# 2002 Big South Conference baseball tournament

The 2002 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 22 through 26 at Winthrop Ballpark, home field of Winthrop in Rock Hill, South Carolina. All eight eligible teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Coastal Carolina, won the title for the fifth time, and second in a row, and earned an invitation to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

## Format

All teams qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage and played a double-elimination tournament. Birmingham–Southern was not eligible for championships as they completed their transition from NCAA Division II.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
| Coastal Carolina | 16 | 5 | .762 | — | 1 |
| Elon | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3 | 2 |
| Charleston Southern | 12 | 9 | .571 | 4 | 3 |
| Liberty | 11 | 9 | .550 | 4.5 | 4 |
| High Point | 9 | 11 | .450 | 6.5 | 5 |
| Winthrop | 8 | 13 | .381 | 8 | 6 |
| UNC Asheville | 7 | 14 | .333 | 9 | 7 |
| Radford | 7 | 14 | .333 | 9 | 8 |
| Birmingham–Southern | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |

## Bracket and results

| 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 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Radford | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Radford | 3 | 1 | Coastal Carolina | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | High Point | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Liberty | 5 | 5 | High Point | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | High Point | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | High Point | 14 | | | | 1 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Winthrop | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Charleston Southern | 1 | | | | 6 | Winthrop | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Winthrop | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Winthrop | 4 | 6 | Winthrop | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Elon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Elon | 10 | 2 | Elon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | UNC Asheville | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | — |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Liberty | 1 | — |
| 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 | |
| | | | 2 | Elon | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Radford | 1 | 4 | Liberty | 12 | | | | 6 | Winthrop | 2 | |
| 4 | Liberty | 4 | | | | 4 | Liberty | 19 | 4 | Liberty | 8 | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Charleston Southern | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | High Point | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Charleston Southern | 7 | 3 | Charleston Southern | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | UNC Asheville | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

| Name | School |
| Keith Butler | Liberty |
| John Cavanaugh | High Point |
| Seamus Donovan | Coastal Carolina |
| Matt Hagen | Liberty |
| Adam Keim | Coastal Carolina |
| Marcus Maringola | Liberty |
| Randy McGarvey Jr. | Coastal Carolina |
| Ryan McGraw | Coastal Carolina |
| Brandon Powell | Coastal Carolina |
| Grant Rembert | UNC Asheville |
| Bennett Stapf | Winthrop |
| Ben Thurmond | Winthrop |

### Most Valuable Player

Adam Keim was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Keim was a shortstop for Coastal Carolina.