1990 Southern Conference Tournament

The 1990 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at College Park in Charleston, SC. #1 The Citadel defeated #2 Western Carolina University for the title. Billy Baker of Citadel was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	The Citadel	13-1	Chal Port
2	Western Carolina University	10-7	Jack Leggett
3	Marshall University	10-7	Howard McCann
4	Virginia Military Institute	6-8	Paul Maini
5	Appalachian State University	6-9	Jim Morris
6	Furman University	6-11	Tom Wall
7	East Tennessee State University	4-12	Ken Campbell

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
	1	The Citadel
		bye
						1	The Citadel	7
						5	Appalachian St.	2
	4	VMI	2
	5	Appalachian St.	9
											1	The Citadel	9
											3	Marshall	2
	2	Western Carolina	6
	7	East Tennessee St.	1
						2	Western Carolina	1
						3	Marshall	3
	3	Marshall	5
	6	Furman	2
						Loser's bracket
							xx
							xx				5	Appalachian St.	4
											2	Western Carolina	5
						4	VMI	2
						6	Furman	9			7	East Tennessee St.	5
											6	Furman	2

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	The Citadel	6
	7	East Tennessee St.	0
						1	The Citadel	9
						2	Western Carolina	5
	3	Marshall	3
	2	Western Carolina	11

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Western Carolina University	6-1	East Tennessee State University
Game 2	Marshall University	5-2	Furman University
Game 3	Appalachian State University	9-2	Virginia Military Institute
Game 4	Furman University	10-9 (10)	Virginia Military Institute	VMI eliminated
Game 5	Marshall University	3-1	Western Carolina University
Game 6	The Citadel	7-2	Appalachian State University
Game 7	East Tennessee State University	5-2	Furman University	Furman eliminated
Game 8	Western Carolina University	5-4	Appalachian State University	Appalachian State eliminated
Game 9	The Citadel	9-2	Marshall University
Game 10	Western Carolina University	11-3	Marshall University	Marshall eliminated
Game 11	The Citadel	6-0	East Tennessee State University	East Tennessee State eliminated
Game 12	The Citadel	9-5	Western Carolina University	Citadel advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• P Richard Shirer, Citadel
• C Gettys Glaze, Citadel
• 1B Brad Niethammer, Appalachian St.
• 2B Grant Brittain, Western Carolina
• SS Dave Piepenbrink, Marshall
• 3B Doug Jones, Appalachian St.
• OF Billy Baker, Citadel
• OF Chris Stone, Furman
• OF Rodney Tesh, Western Carolina
• DH Mike Hilton, Western Carolina