1986 Big South Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (1st title)
Winning coachBobby Richardson (1st title)
MVPTerry Spires (Coastal Carolina)
1986 Big South Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Campbell  x‍‍‍ 14–3 .82431–20 .608
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 11–4 .73337–10 .787
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 6–11 .35317–32 .347
Radford  ‍‍‍ 1–14 .06714–22 .389
West
Augusta State  x‍‍‍ 12–6 .66736–23 .610
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‡‍ 9–9 .50031–19 .620
Baptist  ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44432–19 .627
Armstrong State  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38937–20 .649
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1986[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1986 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 13 through 15, 1986, on the campus of Augusta State University in Augusta, Georgia. Four teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The Big South played the season at the NCAA Division I level, but did not receive an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Coastal Carolina won the championship.[2]

Format

The top four finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament.[2]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
East
Campbell143.824—1E
Winthrop114.73322E
UNC Asheville611.3538—
Radford114.06712—
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
West
Augusta State126.667—1W
Coastal Carolina99.50032W
Baptist810.4444—
Armstrong State711.3895—

Bracket and results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1ECampbell4
2WCoastal Carolina5
2WCoastal Carolina5
1WAugusta State0
1WAugusta State6
2EWinthrop5
2WCoastal Carolina20—
2EWinthrop2—
Lower round 1Lower final
1WAugusta State2
1ECampbell42EWinthrop6
2EWinthrop6

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Neal ClatterbuckWinthrop
Glenn FortnerCoastal Carolina
Scott GoinsWinthrop
Trent MercerAugusta State
John PilatichCoastal Carolina
Donnie PoteetAugusta State
Mike ProchaskaCoastal Carolina
Art SmithCoastal Carolina
Terry SpiresCoastal Carolina
Tom SutrykCoastal Carolina
Kevin ThomasCoastal Carolina
James WhiteCampbell

Most Valuable Player

Terry Spires was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Spires was a shortstop for Coastal Carolina.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 4. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
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