2013 Big South Conference baseball tournament


The 2013 Big South Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 25. The top eight regular season finishers of the conference's twelve teams met in the double-elimination tournament, which was held at Liberty Baseball Stadium on the campus of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. In the championship game, fifth-seeded Liberty defeated first-seeded Campbell, 2-1, to win its fourth tournament championship. As a result, Liberty earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

2013 Big South Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLiberty (4th title)
Winning coachJim Toman (1st title)
MVPAshton Perritt (Liberty)
2013 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North
Campbell  x‍‍‍ 19 5 0   .792 49 10 0   .831
High Point  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 29 29 0   .500
Radford  ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 30 26 0   .536
Liberty  ‍‍y 13 11 0   .542 36 29 0   .554
Longwood  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 26 28 0   .481
VMI  ‍‍‍ 6 18 0   .250 20 35 0   .364
South
Coastal Carolina  x‍‍‍y 18 6 0   .750 37 23 0   .617
Gardner-Webb  ‍‍‍ 12 11 0   .522 29 27 1   .518
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 22 34 0   .393
Presbyterian  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 24 32 0   .429
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 8 15 0   .348 21 33 0   .389
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 4 18 0   .182 16 35 0   .314
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2013[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

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With the introduction of division play in 2013, the division winners were seeded one and two, and the next six finishers from the regular season, regardless of division, were seeded three through eight based on conference winning percentage only. The teams played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament, with the winners of each bracket facing off in a single elimination final.[3]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
North Division
Campbell 19 5 .792
1
High Point 15 9 .625
4
3
Radford 14 10 .583
5
4
Liberty 13 11 .542
6
5
Longwood 12 12 .500
7
7
VMI 6 18 .250
13
South Division
Coastal Carolina 18 6 .750
2
Gardner-Webb 12 11 .522
5.5
6
Charleston Southern 11 13 .458
7
8
Presbyterian 10 14 .417
8
Winthrop 8 15 .348
9.5
UNC Asheville 4 18 .182
13

Results

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Campbell4
8Charleston Southern0
1Campbell4
4Radford3
4Radford6
5Liberty3
2Coastal Carolina8
5Liberty9
8Charleston Southern1
5Liberty24Radford2
5Liberty3
5Liberty2
2Coastal Carolina6
1Campbell1
7Longwood1
2Coastal Carolina3
6Gardner-Webb2
3High Point2
6Gardner-Webb8
1Campbell8
7Longwood6
7Longwood11
3High Point36Gardner-Webb5
7Longwood6

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.

POS Player Team
INF Michael Felton Campbell
INF Dalton Britt Liberty
INF Jake Kimble Liberty
INF Matt Dickason Longwood
OF Alex Buccilli Coastal Carolina
OF Colton Convicka Longwood
OF Justin Sizemore Liberty
C Trey Wimmer Liberty
P Ryan Thompson Campbell
P Blake Fulghum Liberty
DH Ted Blackman Coastal Carolina
UTL Ashton Perritt Liberty

Most Valuable Player

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Liberty outfielder/pitcher Ashton Perritt was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball 2013 Season Stats". Big South Conference. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "2013 Big South Baseball Championship". Big South Conference. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  3. ^ "Big South Announces Seedings for 2013 Baseball Championship". Big South Conference. May 18, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2013.