2002 Southern Conference Tournament

The 2002 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC. #4 Georgia Southern University defeated #3 College of Charleston for the title. Brett Lewis of Georgia Southern was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	The Citadel	22-8	Fred Jordan
2	Western Carolina University	20-10	Todd Raleigh
3	College of Charleston	19-11	John Pawlowski
4	Georgia Southern University	18-11	Rodney Hennon
5	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	17-11	Mike Gaski
6	Furman University	14-16	Ron Smith
7	Wofford College	14-16	Steve Traylor
8	East Tennessee State University	13-16	Tony Skole

Results

Bracket

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

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 22
Game 1	College of Charleston	7-6	Furman University
Game 2	Western Carolina University	9-2	Wofford College
Game 3	Georgia Southern University	4-2	University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Game 4	The Citadel	7-5	East Tennessee State University
May 23
Game 5	Furman University	7-5	Wofford College	Wofford eliminated
Game 6	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	3-0	East Tennessee State University	East Tennessee State eliminated
Game 7	College of Charleston	3-0	Western Carolina University
Game 8	Georgia Southern University	4-2	The Citadel
May 24
Game 9	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	6-4	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina eliminated
Game 10	Furman University	6-0	The Citadel	Citadel eliminated
Game 11	College of Charleston	9-4	Georgia Southern University
Game 12	Furman University	9-7	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	UNC Greensboro eliminated
May 25
Game 13	Georgia Southern University	10-4	Furman University	Furman eliminated
Game 14	Georgia Southern University	9-6	College of Charleston
May 26
Game 15	Georgia Southern University	8-0	College of Charleston	Georgia Southern advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• P Brett Lewis, Georgia Southern
• C Matt Lauderdale, Charleston
• 1B Carlos Love, Georgia Southern
• 2B Jack Arroyo, Charleston
• SS Jemel Spearman, Georgia Southern
• 3B Lee Curtis, Charleston
• OF Brett Anderson, Charleston
• OF Craig Caudill, Furman
• OF Matt Herring, Georgia Southern
• OF J.R. Revere, Georgia Southern
• OF Kirk Strebin, UNCG
• DH Coogie Freedman, Furman