2001 Southern Conference Tournament

The 2001 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC. #2 The Citadel defeated #5 University of North Carolina at Greensboro for the title. Randy Corn of Citadel was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Georgia Southern University	21-9	Rodney Hennon
2	The Citadel	20-10	Fred Jordan
3	Furman University	18-11	Ron Smith
4	Western Carolina University	18-11	Todd Raleigh
5	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	17-12	Mike Gaski
6	Appalachian State University	12-14	Troy Hestess
7	East Tennessee State University	13-17	Tony Skole
8	College of Charleston	10-16	John Pawlowski

Results

Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3										Finals
	1	Georgia Southern	10
	8	Charleston	2
						1	Georgia Southern	10
						5	UNC Greensboro	7
	4	Western Carolina	5
	5	UNC Greensboro	7
											1	Georgia Southern	2
											2	The Citadel	3
	2	The Citadel	3
	7	East Tennessee St.	2
						2	The Citadel	5
						6	Appalachian St.	3
	3	Furman	2
	6	Appalachian St.	4																		2	The Citadel	4
																					5	UNC Greensboro	3
	Losers Bracket 1					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3					Losers Bracket 4
						6	Appalachian St.	4
	8	Charleston	9			8	Charleston	3								1	Georgia Southern	0
	4	Western Carolina	7								6	Appalachian St.	1			5	UNC Greensboro	4
											5	UNC Greensboro	2
						5	UNC Greensboro	9
	7	East Tennessee St.	8			7	East Tennessee St.	6
	3	Furman	2

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	7-5	Western Carolina University
Game 2	Georgia Southern University	10-2	College of Charleston
Game 3	Appalachian State University	4-2 (10)	Furman University
Game 4	The Citadel	3-2	East Tennessee State University
Game 5	College of Charleston	9-7	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina eliminated
Game 6	East Tennessee State University	8-2	Furman University	Furman eliminated
Game 7	Georgia Southern University	10-7	University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Game 8	The Citadel	5-3	Appalachian State University
Game 9	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	9-6	East Tennessee State University	East Tennessee State eliminated
Game 10	Appalachian State University	4-3	College of Charleston	Charleston eliminated
Game 11	The Citadel	3-2	Georgia Southern University
Game 12	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	2-1	Appalachian State University	Appalachian State eliminated
Game 13	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	4-0	Georgia Southern University	Georgia Southern eliminated
Game 14	The Citadel	4-3	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Citadel advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• P Randy Corn, Citadel
• P Ted Toler, UNCG
• C Brendon Gilligan, Georgia Southern
• 1B Andy Baxter, East Tennessee St.
• 2B Shane Schumaker, UNCG
• SS Jemel Spearman, Georgia Southern
• 3B Dallas McPherson, Citadel
• OF Jasha Balcom, Charleston
• OF Brook Dantzler, Citadel
• OF Nathan Copeland, East Tennessee St.
• OF Chris Cook, UNCG
• DH Chris Mittendorf, UNCG