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2002 Big South Conference baseball tournament

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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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Coastal Carolina  ‍y 16 5 0   .762 44 19 0   .698
Elon  ‍‍‍y 13 8 0   .619 34 23 0   .596
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 12 9 0   .571 25 34 0   .424
Liberty  ‍‍‍ 11 9 0   .550 33 24 2   .576
High Point  ‍‍‍ 9 11 0   .450 26 31 0   .456
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 8 13 0   .381 29 30 0   .492
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 7 14 0   .333 21 30 0   .412
Radford  ‍‍‍ 7 14 0   .333 18 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

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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]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Coastal Carolina 16 5 .762 1
Elon 13 8 .619 3 2
Charleston Southern 12 9 .571 4 3
Liberty 11 9 .550 4.5 4
High Point 9 11 .450 6.5 5
Winthrop 8 13 .381 8 6
UNC Asheville 7 14 .333 9 7
Radford 7 14 .333 9 8
Birmingham–Southern 0 0

Bracket and results

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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

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Name School
Keith Butler Liberty
John Cavanaugh High Point
Seamus Donovan Coastal Carolina
Matt Hagen Liberty
Adam Keim Coastal Carolina
Marcus Maringola Liberty
Randy McGarvey Jr. Coastal Carolina
Ryan McGraw Coastal Carolina
Brandon Powell Coastal Carolina
Grant Rembert UNC Asheville
Bennett Stapf Winthrop
Ben Thurmond Winthrop

Most Valuable Player

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

References

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