2011 Southern Conference baseball tournament

2011 Southern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Joseph P. Riley Jr.; Charleston, South Carolina;
Champions	Georgia Southern (5th title)
Winning coach	Rodney Hennon (4th title)
MVP	Chris Beck (Georgia Southern)
Attendance	11,860
	← 2010; Southern Conference baseball tournament; 2012 →;

The 2011 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 25 through 29. Fourth seeded Georgia Southern won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was Georgia Southern's fifth SoCon tournament win and second in three years.

Teams8

Finals site

ChampionsGeorgia Southern (5th title)

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2011 Southern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Elon ‍†‍‍	23	–	7	.767	36	–	21	.632
UNC Greensboro ‍‍‍	22	–	8	.733	34	–	20	.630
College of Charleston ‍‍‍	18	–	12	.600	39	–	22	.639
Samford ‍‍‍	18	–	12	.600	37	–	23	.617
Georgia Southern ‍‍‡‍^y	18	–	12	.600	36	–	26	.581
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	15	–	15	.500	33	–	27	.550
Furman ‍‍‍	13	–	16	.448	24	–	33	.421
Western Carolina ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	23	–	31	.426
Wofford ‍‍‍	9	–	21	.300	22	–	33	.400
Davidson ‍‍‍	8	–	21	.276	18	–	30	.375
The Citadel ‍‍‍	8	–	22	.267	20	–	36	.357

† – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2011^[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

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The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so Wofford, Davidson, and The Citadel were not in the field.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#5 College of Charleston	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	1
#4 Georgia Southern	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	X	4	7	2
WP: Chris Beck LP: Josh Renfro Sv: Matt Murray Attendance: 840 Notes: Game began at 12:30 am due to 20 inning game prior. Latest game in tournament history Boxscore

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#1 Elon	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	8	1
#5 College of Charleston	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	X	4	8	1
WP: Kyle Owings LP: John Brebbia Home runs: EU: None CofC: Gantt Attendance: 785 Notes: Elon eliminated Boxscore

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#3 Samford	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	11	2
#7 Furman	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	2
WP: Charles Basford LP: Daniel Stallsmith Attendance: 852 Boxscore

Seeding

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#7 Furman	1	3	2	0	2	2	1	0	1	12	17	2
#2 UNC Greensboro	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	6	11	1
WP: Bobby Lyne LP: Warren Slack Attendance: 542 Boxscore

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#6 Appalachian State	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	1
#3 Samford	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	X	5	10	1
WP: Kyle Putkonen LP: Ryan Arrowood Sv: Andrew Jones Attendance: 495 Boxscore

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	R	H	E
#8 Western Carolina	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	10	21	4
#1 Elon	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	10	3
WP: Taylor Sandefur LP: David Whitehead Home runs: WCU: Heffley, Johns EU: None Attendance: 937 Notes: Longest baseball game in SoCon history. Boxscore

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#2 UNC Greensboro	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	4	11	1
#6 Appalachian State	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	X	6	11	0
WP: Will Helms LP: Colby Hyatt Sv: Taylor Miller Attendance: 457 Notes: UNC Greensboro eliminated Boxscore

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#4 Georgia Southern	1	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	4	12	14	0
#8 Western Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	3
WP: Andy Moye LP: Jordan Smith Attendance: 551 Notes: Game began at 12:30 am due to 20 inning game prior. Boxscore

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#6 Appalachian State	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	5	15	1
#7 Furman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	0	6	0
WP: Seth Grant LP: Tyler Wood Attendance: 527 Notes: Furman eliminated Boxscore

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#5 College of Charleston	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	4	6	0
#8 Western Carolina	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	9	0
WP: Christian Powell LP: Kyle Stewart Sv: Kyle Owings Attendance: 1,409 Notes: Western Carolina eliminated Boxscore

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#3 Samford	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	7	1
#6 Appalachian State	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	1
WP: Josh Martin LP: Ryne Frankoff Sv: Andrew Jones Attendance: 611 Notes: Appalachian State eliminated Boxscore

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#4 Georgia Southern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	1
#5 College of Charleston	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	1	X	8	13	0
WP: Jake Zokan LP: Matt Murray Home runs: GSU: None CofC: Kral Attendance: 1,488 Boxscore

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#5 College of Charleston	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6	8	3
#4 Georgia Southern	0	0	2	3	0	0	2	0	X	7	11	2
WP: Josh Adams LP: Casey Lucchese Sv: Jarret Leverett Attendance: 1,275 Notes: College of Charleston eliminated Boxscore

Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Chris Beck
Georgia Southern

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#4 Georgia Southern	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2
#3 Samford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
WP: Chris Beck LP: Lex Rutledge Attendance: 1,091 Boxscore