# 2001 Southern Conference baseball tournament

The 2001 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 22 through 25. Second seeded The Citadel won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the Bulldogs sixth tournament win.
The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so Wofford, Davidson, and VMI were not in the field.

## Seeding

| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
| Georgia Southern | 21 | 9 | .700 | – | 1 |
| The Citadel | 20 | 10 | .667 | 1 | 2 |
| Furman | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Western Carolina | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2.5 | 4 |
| UNC Greensboro | 17 | 12 | .586 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Appalachian State | 12 | 14 | .462 | 7 | 6 |
| East Tennessee State | 13 | 17 | .433 | 8 | 7 |
| College of Charleston | 10 | 16 | .385 | 9 | 8 |
| Wofford | 9 | 17 | .346 | 10 | |
| Davidson | 10 | 20 | .333 | 11 | |
| VMI | 8 | 19 | .296 | 11.5 | |

## Bracket

| 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 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Western Carolina | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Western Carolina | 5 | 1 | Georgia Southern | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | UNC Greensboro | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | College of Charleston | 2 | 5 | UNC Greensboro | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 10 | | | | 2 | The Citadel | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Georgia Southern | 2 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 4 | | | | 1 | Georgia Southern | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Furman | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Furman | 2 | 2 | The Citadel | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Appalachian State | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | East Tennessee State | 2 | 6 | Appalachian State | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | The Citadel | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | UNC Greensboro | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | The Citadel | 4 |
| 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 | |
| | | | 8 | College of Charleston | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Western Carolina | 7 | 6 | Appalachian State | 4 | | | | 1 | Georgia Southern | 0 | |
| 8 | College of Charleston | 9 | | | | 6 | Appalachian State | 1 | 5 | UNC Greensboro | 4 | |
| | | | | | | 5 | UNC Greensboro | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | East Tennessee State | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Furman | 2 | 5 | UNC Greensboro | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | East Tennessee State | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

| Position | Player | School |
| P | Ted Toler | UNC Greensboro |
| P | Randy Corn | The Citadel |
| C | Brendon Gilligan | Georgia Southern |
| 1B | Andy Baxter | East Tennessee State |
| 2B | Shan Schumaker | UNC Greensboro |
| 3B | Dallas McPherson | The Citadel |
| SS | Jemel Spearman | Georgia Southern |
| OF | Jasha Balcom | College of Charleston |
| OF | Nathan Copeland | East Tennessee State |
| OF | Brook Dantzler | The Citadel |
| OF | Chris Cook | UNC Greensboro |
| DH | Chris Mittendorf | UNC Greensboro |
* Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
* Randy Corn
* The Citadel