The 1990 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 12 through 15 at Charles Watson Stadium home field of Coastal Carolina in Conway, South Carolina. All seven teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. For the first time, the Tournament champion received an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Campbell won the championship for the second time.[2]
| Teams | 7 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Campbell (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Mike Caldwell (2nd title) |
| MVP | Chris Wagner (Campbell) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina † | 14 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .875 | 40 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .678 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 8 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .533 | 24 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 8 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .471 | 25 | – | 25 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baptist | 6 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .462 | 12 | – | 36 | – | 0 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campbell ‡y | 6 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .429 | 15 | – | 33 | – | 0 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augusta State | 5 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .385 | 22 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop | 5 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .313 | 22 | – | 28 | – | 1 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1990[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format
editAll seven teams qualified for the tournament, with the regular season champion receiving a single bye. The final was winner take all, regardless of the number of losses.[2]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina | 14 | 2 | .875 | — | 1 |
| Radford | 8 | 7 | .533 | 5.5 | 2 |
| UNC Asheville | 8 | 9 | .471 | 6.5 | 3 |
| Baptist | 6 | 7 | .462 | 6.5 | 4 |
| Campbell | 6 | 8 | .429 | 7 | 5 |
| Augusta State | 5 | 8 | .385 | 7.5 | 6 |
| Winthrop | 5 | 11 | .313 | 9 | 7 |
Bracket and results
edit| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UNC Asheville | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Augusta State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Augusta State | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UNC Asheville | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Campbell | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Baptist | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Campbell | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Campbell | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Radford | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Radford | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Winthrop | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Campbell | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Winthrop | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Baptist | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Winthrop | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Radford | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Winthrop | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Game results
edit| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12 | 1 | (5) Campbell | 12 – 4 | (4) Baptist | |
| 2 | (2) Radford | 2 – 1 | (7) Winthrop | ||
| 3 | (7) Winthrop | 3 – 1 | (4) Baptist | Baptist eliminated | |
| 4 | (5) Campbell | 7 – 3 | (2) Radford | ||
| May 13 | 5 | (6) Augusta State | 7 – 1 | (3) UNC Asheville | |
| 6 | (1) Coastal Carolina | 6 – 2 | (3) UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville eliminated | |
| May 14 | 7 | (7) Winthrop | 8 – 4 | (2) Radford | Radford eliminated |
| 8 | (5) Campbell | 2 – 1 | (7) Winthrop | Winthrop eliminated | |
| 9 | (1) Coastal Carolina | 4 – 3 | (6) Augusta State | ||
| 10 | (1) Coastal Carolina | 4 – 1 | (6) Augusta State | Augusta State eliminated | |
| May 15 | 11 | (5) Campbell | 5 – 2 | (1) Coastal Carolina | Campbell wins Big South Tournament |
All-Tournament Team
edit| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Ricky Berrier | Campbell |
| Ben Chow | Radford |
| J.C. Hendrix | Campbell |
| Chris Hodge | Augusta State |
| Randy Hood | Campbell |
| Carey Killian | Winthrop |
| Phil Leftwich | Radford |
| Mark Romer | Coastal Carolina |
| Mark Slobodnik | Coastal Carolina |
| Tony Spires | Coastal Carolina |
| Ed Stanley | Campbell |
| Chris Wagner | Campbell |
Most Valuable Player
editChris Wagner was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Wagner was a pitcher for Campbell.[2]
References
edit- ^ "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 4. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ a b c "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved February 13, 2020.