1986 Big South Conference baseball tournament


The 1986 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 13 through 15, 1986, on the campus of Augusta State University in Augusta, Georgia. Four teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The Big South played the season at the NCAA Division I level, but did not receive an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Coastal Carolina won the championship.[2]

1986 Big South Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (1st title)
Winning coachBobby Richardson (1st title)
MVPTerry Spires (Coastal Carolina)
1986 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Campbell  x‍‍‍ 14 3   .824 31 20   .608
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 11 4   .733 37 10   .787
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 6 11   .353 17 32   .347
Radford  ‍‍‍ 1 14   .067 14 22   .389
West
Augusta State  x‍‍‍ 12 6   .667 36 23   .610
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍ 9 9   .500 31 19   .620
Baptist  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 32 19   .627
Armstrong State  ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 37 20   .649
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1986[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format

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The top four finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament.[2]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
East
Campbell 14 3 .824 1E
Winthrop 11 4 .733 2 2E
UNC Asheville 6 11 .353 8
Radford 1 14 .067 12
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
West
Augusta State 12 6 .667 1W
Coastal Carolina 9 9 .500 3 2W
Baptist 8 10 .444 4
Armstrong State 7 11 .389 5

Bracket and results

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1ECampbell4
2WCoastal Carolina5
2WCoastal Carolina5
1WAugusta State0
1WAugusta State6
2EWinthrop5
2WCoastal Carolina20
2EWinthrop2
Lower round 1Lower final
1WAugusta State2
1ECampbell42EWinthrop6
2EWinthrop6

All-Tournament Team

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Name School
Neal Clatterbuck Winthrop
Glenn Fortner Coastal Carolina
Scott Goins Winthrop
Trent Mercer Augusta State
John Pilatich Coastal Carolina
Donnie Poteet Augusta State
Mike Prochaska Coastal Carolina
Art Smith Coastal Carolina
Terry Spires Coastal Carolina
Tom Sutryk Coastal Carolina
Kevin Thomas Coastal Carolina
James White Campbell

Most Valuable Player

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Terry Spires was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Spires was a shortstop for Coastal Carolina.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 4. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2020.