern 1 1 College of Charleston 8 5 UNC Greensboro 2 7 East Tennessee State 6 6 The Citadel 10 3 Western Carolina 4 1 College of Charleston 1 6 The Citadel 8 4 Elon 7 1 College of Charleston 9 6 The Citadel 7 2 Georgia Southern 11 1 College of Charleston 5 2 Georgia Southern 4 8 Furman 5 All-Tournament Team Position Player SchoolPNick HollsteggeFurmanCFlint WipkeGeorgia Southern1BCase CassedyFurman2BChris CampbellCollege of CharlestonSSMatt MatuliaThe Citadel3BMatthew BetsillFurmanOFBrett GardnerCollege of CharlestonOFJames PayneGeorgia SouthernOFBrent StephensGeorgia SouthernDHSam McLainFurman Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding PlayerNick HollsteggeFurman http://epublish.multiad.com/southern_conf_baseball/ 2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide 2012-02-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815185141/http://epublish.multiad.com/southern_conf_baseball/ 2011-08-15 dead References Tournament Category:Southern Conference baseball tournament SoCon baseball tournament Southern Conference baseball tournament