1988 Big South Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCampbell (1st title)
Winning coachMike Caldwell (1st title)
MVPRob Palentchar (Campbell)
1988 Big South Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Coastal Carolina  ‍†‍‍ 15–0 1.00035–12 .745
Baptist  ‍‍‍ 12–7 .63227–16 .628
Campbell  ‍‍‡‍ 10–8 .55632–16 .667
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 8–8 .50022–15 .595
Augusta State  ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44416–27 .372
Radford  ‍‍‍ 4–10 .28613–26 .333
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 1–15 .0639–32 .220
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1988[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1988 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from April 21 through 23 at Taylor Field on the campus of Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. Four teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The Big South played the season at the NCAA Division I level, but did not receive an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Campbell won the championship for the first time.[2]

Format

The top four finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament.[2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Coastal Carolina1501.000—1
Baptist127.63252
Campbell108.5566.53
Winthrop88.5007.54
Augusta State810.4448.5—
Radford410.28610.5—
UNC Asheville115.06315.5—

Bracket and results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Coastal Carolina10
4Winthrop4
1Coastal Carolina5
3Campbell610
3Campbell812
2Baptist6
3Campbell17—
2Baptist0—
Lower round 1Lower final
1Coastal Carolina2
4Winthrop52Baptist8
2Baptist6

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Ricky BerrierCampbell
Hardy FergusonCharleston Southern
Kevin FutrellCharleston Southern
Randy HoodCampbell
Robbie JordanCoastal Carolina
Danny MurphyCampbell
Bob PalentcharCampbell
Cory SatterfieldCampbell
Randy StokesCoastal Carolina
Greg StreettCoastal Carolina
Robert TuckerWinthrop
Dan WolfeCharleston Southern

Most Valuable Player

Rob Palentchar was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Palentchar was a designated hitter for Campbell.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 4. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
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