1985 Southern Conference baseball tournament


The 1985 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held in Boone, North Carolina, from April 27 through 29. The South Division's second seed Western Carolina won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

1985 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsWestern Carolina (1st title)
MVPMike Carson (Western Carolina)
1985 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Appalachian State  x‍‍‍ 14 3   .824 35 13   .729
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 10 8   .556 26 18   .591
VMI  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 16 24   .400
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 3 14   .176 10 31   .244
Southern
Davidson  x‍‍‍ 11 5   .688 24 19   .558
No. 26 Western Carolina  ‍‍y 11 6   .647 37 35   .514
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 29 20   .592
Furman  ‍‍‍ 4 13   .235 16 29   .356
x – Division champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[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 14 3 .824
1N
Marshall 10 8 .556
4.5
2N
VMI 8 10 .444
6.5
East Tennessee State 3 14 .176
11
South Division
Davidson 11 5 .688
1S
Western Carolina 11 6 .647
.5
2S
The Citadel 8 10 .444
4
Furman 4 13 .235
7.5

Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1SDavidson1
2NMarshall9
2NMarshall5
2SWestern Carolina2
1NAppalachian State2
2SWestern Carolina3
2NMarshall612
2SWestern Carolina1213
Lower round 1Lower final
2SWestern Carolina13
1SDavidson81SDavidson2
1NAppalachian State5

[3]

Most Outstanding Player

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Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player[4]
Mike Carson
Western Carolina

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  2. ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 46. Retrieved September 15, 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.