Collegiate baseball tournament
The 2002 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina , from May 22 through 25. Fourth seeded Georgia Southern won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference 's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament . It was the Eagles third tournament win.
The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so East Tennessee State, Appalachian State and VMI were not in the field.
Seeding
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Bracket
Upper round 1 Upper round 2 Upper final Final 6 Furman 6 3 College of Charleston 7 2 Western Carolina 0 3 College of Charleston 3 7 Wofford 2 2 Western Carolina 9 3 College of Charleston 9 4 Georgia Southern 4 5 UNC Greensboro 2 4 Georgia Southern 4 1 The Citadel 2 4 Georgia Southern 4 8 East Tennessee State 5 1 The Citadel 7 4 Georgia Southern 9 8 3 College of Charleston 6 0 Lower round 1 Lower round 2 Lower round 3 Lower final 1 The Citadel 0 6 Furman 7 6 Furman 6 4 Georgia Southern 10 7 Wofford 5 6 Furman 9 6 Furman 4 5 UNC Greensboro 7 2 Western Carolina 4 5 UNC Greensboro 3 5 UNC Greensboro 6 8 East Tennessee State 0
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All-Tournament Team
Position
Player
School
P
Brett Lewis
Georgia Southern
C
Matt Lauerdale
College of Charleston
1B
Carolos Love
Georgia Southern
2B
Jack Arroyo
College of Charleston
3B
Lee Curtis
College of Charleston
SS
Jemes Spearman
Georgia Southern
OF
Craig Caudill
Furman
OF
Kirk Strebin
UNC Greensboro
OF
Brett Anderson
College of Charleston
OF
Matt Herring
Georgia Southern
DH
Coogie Freedman
Furman
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Brett Lewis
Georgia Southern
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