# 2009 Southern Conference baseball tournament

The 2009 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, South Carolina, from May 20 through 24. Second seeded Georgia Southern won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was Georgia Southern's fourth SoCon tournament win.
The tournament used a modified two bracket, double-elimination format. The teams that emerge from the loser's bracket on each side switch to the other bracket and play the team emerging from each winner's bracket, with the surviving teams playing a one-game final. Only the top eight teams participate, so Wofford, UNC Greensboro, and Davidson were not in the field.

## Seeding

| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | Seed |
| Elon | 23 | 4 | 0 | .852 | – | 1 |
| Georgia Southern | 20 | 8 | 0 | .714 | 3.5 | 2 |
| The Citadel | 20 | 10 | 0 | .667 | 4.5 | 3 |
| Western Carolina | 19 | 10 | 0 | .655 | 5 | 4 |
| College of Charleston | 17 | 13 | 0 | .567 | 7.5 | 5 |
| Appalachian State | 15 | 13 | 0 | .536 | 8.5 | 6 |
| Davidson | 11 | 16 | 0 | .407 | 12 | 7 |
| Furman | 10 | 20 | 0 | .333 | 14.5 | 8 |
| Samford | 9 | 21 | 0 | .300 | 15.5 | |
| UNC Greensboro | 7 | 21 | 0 | .250 | 16.5 | |
| Wofford | 7 | 22 | 0 | .241 | 17.5 | |

## Brackets
### Bracket One

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | Davidson | 3 | | | | | |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 4 | | | | | |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 2 | Georgia Southern | 6 | | |
| | | | 6 | Appalachian State | 5 | | |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 4 | 6 | Appalachian State | 5 | | |
| 3 | The Citadel | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | The Citadel | 1 | | | | 8 | Furman |
| | | | | | | 2 | Georgia Southern |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 2 | Georgia Southern |
| | | | 6 | Appalachian State | 3 | | |
| 3 | The Citadel | 9 | 3 | The Citadel | 5 | | |
| 7 | Davidson | 8 | | | | | |

### Bracket Two

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | Furman | 8 | | | | | |
| 1 | Elon | 10 | | | | | |
| 1 | Elon | 10 | 1 | Elon | 15 | | |
| | | | 4 | Western Carolina | 7 | | |
| 5 | College of Charleston | 4 | 4 | Western Carolina | 7 | | |
| 4 | Western Carolina | 12 | | | | | |
| 4 | Western Carolina | 12 | | | | 3 | The Citadel |
| | | | | | | 1 | Elon |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 1 | Elon |
| | | | 4 | Western Carolina | 6 | | |
| 5 | College of Charleston | 5 | 8 | Furman | 7 | | |
| 8 | Furman | 6 | | | | | |

### Final

Sunday, May 24 :
| Team | R |
| #2 Georgia Southern | 7 |
| #1 Elon | 3 |

## Game summaries
### Round One

Wednesday, May 20 9:10 am :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
| #7 Davidson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| #2 Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| WP: Kyle Kamppi LP: Thomas Middour Attendance: 791 Boxscore |||||||||||||||
Wednesday, May 20 2:01 pm :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| #6 Appalachian State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| #3 The Citadel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| WP: Zach Quate LP: Wes Wrenn Attendance: 1,274 Boxscore |||||||||||||
Wednesday, May 20 6:11 pm :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| #8 Furman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 3 |
| #1 Elon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | X | 10 | 14 | 1 |
| WP: Jared Kernodle LP: Nick Karow Sv: Thomas Girdwood Home runs: FU: None EU: Tarleton, Melillo Attendance: 1,407 Boxscore |||||||||||||
Wednesday, May 20 10:11 pm :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| #5 College of Charleston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| #4 Western Carolina | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | X | 12 | 20 | 0 |
| WP: Chris Masters LP: Jesse Simpson Home runs: CofC: Sizemore, Rakar WCU: Lyons Attendance: 667 Boxscore |||||||||||||

### Round Two

Thursday, May 21 9:00 am :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| #3 The Citadel | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
| #7 Davidson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
| WP: Drew Mahaffey LP: Thomas Middour Home runs: Cid: McGuiness DAV: Brady Attendance: 505 Notes: Davidson eliminated Boxscore |||||||||||||
Thursday, May 21 1:28 pm :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| #5 College of Charleston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| #8 Furman | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| WP: Bobby Lyne LP: Curtis Dowling Sv: Nick Karow Home runs: CofC: None FU: Rose, Miller Attendance: 1,052 Notes: College of Charleston eliminated Boxscore |||||||||||||
Thursday, May 21 5:05 pm :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| #2 Georgia Southern | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| #6 Appalachian State | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| WP: Jake Brown LP: Josh Dowdy Sv: Dexter Bobo Home runs: GSU: Wright ASU: Benedict, Blackburn 2 Attendance: 1,112 Boxscore |||||||||||||
Thursday, May 21 5:06 pm :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| #1 Elon | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 1 |
| #4 Western Carolina | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| WP: Daniel Britt LP: Garrett Ozar Home runs: EU: CAustin 2, Davis WCU: Lyons Attendance: 884 Boxscore |||||||||||||

### Round Three

Friday, May 22 3:00 pm :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| #6 Appalachian State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| #3 The Citadel | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| WP: Matt Crim LP: Matt Andress Home runs: ASU: None Cid: Meade Attendance: 1,196 Notes: Appalachian State eliminated Boxscore |||||||||||||
Friday, May 22 6:59 pm :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| #4 Western Carolina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| #8 Furman | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| WP: J.P. Goldsberry LP: Mike Tavernier Home runs: WCU: Rollison FU: None Attendance: 1,772 Notes: Furman eliminated Boxscore |||||||||||||

### Round Four

Saturday, May 23 9:02 am :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| #3 The Citadel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| #1 Elon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| WP: Asher Wojciechowski LP: Tom Porter Home runs: Cid: None EU: Greene Attendance: 1,235 Boxscore |||||||||||||
Saturday, May 23 1:00 pm :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| #8 Furman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| #2 Georgia Southern | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | X | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| WP: Matt Murray LP: Marc DeDecker Home runs: FU: Wright, Bowles GSU: Lewis Attendance: 1,809 Notes: Furman eliminated Boxscore |||||||||||||
Saturday, May 23 5:00 pm :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| #1 Elon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| #3 The Citadel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 1 |
| WP: Jordan Darnell LP: T.J. Clarkson Sv: Thomas Girdwood Home runs: EU: CAustin, Melillo, Cid: Orvin, RJones 2, McGuiness Attendance: 1,718 Notes: The Citadel eliminated Boxscore |||||||||||||

### Final

Sunday, May 24 2:08 pm :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| #2 Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| #1 Elon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| WP: Chris Mederos LP: J.D. Reichenbach Home runs: GSU: Blackburn EU: None Attendance: 2,388 Notes: Georgia Southern wins Boxscore |||||||||||||

## All-Tournament Team

| Position | Player | School |
| SP | Asher Wojciechowski | The Citadel |
| SP | Chris Maderos | Georgia Southern |
| RP | Thomas Girdwood | Elon |
| C | Richard Jones | The Citadel |
| 1B | David Towarnicky | Appalachian State |
| 2B | Marcus Rose | Furman |
| SS | Brent Greer | Western Carolina |
| 3B | Chase Austin | Elon |
| OF | Sonny Meade | The Citadel |
| OF | Pat Irvine | Elon |
| OF | Ty Wright | Georgia Southern |
| DH | Kyle Blackburn | Georgia Southern |
* Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
* Kyle Blackburn
* Georgia Southern