1984 Southern Conference baseball tournament

The 1984 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Hennon Stadium on the campus of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, from April 27 through 29. This was the league's first championship tournament to be held since 1953, when seven schools departed the conference to form the Atlantic Coast Conference. Modern conference baseball records begin with the 1954 baseball season. The North Division's top seed Appalachian State won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

1984 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsAppalachian State (1st title)
MVPRusty Weaver (Appalachian State)
1984 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Appalachian State  x‍‍y 12 2   .857 35 7   .833
VMI  ‍‍‍ 6 7   .462 16 18   .471
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 5 8   .385 11 16   .407
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 3 9   .250 9 19   .321
Southern
Western Carolina  x‍‍‍ 13 3   .813 37 20   .649
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 12 5   .706 26 21   .553
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 5 12   .294 12 16   .429
Furman  ‍‍‍ 4 14   .222 16 19   .457
x – Division champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1984[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The tournament used a double-elimination format.

Seeding

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The top two teams from each division based on regular season conference winning percentage participated in the tournament. The top seed from the North Division played the second seed from the South in the first round, and vice versa. The winners of the first round then played, while the losers played an elimination game. There were no ties in the standings, so no tiebreakers were necessary.[2]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
North Division
Appalachian State 12 2 .857
1N
VMI 6 7 .462
5.5
2N
Marshall 5 8 .385
6.5
East Tennessee State 3 9 .250
8
South Division
Western Carolina 13 3 .813
1S
The Citadel 12 5 .706
1.5
2S
Davidson 5 12 .294
8.5
Furman 4 14 .222
10

Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1NAppalachian State4
2SThe Citadel1
1NAppalachian State9
1SWestern Carolina5
1SWestern Carolina10
2NVMI7
1NAppalachian State6
2SThe Citadel1
Lower round 1Lower final
1SWestern Carolina0
2SThe Citadel122SThe Citadel8
2NVMI7

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Most Outstanding Player

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Tournament Most Outstanding Player[4]
Rusty Weaver
Appalachian State

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1984". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  2. ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 47. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  3. ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 49. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  4. ^ 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 63. Retrieved September 15, 2012.