# 2002 Southern Conference baseball tournament

The 2002 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from May 22 through 25. Fourth seeded Georgia Southern won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the Eagles third tournament win.
The tournament used a double-elimination format. Only the top eight teams participate, so East Tennessee State, Appalachian State and VMI were not in the field.

## Seeding

| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
| The Citadel | 22 | 8 | .733 | – | 1 |
| Western Carolina | 20 | 10 | .667 | 2 | 2 |
| College of Charleston | 19 | 11 | .633 | 3 | 3 |
| Georgia Southern | 18 | 11 | .621 | 3.5 | 4 |
| UNC Greensboro | 17 | 11 | .607 | 4 | 5 |
| Wofford | 14 | 16 | .467 | 8 | 6 |
| Furman | 14 | 16 | .467 | 8 | 7 |
| Davidson | 13 | 16 | .448 | 8.5 | 8 |
| East Tennessee State | 13 | 16 | .448 | 8.5 | |
| Appalachian State | 10 | 19 | .345 | 11.5 | |
| VMI | 1 | 27 | .036 | 20 | |

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

## All-Tournament Team

| Position | Player | School |
| P | Brett Lewis | Georgia Southern |
| C | Matt Lauerdale | College of Charleston |
| 1B | Carolos Love | Georgia Southern |
| 2B | Jack Arroyo | College of Charleston |
| 3B | Lee Curtis | College of Charleston |
| SS | Jemes Spearman | Georgia Southern |
| OF | Craig Caudill | Furman |
| OF | Kirk Strebin | UNC Greensboro |
| OF | Brett Anderson | College of Charleston |
| OF | Matt Herring | Georgia Southern |
| DH | Coogie Freedman | Furman |
* Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
* Brett Lewis
* Georgia Southern