1986 Southern Conference baseball tournament

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 Western Carolina won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

1986 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsWestern Carolina (2nd title)
MVPDavid Hyatt (Western Carolina)
1986 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Appalachian State  x‍‍‍y 15 2   .882 40 13   .755
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 21 21   .500
VMI  ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 15 25   .375
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 4 13   .235 15 18   .455
Southern
Western Carolina  x‍‍y 12 5   .706 33 28   .541
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 10 8   .556 21 20   .512
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 29 20   .592
Furman  ‍‍‍ 4 13   .235 15 24   .385
x – Division champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament used a double-elimination format.

Seeding

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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.[2]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
North Division
Appalachian State 15 2 .882
1N
East Tennessee State 9 9 .500
6.5
2N
VMI 7 11 .389
8.5
Marshall 4 13 .235
11
South Division
Western Carolina 12 5 .706
1S
Davidson 10 8 .556
2.5
2S
The Citadel 9 9 .500
3.5
Furman 4 13 .235
8

Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1NAppalachian State5
2SDavidson4
1NAppalachian State17
1SWestern Carolina18
1SWestern Carolina11
2NEast Tennessee State2
1SWestern Carolina11
1NAppalachian State8
Lower round 1Lower final
1NAppalachian State16
2SEast Tennessee State72SEast Tennessee State14
2NDavidson5

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Most Outstanding Player

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Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
David Hyatt
Western Carolina

[4]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1986". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  2. ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 46. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  3. ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 48. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  4. ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 63. Retrieved September 15, 2012.