2009 Southern Conference baseball tournament

The 2009 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, South Carolina, from May 20 through 24. Second seeded Georgia Southern won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was Georgia Southern's fourth SoCon tournament win.

2009 Southern Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Fluor Field at the West End Greenville, South Carolina
Champions	Georgia Southern (4th title)
Winning coach	Rodney Hennon (3rd title)
MVP	Kyle Blackburn (Georgia Southern)
Attendance	17,820
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2009 Southern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Elon  ‍†‍‍y	23	–	4		.852			41	–	18		.695
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‡‍y	20	–	8		.714			42	–	17		.712
The Citadel  ‍‍‍	20	–	10		.667			37	–	22		.627
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍	19	–	10		.655			35	–	22		.614
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍	17	–	13		.567			35	–	22		.614
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	15	–	13		.536			33	–	21		.611
Davidson  ‍‍‍	11	–	16		.407			18	–	31		.367
Furman  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			24	–	31		.436
Samford  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			17	–	35		.327
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍	7	–	22		.241			20	–	29		.408
Wofford  ‍‍‍	7	–	22		.241			17	–	32		.347
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2009[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament used a modified two bracket, double-elimination format. The teams that emerge from the loser's bracket on each side switch to the other bracket and play the team emerging from each winner's bracket, with the surviving teams playing a one-game final. Only the top eight teams participate, so Wofford, UNC Greensboro, and Davidson were not in the field.

Seeding

Team	W	L	T	Pct	GB	Seed
Elon	23	4	0	.852	–	1
Georgia Southern	20	8	0	.714	3.5	2
The Citadel	20	10	0	.667	4.5	3
Western Carolina	19	10	0	.655	5	4
College of Charleston	17	13	0	.567	7.5	5
Appalachian State	15	13	0	.536	8.5	6
Davidson	11	16	0	.407	12	7
Furman	10	20	0	.333	14.5	8
Samford	9	21	0	.300	15.5
UNC Greensboro	7	21	0	.250	16.5
Wofford	7	22	0	.241	17.5

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Brackets

Bracket One

	First round					Second round					Semifinals
	7	Davidson	3
	2	Georgia Southern	4
						2	Georgia Southern	6
						6	Appalachian State	5
	6	Appalachian State	4
	3	The Citadel	1
											8	Furman
											2	Georgia Southern
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						6	Appalachian State	3
	3	The Citadel	9			3	The Citadel	5
	7	Davidson	8

Bracket Two

	First round					Second round					Semifinals
	8	Furman	8
	1	Elon	10
						1	Elon	15
						4	Western Carolina	7
	5	College of Charleston	4
	4	Western Carolina	12
											3	The Citadel
											1	Elon
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						4	Western Carolina	6
	5	College of Charleston	5			8	Furman	7
	8	Furman	6

Final

Sunday, May 24

Team	R
#2 Georgia Southern	7
#1 Elon	3

Game summaries

Round One

Wednesday, May 20 9:10 am

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
#7 Davidson	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	2
#2 Georgia Southern	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	4	12	2
WP: Kyle Kamppi   LP: Thomas Middour Attendance: 791 Boxscore

Wednesday, May 20 2:01 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#6 Appalachian State	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	4	8	1
#3 The Citadel	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	1
WP: Zach Quate   LP: Wes Wrenn Attendance: 1,274 Boxscore

Wednesday, May 20 6:11 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#8 Furman	2	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	8	16	3
#1 Elon	0	1	0	1	2	0	2	4	X	10	14	1
WP: Jared Kernodle   LP: Nick Karow   Sv: Thomas Girdwood Home runs: FU: None EU: Tarleton, Melillo Attendance: 1,407 Boxscore

Wednesday, May 20 10:11 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#5 College of Charleston	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	4	11	2
#4 Western Carolina	0	6	1	0	0	2	3	0	X	12	20	0
WP: Chris Masters   LP: Jesse Simpson Home runs: CofC: Sizemore, Rakar WCU: Lyons Attendance: 667 Boxscore

Round Two

Thursday, May 21 9:00 am

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#3 The Citadel	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	9	16	3
#7 Davidson	1	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	8	12	1
WP: Drew Mahaffey   LP: Thomas Middour Home runs: Cid: McGuiness DAV: Brady Attendance: 505 Notes: Davidson eliminated Boxscore

Thursday, May 21 1:28 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#5 College of Charleston	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	5	6	1
#8 Furman	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	X	6	10	2
WP: Bobby Lyne   LP: Curtis Dowling   Sv: Nick Karow Home runs: CofC: None FU: Rose, Miller Attendance: 1,052 Notes: College of Charleston eliminated Boxscore

Thursday, May 21 5:05 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#2 Georgia Southern	0	1	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	6	10	0
#6 Appalachian State	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	5	14	1
WP: Jake Brown   LP: Josh Dowdy   Sv: Dexter Bobo Home runs: GSU: Wright ASU: Benedict, Blackburn 2 Attendance: 1,112 Boxscore

Thursday, May 21 5:06 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#1 Elon	3	6	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	15	18	1
#4 Western Carolina	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	7	2
WP: Daniel Britt   LP: Garrett Ozar Home runs: EU: CAustin 2, Davis WCU: Lyons Attendance: 884 Boxscore

Round Three

Friday, May 22 3:00 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#6 Appalachian State	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	8	0
#3 The Citadel	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	X	5	11	1
WP: Matt Crim   LP: Matt Andress Home runs: ASU: None Cid: Meade Attendance: 1,196 Notes: Appalachian State eliminated Boxscore

Friday, May 22 6:59 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#4 Western Carolina	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	6	9	2
#8 Furman	0	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	X	7	10	1
WP: J.P. Goldsberry   LP: Mike Tavernier Home runs: WCU: Rollison FU: None Attendance: 1,772 Notes: Furman eliminated Boxscore

Round Four

Saturday, May 23 9:02 am

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#3 The Citadel	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	5	10	0
#1 Elon	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	3
WP: Asher Wojciechowski   LP: Tom Porter Home runs: Cid: None EU: Greene Attendance: 1,235 Boxscore

Saturday, May 23 1:00 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#8 Furman	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	4	5	3
#2 Georgia Southern	1	4	2	0	3	1	0	5	X	16	15	1
WP: Matt Murray   LP: Marc DeDecker Home runs: FU: Wright, Bowles GSU: Lewis Attendance: 1,809 Notes: Furman eliminated Boxscore

Saturday, May 23 5:00 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#1 Elon	0	0	1	1	0	4	2	0	0	8	8	1
#3 The Citadel	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	2	0	7	17	1
WP: Jordan Darnell   LP: T.J. Clarkson   Sv: Thomas Girdwood Home runs: EU: CAustin, Melillo, Cid: Orvin, RJones 2, McGuiness Attendance: 1,718 Notes: The Citadel eliminated Boxscore

Final

Sunday, May 24 2:08 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#2 Georgia Southern	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	1	7	8	0
#1 Elon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	9	1
WP: Chris Mederos   LP: J.D. Reichenbach Home runs: GSU: Blackburn EU: None Attendance: 2,388 Notes: Georgia Southern wins Boxscore

All-Tournament Team

Position	Player	School
SP	Asher Wojciechowski	The Citadel
SP	Chris Maderos	Georgia Southern
RP	Thomas Girdwood	Elon
C	Richard Jones	The Citadel
1B	David Towarnicky	Appalachian State
2B	Marcus Rose	Furman
SS	Brent Greer	Western Carolina
3B	Chase Austin	Elon
OF	Sonny Meade	The Citadel
OF	Pat Irvine	Elon
OF	Ty Wright	Georgia Southern
DH	Kyle Blackburn	Georgia Southern

Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player

Kyle Blackburn

Georgia Southern

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