Big South Conference baseball tournament
{{Short description|Conference baseball championship}}
{{Infobox NCAA conference tournament
| name = Big South Conference baseball tournament
| optional_subheader = Conference baseball championship
| defunct =
| image = 250px
| caption =
| sport = Baseball
| conference = Big South Conference
| number_of_teams = 8
| format = Double-elimination
| current_stadium = Segra Stadium
| current_location = Fayetteville, NC
| years = 1985–88, 1990–93, 1997–present
| most_recent = 2021
| current_champion = {{CBSB link|year=2021|team=Presbyterian College Blue Hose|title=Presbyterian}} (1)
| most_championships = Coastal Carolina (14)
| trophy =
| television =
| website = [http://www.bigsouthsports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=4800&SPID=1992&SPSID=25462 BigSouthSports.com baseball]
| sponsors =
| all_stadiums = Segra Stadium (2019–2021)
Lexington County Baseball Stadium (2016–18)
John Henry Moss Stadium (2015)
Winthrop Ballpark (2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2014)
Liberty Baseball Stadium (2013)
George S. Erath Field at Coy O. Williard Baseball Stadium (2012)
Gray–Minor Stadium (2011)
McCormick Field (2009)
Dan Daniel Memorial Park (2001, 2008)
Charles Watson Stadium (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006)
Knights Stadium (1997, 1998)
Taylor Field (1985, 1987, 1988)
Augusta State University (1986)
| all_locations = Fayetteville, NC (2019–2021)
Lexington, SC (2016–18)
Boiling Springs, NC (2015)
Rock Hill, SC (2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2014)
Lynchburg, VA (2013)
High Point, NC (2012)
Lexington, VA (2011)
Asheville, NC (2009)
Danville, VA (2001, 2008)
Conway, SC (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006)
Fort Mill, SC (1997, 1998)
Buies Creek, NC (1985, 1987, 1988)
Augusta, GA (1986)
}}
The Big South Conference baseball tournament, sometimes referred to simply as the Big South tournament, is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Big South Conference. The top eight finishers in the regular season of the conference's 11 teams advance to the double-elimination tournament, which is currently held at a neutral site at Segra Stadium in Fayetteville, North Carolina, from 2019 to 2021. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Tournament.{{cite web|title=2011 Royal Purple Big South Baseball Championship Presented By Triangle Rent A Car|url=http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25462&SPID=1992&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=204975704|work=BigSouthSports.com|accessdate=18 February 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529034850/http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25462&SPID=1992&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=204975704|archivedate=2012-05-29|url-status=dead|date=28 May 2011}}
Champions
=By year=
The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.{{cite web |title=2011 Big South Baseball Record Book |url=http://www.bigsouthsports.com/pdf8/731221.pdf |work=BigSouthSports.com |accessdate=18 February 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702053934/http://www.bigsouthsports.com/pdf8/731221.pdf |archivedate=2013-07-02 |pages=20–22 |url-status=dead }}
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Year | Program | Site | MVP |
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1985 | {{CBSB link|year=1985|team=Winthrop Eagles|title=Winthrop}} | Taylor Field • Buies Creek, NC | Jeff Dodig, Winthrop and John Posey, Campbell |
1986 | {{CBSB link|year=1986|team=Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|title=Coastal Carolina}} | Augusta State University • Augusta, GA | Terry Spires, Coastal Carolina |
1987 | {{CBSB link|year=1987|team=Winthrop Eagles|title=Winthrop}} | Taylor Field • Buies Creek, NC | Mike Michener, Armstrong State |
1988 | {{CBSB link|year=1988|team=Campbell Fighting Camels|title=Campbell}} | Taylor Field • Buies Creek, NC | Rob Palentchar, Campbell |
1989 | colspan=3 align=center| No Tournament | ||
1990 | {{CBSB link|year=1990|team=Campbell Fighting Camels|title=Campbell}} | Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC | Chris Wagner, Campbell |
1991 | {{CBSB link|year=1991|team=Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|title=Coastal Carolina}} | Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC | Buddy Cribb, Coastal Carolina |
1992 | {{CBSB link|year=1992|team=Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|title=Coastal Carolina}} | Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC | Paul Leszcznski, Coastal Carolina |
1993 | {{CBSB link|year=1993|team=Liberty Flames|title=Liberty}} | Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC | Rich Humphrey, Liberty |
1994–1996 | colspan=3 align=center| No Tournament | ||
1997 | {{CBSB link|year=1997|team=UNC Greensboro Spartans|title=UNC Greensboro}} | Knights Stadium • Fort Mill, SC | Jason Parsons, UNC Greensboro |
1998 | {{CBSB link|year=1998|team=Liberty Flames|title=Liberty}} | Knights Stadium • Fort Mill, SC | David Dalton, Liberty |
1999 | {{CBSB link|year=1999|team=Winthrop Eagles|title=Winthrop}} | Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC | Matt Kozaria, Winthrop |
2000 | {{CBSB link|year=2000|team=Liberty Flames|title=Liberty}} | Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC | Jason Suitt, Liberty |
2001 | {{CBSB link|year=2001|team=Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|title=Coastal Carolina}} | Dan Daniel Memorial Park • Danville, VA | Randy McGarvey, Coastal Carolina |
2002 | {{CBSB link|year=2002|team=Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|title=Coastal Carolina}} | Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC | Adam Keim, Coastal Carolina |
2003 | {{CBSB link|year=2003|team=Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|title=Coastal Carolina}} | Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC | Steven Carter, Coastal Carolina |
2004 | {{CBSB link|year=2004|team=Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|title=Coastal Carolina}} | Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC | Steven Carter, Coastal Carolina |
2005 | {{CBSB link|year=2005|team=Winthrop Eagles|title=Winthrop}} | Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC | Daniel Carte, Winthrop |
2006 | {{CBSB link|year=2006|team=UNC Asheville Bulldogs|title=UNC Asheville}} | Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC | Rob Vernon, UNC Asheville |
2007 | {{CBSB link|year=2007|team=Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|title=Coastal Carolina}} | Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC | Tommy Baldridge, Coastal Carolina |
2008 | {{CBSB link|year=2008|team=Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|title=Coastal Carolina}} | Dan Daniel Memorial Park{{cite web|title=2008 Royal Purple Big South Baseball Championship|url=http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=249655|work=BigSouthSports.com|accessdate=18 February 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316201634/http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=249655|url-status=dead|archivedate=2014-03-16}} • Danville, VA | Tyler Bortnick, Coastal Carolina |
2009 | {{CBSB link|year=2009|team=Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|title=Coastal Carolina}} | McCormick Field{{cite web|title=Coastal Carolina Wins Big South Baseball Championship|url=http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=3742296|work=BigSouthSports.com|accessdate=18 February 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531090628/http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=3742296|archivedate=2014-05-31|url-status=dead|date=23 May 2009}} • Asheville, NC | David Anderson, Coastal Carolina |
2010 | {{CBSB link|year=2010|team=Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|title=Coastal Carolina}} | Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC | Daniel Bowman, Coastal Carolina |
2011 | {{CBSB link|year=2011|team=Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|title=Coastal Carolina}} | Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA | Keith Hardwick, Coastal Carolina |
2012 | {{cbsb link|year=2012|team=Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|title=Coastal Carolina}} | George S. Erath Field • High Point, NC | Ryan Connolly & Aaron Burke, Coastal Carolina |
2013 | {{cbsb link|year=2013|team=Liberty Flames|title=Liberty}} | Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | Ashton Perritt, Liberty |
2014 | {{cbsb link|year=2014|team=Campbell Fighting Camels|title=Campbell}} | Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC | Ryan Thompson, Campbell |
2015 | {{CBSB link|year=2015|team=Radford Highlanders|title=Radford}} | John Henry Moss Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC | Hunter Higgerson, Radford |
2016 | Coastal Carolina | Lexington County Baseball Stadium • Lexington, SC | Mike Morrison, Coastal Carolina |
2017 | {{cbsb link|year=2017|team=Radford Highlanders|title=Radford}} | Lexington County Baseball Stadium • Lexington, SC | Kyle Zurak, Radford |
2018 | {{cbsb link|year=2018|team=Campbell Fighting Camels|title=Campbell}} | Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | Matthew Barefoot, Campbell |
2019 | {{cbsb link|year=2019|team=Campbell Fighting Camels|title=Campbell}} | Segra Stadium{{cite news |title=New Fayetteville Ballpark Lands Big South Tournament |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2018/07/19/new-fayetteville-ballpark-lands-big-south-tournament/ |accessdate=July 19, 2018 |work=Ballpark Digest |publisher=August Publications |date=July 19, 2018}} • Fayetteville, NC | Koby Collins, Campbell |
2020 | colspan=3 align=center|Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
2021 | Presbyterian College | Segra Stadium • Fayetteville, NC | Zacchaeus Rasberry, Presbyterian |
=By school=
The following is a list of conference champions listed by school.
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Program | No. of titles | Title years |
---|---|---|
Coastal Carolina | 14 | 1986, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 |
Campbell | 5 | 1988, 1990, 2014, 2018, 2019 |
Liberty | 4 | 1993, 1998, 2000, 2013 |
Winthrop | 4 | 1985, 1987, 1999, 2005 |
Radford | 2 | 2015, 2017 |
UNC Asheville | 1 | 2006 |
Presbyterian College | 1 | 2021 |
UNC Greensboro | 1 | 1997 |
- Italics indicate that the program is no longer a Big South member.