1993 Big South Conference baseball tournament

1993 Big South Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Charles Watson Stadium Conway, South Carolina
Champions	Liberty (1st title)
Winning coach	Johnny Hunton (1st title)
MVP	Rich Humphrey (Liberty)

1993 Big South Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Coastal Carolina  ‍†‍‍	15	–	8		.652			28	–	28		.500
UMBC  ‍‍‍	14	–	8		.636			26	–	17		.605
Towson State  ‍‍‍	14	–	9		.609			20	–	25		.444
Winthrop  ‍‍‍	12	–	10		.545			27	–	31		.466
Radford  ‍‍‍	10	–	10		.500			29	–	19		.604
Liberty  ‍‍‡‍^y	10	–	11		.476			23	–	25		.479
Campbell  ‍‍‍	8	–	11		.421			17	–	33		.340
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍	7	–	15		.318			19	–	22		.463
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍	6	–	14		.300			19	–	27		.413
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			23	–	22		.511
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1993 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 13 through 16 at Charles Watson Stadium home field of Coastal Carolina in Conway, South Carolina. The top six finishers from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Liberty, won the title for the first time and earned an invitation to the 1993 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

Format

The top six finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through six and played a double-elimination tournament. UNC Greensboro was ineligible for conference competition.[2]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Coastal Carolina	15	8	.652	—	1
UMBC	14	8	.636	.5	2
Towson State	14	9	.609	1	3
Winthrop	12	10	.545	2.5	4
Radford	10	10	.500	3.5	5
Liberty	10	11	.476	4	6
Campbell	8	11	.421	5	—
Charleston Southern	7	15	.318	7.5	—
UNC Asheville	6	14	.300	8.5	—
UNC Greensboro	—	—	—	—	—

Bracket and results

	Round 1					Round 2					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	1	Coastal Carolina	7
	6	Liberty	12			6	Liberty	4
						3	Towson State	2
	3	Towson State	1								6	Liberty	3
	4	Winthrop	7								5	Radford	11
						4	Winthrop	3													5	Radford	5	1
						5	Radford	10													6	Liberty	13	6
	2	UMBC	3													6	Liberty	13
	5	Radford	9								4	Winthrop	2			2	UMBC	12
						1	Coastal Carolina	2			2	UMBC	13
						2	UMBC	8

All-Tournament Team

Name	School
Sheldon Bream	Liberty
John Burns	UMBC
Greg Elliott	UMBC
John Gegg	Radford
Scott Harmsen	Liberty
Rich Humphrey	Liberty
Charlie Kim	Liberty
Beau Martin	Liberty
Rob McCandless	Radford
Denny Van Pelt	Radford
Mike Vota	Towson State

Most Valuable Player

Rich Humphrey was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Humphrey was a pitcher for Liberty.[2]

References

1. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 4. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
2. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved June 9, 2020.