# 2005 Southern Conference baseball tournament

The 2005 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 23 through 27. Eighth seeded Furman won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the Paladins' second SoCon tournament win.
The top eight baseball programs in the conference participated in the double-elimination tournament. Davidson, Wofford, and Appalachian State were not in the field. While College of Charleston dominated the regular season, Furman swept Davidson in the final regular season series to make the tournament, then swept the tournament for the unlikely championship.

## Seeding

| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
| College of Charleston | 27 | 3 | .900 | – | 1 |
| Georgia Southern | 18 | 11 | .621 | 8.5 | 2 |
| Western Carolina | 18 | 12 | .600 | 9 | 3 |
| Elon | 18 | 12 | .600 | 9 | 4 |
| UNC Greensboro | 17 | 13 | .567 | 10 | 5 |
| The Citadel | 14 | 16 | .467 | 13 | 6 |
| East Tennessee State | 13 | 16 | .448 | 13.5 | 7 |
| Furman | 13 | 16 | .448 | 13.5 | 8 |
| Davidson | 13 | 17 | .433 | 14 | |
| Wofford | 7 | 23 | .233 | 20 | |
| Appalachian State | 5 | 24 | .172 | 23.5 | |

## Bracket

Seeding and pairings:
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | Final | Final | Final |
| 5 | UNC Greensboro | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Elon | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Elon | 12 | 4 | Elon | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Furman | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Furman | 9 | 8 | Furman | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | College of Charleston | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | College of Charleston | 7 | | | | 8 | Furman | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Georgia Southern | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | East Tennessee State | 3 | | | | 2 | Georgia Southern | 1 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 2 | Georgia Southern | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Western Carolina | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | The Citadel | 1 | 3 | Western Carolina | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Western Carolina | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Georgia Southern | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Furman | 5 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | 3 | Western Carolina | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | College of Charleston | 8 | 1 | College of Charleston | 1 | | | | 2 | Georgia Southern | 11 | |
| 5 | UNC Greensboro | 2 | | | | 1 | College of Charleston | 9 | 1 | College of Charleston | 5 | |
| | | | | | | 6 | The Citadel | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | The Citadel | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | East Tennessee State | 6 | 4 | Elon | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | The Citadel | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

| Position | Player | School |
| P | Nick Hollstegge | Furman |
| C | Flint Wipke | Georgia Southern |
| 1B | Case Cassedy | Furman |
| 2B | Chris Campbell | College of Charleston |
| SS | Matt Matulia | The Citadel |
| 3B | Matthew Betsill | Furman |
| OF | Brett Gardner | College of Charleston |
| OF | James Payne | Georgia Southern |
| OF | Brent Stephens | Georgia Southern |
| DH | Sam McLain | Furman |
* Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
* Nick Hollstegge
* Furman