1952 Southern Conference baseball tournament

Collegiate baseball tournament

1952 Southern Conference
baseball tournamentTeams| 4

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Format| Double-elimination tournament
Finals site|

* Raleigh, North Carolina

Champions| Duke (2nd title)
Winning coach| Jack Coombs (2nd title)

* ← 1951
* Southern Conference baseball tournament
* 1953 →

1952 Southern Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Northern
Richmond x‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 2 |  | .750 |  |  | 13 | - | 6 |  | .684
George Washington ‍‍‍ | 7 | - | 3 |  | .700 |  |  |  | - |  |  | –
West Virginia ‍‍‍ | 7 | - | 3 |  | .700 |  |  |  | - |  |  | –
Washington and Lee ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 5 |  | .545 |  |  |  | - |  |  | –
William & Mary ‍‍‍ | 5 | - | 6 |  | .455 |  |  |  | - |  |  | –
Maryland ‍‍‍ | 4 | - | 6 |  | .400 |  |  | 11 | - | 9 |  | .550
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 6 |  | .333 |  |  | 4 | - | 9 |  | .308
VMI ‍‍‍ | 1 | - | 8 |  | .111 |  |  |  | - |  |  | –
Southern
Duke x‍‍‡‍ | 18 | - | 3 |  | .857 |  |  | 31 | - | 7 |  | .816
NC State ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 5 |  | .667 |  |  |  | - |  |  | –
North Carolina ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 7 |  | .588 |  |  | 18 | - | 10 |  | .643
South Carolina ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 7 |  | .533 |  |  |  | - |  |  | –
Clemson ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 10 |  | .500 |  |  | 10 | - | 12 |  | .455
Wake Forest ‍‍‍ | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 13 | - | 12 |  | .520
Furman ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 11 |  | .353 |  |  |  | - |  |  | –
Davidson ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 9 |  | .250 |  |  |  | - |  |  | –
The Citadel ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 12 |  | .200 |  |  |  | - |  |  | –
x - Division champion
‡ - Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1952[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1952 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held in Raleigh, North Carolina, from May 15 to May 18. The South Division's top seed Duke won their second tournament title. Duke coach Jack Coombs spent the tournament in the hospital with a kidney ailment. He would retire after the school year.[2]

## Seeding

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The top two teams from each division participated in the tournament. The table below represents the most complete conference standings available, but the teams below all fielded baseball teams within the Southern Conference.[3]

Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed

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North Division

Richmond | 6  | 2  | .750  |

George Washington | 7  | 3  | .700  |

West Virginia | 7  | 3  | .700  |

Washington and Lee | 6  | 5  | .545  |

1.5

William & Mary | 5  | 6  | .455  |

2.5

Maryland | 4  | 6  | .400  |

Virginia Tech | 3  | 6  | .300  |

3.5

VMI | 1  | 8  | .111  |

5.5

South Division

Duke | 18  | 3  | .857  |

NC State | 10  | 5  | .667  |

North Carolina | 10  | 7  | .588  |

South Carolina | 8  | 7  | .533  |

Clemson | 10  | 10  | .500  |

7.5

Wake Forest | 7  | 11  | .389  |

9.5

Furman | 6  | 11  | .353  |

Davidson | 3  | 9  | .250  |

10.5

The Citadel | 3  | 12  | .200  |

## Bracket

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| First round| | | Semi-finals| | | Finals
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| 1N| Richmond|
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| 2S| NC State| | |
| | | 2S| NC State| 5
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| | | 1S| Duke| 4| |
| 1S| Duke| 7| | | |
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| 2N| George Washington| 5| |
| | | 2S| NC State| 0| 3
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| | | 1S| Duke| 7| 8
| Lower round 1| | | Lower final| |

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| | 1S| Duke| 8
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| 1N| Richmond| | | | 2N| George Washington| 4| |
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| 2N| George Washington| | | |
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## References

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1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1952". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
2. ^ "Duke Nine Cops Conference Championship". The News and Courier. Charleston, SC. May 19, 1952. p. 6. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
3. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1952". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
4. ^ Duke Blue Devils 2012 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). goduke.com. p. 58. Retrieved October 15, 2012.

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