1978 Volunteer State Athletic Conference Tournament

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The 1978 Volunteer State Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held May 3-6 in Nashville, TN. The format was changed from single-elimination to double-elimination in 1978. West #2 Trevecca Nazarene College defeated East #1 Milligan College for the title.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
E1 Milligan College Harold Stout*
E2 Carson-Newman College Bobby Wilson
W1 Belmont College Dave Whitten
W2 Trevecca Nazarene College Bill Green

*Stout stayed home to take care of his father. Assistant coach Mike Cline led club during tournament.

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round   Second Round   Final
                             
  E1 Milligan 1  
  W2 Trevecca Nazarene 9    
      W2 Trevecca Nazarene 5  
      W1 Belmont 4    
  W1 Belmont 9          
  E2 Carson-Newman 3        
      W2 Trevecca Nazarene 6 x
        E1 Milligan 5 x
       
    W1 Belmont 6    
  E1 Milligan w     E1 Milligan 7  
  E2 Carson-Newman L  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 3
Game 1 Trevecca Nazarene College Milligan College suspended due to rain, finished 5/4
May 4
Game 2 Belmont College Carson-Newman College
Game 3 Milligan College Carson-Newman College Carson-Newman eliminated
May 5
Game 4 Trevecca Nazarene College Belmont College
Game 5 Milligan College Belmont College Belmot eliminated
May 6
Game 6 Trevecca Nazarene College Milligan College Trevecca Nazarene wins tournament
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