2002 Big South Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (5th title)
Winning coachGary Gilmore (2nd title)
MVPAdam Keim (Coastal Carolina)
2002 Big South Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Coastal Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y 16–5–0 .76244–19–0 .698
Elon  ‍‍‍y 13–8–0 .61934–23–0 .596
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 12–9–0 .57125–34–0 .424
Liberty  ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55033–24–2 .576
High Point  ‍‍‍ 9–11–0 .45026–31–0 .456
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 8–13–0 .38129–30–0 .492
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .33321–30–0 .412
Radford  ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .33318–33–0 .353
Birmingham–Southern  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –32–20–0 .615
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2002 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 22 through 26 at Winthrop Ballpark, home field of Winthrop in Rock Hill, South Carolina. All eight eligible teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Coastal Carolina, won the title for the fifth time, and second in a row, and earned an invitation to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

Format

All teams qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage and played a double-elimination tournament. Birmingham–Southern was not eligible for championships as they completed their transition from NCAA Division II.[2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Coastal Carolina165.762—1
Elon138.61932
Charleston Southern129.57143
Liberty119.5504.54
High Point911.4506.55
Winthrop813.38186
UNC Asheville714.33397
Radford714.33398
Birmingham–Southern00———

Bracket and results

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Coastal Carolina5
8Radford3
1Coastal Carolina14
5High Point2
4Liberty5
5High Point14
1Coastal Carolina4
6Winthrop3
3Charleston Southern1
6Winthrop4
6Winthrop9
2Elon5
2Elon10
7UNC Asheville51Coastal Carolina10—
4Liberty1—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2Elon3
8Radford14Liberty126Winthrop2
4Liberty44Liberty194Liberty8
3Charleston Southern6
5High Point1
3Charleston Southern73Charleston Southern2
7UNC Asheville2

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Keith ButlerLiberty
John CavanaughHigh Point
Seamus DonovanCoastal Carolina
Matt HagenLiberty
Adam KeimCoastal Carolina
Marcus MaringolaLiberty
Randy McGarvey Jr.Coastal Carolina
Ryan McGrawCoastal Carolina
Brandon PowellCoastal Carolina
Grant RembertUNC Asheville
Bennett StapfWinthrop
Ben ThurmondWinthrop

Most Valuable Player

Adam Keim was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Keim was a shortstop for Coastal Carolina.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
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