1953 Southern Conference Tournament

The 1953 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held in Raleigh, NC. Duke University defeated University of North Carolina for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
South 1	University of North Carolina	12-3	Walt Rabb
South 2	Duke University	9-5	Ace Parker
North 1	George Washington University	8-2	Bill Reinhart
North 2	University of Maryland	8-2	Burt Shipley

Results

Bracket

First Round

Second Round

Final

N1

George Washington

4

S2

Duke

6

S2

Duke

7

S1

North Carolina

2

S1

North Carolina

13

N2

Maryland

2

S2

Duke

5

x

S1

North Carolina

3

x

S1

North Carolina

15

N1

George Washington

5

N1

George Washington

0

N2

Maryland

4

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 14
Game 1	Duke University	6-4	George Washington University
Game 2	University of North Carolina	13-2	University of Maryland
Game 3	George Washington University	5-4	University of Maryland	Maryland eliminated
May 15
Game 4	Duke University	7-2	University of North Carolina
Game 5	University of North Carolina	15-0	George Washington University	George Washington eliminated
May 16
Game 6	Duke University	5-3	University of North Carolina	Duke wins tournament