2008 Southern Conference baseball tournament

Collegiate baseball tournament

2008 Southern Conference
baseball tournamentTeams| 10

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Format| Double-elimination tournament
Finals site|

* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park
* Charleston, South Carolina

Champions| Elon (1st title)
Winning coach| Mike Kennedy (1st title)
MVP| Cory Harrilchak (Elon)
Attendance| 15,144

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* Southern Conference baseball tournament
* 2009 →

2008 Southern Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Elon ‍†‍‡‍y | 19 | - | 8 |  | .704 |  |  | 44 | - | 18 |  | .710
College of Charleston ‍‍‍ | 18 | - | 9 |  | .667 |  |  | 39 | - | 20 |  | .661
Furman ‍‍‍ | 17 | - | 10 |  | .630 |  |  | 33 | - | 24 |  | .579
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ | 16 | - | 11 |  | .593 |  |  | 33 | - | 25 |  | .569
UNC Greensboro ‍‍‍ | 15 | - | 12 |  | .556 |  |  | 33 | - | 27 |  | .550
Appalachian State ‍‍‍ | 14 | - | 13 |  | .519 |  |  | 32 | - | 27 |  | .542
Western Carolina ‍‍‍ | 14 | - | 13 |  | .519 |  |  | 29 | - | 28 |  | .509
The Citadel ‍‍‍ | 12 | - | 15 |  | .444 |  |  | 28 | - | 28 |  | .500
Wofford ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 21 |  | .222 |  |  | 24 | - | 35 |  | .407
Davidson ‍‍‍ | 4 | - | 23 |  | .148 |  |  | 12 | - | 38 |  | .240
† - Conference champion
‡ - SoCon Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2008[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2008 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 20 through 24. Top seeded Elon won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was Elon's first SoCon tournament win. Elon joined the conference beginning with the 2004 baseball season.

All ten baseball programs in the conference participated in the tournament, with the seventh through tenth place teams playing a single-elimination opening day prior to an 8-team, two bracket, double-elimination tournament.

## Seeding

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Elon | 19  | 8  | 0  | .704  |

College of Charleston | 18  | 9  | 0  | .667  |

Furman | 17  | 10  | 0  | .630  |

Georgia Southern | 16  | 11  | 0  | .593  |

UNC Greensboro | 15  | 12  | 0  | .556  |

Appalachian State | 14  | 13  | 0  | .519  |

Western Carolina | 14  | 13  | 0  | .519  |

The Citadel | 12  | 15  | 0  | .444  |

Wofford | 6  | 21  | 0  | .222  |

Davidson | 4  | 23  | 0  | .148  |

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## Bracket

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### Play-In Round

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Tuesday, May 20  Team | R

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#10 Davidson | 10
#7 Western Carolina | 11
Notes: Davidson eliminated
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#9 Wofford | 8
#8 The Citadel | 4
Notes: The Citadel eliminated

### Bracket One

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| 2| College of Charleston| 5| |
| | | 3| Furman| 8
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| | | 2| College of Charleston| 12| |
| 6| Appalachian State| 8| | | |
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| 3| Furman| 10| |
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| 7| Western Carolina| 5| | | 3| Furman| 13| |
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| 6| Appalachian State| 10| | |
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### Bracket Two

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| 9| Wofford| 12
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| 1| Elon| 21| |
| | | 1| Elon| 16
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| | | 4| Georgia Southern| 5| |
| 5| UNC Greensboro| 9| | | |
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| 4| Georgia Southern| 21| |
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| 5| UNC Greensboro| 14| | | 5| UNC Greensboro| 12| |
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| 9| Wofford| 5| | |
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### Final

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#2 College of Charleston | 8
#1 Elon | 17

## Game summaries

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### Play-In Round

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Tuesday, May 20 12:05 pm  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E

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#10 Davidson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 4
#7 Western Carolina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 3
WP: Masters  LP: Hunter
Home runs:
DAV: None
WCU: Lyons
Attendance: 1,423
Notes: Davidson eliminated
Boxscore
Tuesday, May 20 5:44 pm  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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#9 Wofford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1
#8 The Citadel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3
WP: Summers  LP: Copenhaver
Home runs:
WC: Gilmartin, Kirkley
Cid: None
Attendance: 1,533
Notes: The Citadel eliminated
Boxscore

### Round One

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Wednesday, May 21 10:06 am  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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#7 Western Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0
#2 College of Charleston | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 12 | 1
WP: Jesse Simpson  LP: Tavernier
Home runs:
WCU: Lyons
CofC: Sizemore, Tice 2
Attendance: 949
Boxscore
Wednesday, May 21 1:36 pm  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E

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#6 Appalachian State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1
#3 Furman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2
WP: Karow  LP: Jason Rook
Home runs:
ASU: Rubenstein, Hubbard, Rodgers
FU: None
Attendance: 887
Boxscore
Wednesday, May 21 5:05 pm  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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#9 Wofford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 2
#1 Elon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | X | 21 | 17 | 4
WP: Hensley  LP: Cornely
Home runs:
WC: None
EU: Harrichak, Tarleton
Attendance: 973
Boxscore
Wednesday, May 21 10:15  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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#5 UNC Greensboro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 1
#4 Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | X | 21 | 21 | 1
WP: Eubanks  LP: McCall
Home runs:
UNCG: Feltes, Snell
GSU: Parker 2
Attendance: 522
Boxscore

### Round Two

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Thursday, May 22 10:00 am  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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#7 Western Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0
#6 Appalachian State | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 10 | 12 | 0
WP: Josh Dowdy  LP: Martin
Home runs:
WCU: None
ASU: Towarnicky
Attendance: 657
Notes: Western Carolina eliminated
Boxscore
Thursday, May 22 2:00 pm  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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#5 UNC Greensboro | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 1
#9 Wofford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1
WP: Gilliam  LP: Dolinak
Home runs:
UNCG: Feltes
WC: Carrier
Attendance: 659
Notes: Wofford eliminated
Boxscore
Thursday, May 22 6:00 pm  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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#3 Furman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 6
#2 College of Charleston | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 12 | 12 | 2
WP: Mike Lynn  LP: Lang
Home runs:
FU: Hemingway
ASU: None
Attendance: 1,195
Boxscore
Thursday, May 22 10:00 am  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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#1 Elon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 1
#4 Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 3
WP: Lewter  LP: Chisman
Home runs:
EU: Harrilchak, Davis, CAustin
GSU: Shehan
Attendance: 723
Boxscore

### Round Three

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Friday, May 23 9:02 am  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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#6 Appalachian State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 2
#3 Furman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1
WP: Parry  LP: Garrett Sherrill
Home runs:
ASU: Harrow 2, Towarnicky, Franco 2
FU: Smith
Attendance: 681
Notes: Appalachian State eliminated
Boxscore
Friday, May 23 1:00 pm  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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#4 Georgia Southern | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0
#5 UNC Greensboro | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | X | 12 | 15 | 1
WP: GSmith  LP: Eubanks
Home runs:
GSU: Wright
UNCG: Feltes, Carrier, Deleo
Attendance: 627
Notes: Georgia Southern eliminated
Boxscore

### Semifinals

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Saturday, May 24 10:02 am  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E

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#2 College of Charleston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 3
#3 Furman | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 3
WP: Mike Lynn  LP: Parry
Home runs:
CofC: Sizemore, Tice, Haywood 2
FU: Harrison
Attendance: 1,443
Notes: Furman eliminated
Boxscore
Saturday, May 24 5:00 pm  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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#1 Elon | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0
#5 UNC Greensboro | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2
WP: Ferrer  LP: Martin  Sv: JReyes
Home runs:
EU: Harrilchak, Davis, Lobacz
UNCG: None
Attendance: 617
Notes: UNC Greensboro eliminated
Boxscore

### Final

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Sunday, May 24 2:08 pm  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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#2 College of Charleston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3
#1 Elon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | X | 17 | 19 | 4
WP: Harrilchak  LP: Jesse Simpson
Home runs:
CofC: Haywood
EU: Tarleton
Attendance: 2,255
Notes: Elon wins
Boxscore

## All-Tournament Team

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Position  | Player  | School

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P  | Mike Lynn  | College of Charleston
C  | Dallas Tarleton  | Elon
1B  | Jay Jackson  | Furman
2B  | Tim Carrier  | UNC Greensboro
SS  | Chase Austin  | Elon
3B  | Bennett Davis  | Elon
OF  | Stuart Haywood  | College of Charleston
OF  | Chris Shehan  | Georgia Southern
OF  | Cory Harrilchak  | Elon
DH  | Greg Feltes  | UNC Greensboro

Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player

Cory Harrilchak

Elon

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## References

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1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2008". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
2. ^ "2010 Southern Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved January 16, 2012.
3. ^ "2012 Southern Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved January 16, 2012.

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