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2016 Baseball Championship

2016 Baseball Championship
May 24-29 • Fluor Field • Greenville, S.C.


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Championship information

The 2015 Southern Conference Baseball Championship took place at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, S.C., from Tuesday, May 19, to Sunday, May 24. The Citadel served as the host of the 32nd annual Southern Conference Baseball Championship.

No. 1 seed Mercer downed No. 2 seed Samford 5-0 in the title game, winning the tournament in its first season in the league. Senior Eric Nyquist, who threw a six-hit shutout in the title game, went 2-0 at the tournament, allowing just one earned run in 14 innings pitched to earn Walt Nadzak Most Outstanding Player honors.

For more information on SoCon baseball, check out the Southern Conference Baseball Record Book.


Tournament schedule (all times Eastern and subject to change)

Day 1 // Tuesday, May 24 // Fluor Field // Greenville, S.C.

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Game 1No. 8 The Citadel 3, No. 9 VMI 2 (10 inn.)

10 a.m.

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Day 2 // Wednesday, May 25 // Fluor Field // Greenville, S.C.

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Game 2No. 4 Furman 3, No. 5 ETSU 0

9 a.m.

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Game 3No. 1 Mercer 13, No. 8 The Citadel 1 (7 inn.)

12:30 p.m.

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Game 4No. 2 Western Carolina 10, No. 7 Wofford 9

4 p.m.

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Game 5No. 6 Samford 8, No. 3 UNCG 5

7:30 p.m.

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Day 3 // Thursday, May 26 // Fluor Field // Greenville, S.C. - $1 Beer Night

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Game 6No. 5 ETSU 4, No. 8 The Citadel 2

9 a.m.

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Game 7No. 3 UNCG 9, No. 7 Wofford 6

12:30 p.m.

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Game 8No. 1 Mercer 6, No. 4 Furman 1 

4 p.m.

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Game 9No. 2 Western Carolina 14, No. 6 Samford 4

7:30 p.m.

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Day 4 // Friday, May 27 // Fluor Field // Greenville, S.C. - Youth/Little League Day

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Game 10#6 Samford 12, #5 ETSU 11 (10 inn.)

3:30 p.m.

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Game 11#4 Furman 15, #3 UNCG 10

7 p.m.

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Day 5 // Semifinals // Saturday, May 28 // Fluor Field // Greenville, S.C. - Greenville Shriners Hospital Day

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Game 12#1 Mercer 9, #2 Western Carolina 8

12 p.m.

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Game 13#6 Samford 2, #4 Furman 0

3:30 p.m.

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Game 14

#2 Western Carolina 7, #6 Samford 4

7 p.m.

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Championship Final // Sunday, May 29 // Fluor Field // Greenville, S.C. - Military Appreciation Day

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Game 15#2 Western Carolina 4, #1 Mercer 2 

1 p.m.

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*Game 16#2 Western Carolina 3, #1 Mercer 2 

5 p.m.

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* If necessary

Tickets:
Purchase here
Directions:
Fluor Field
GPS Address: 945 S. Main Street, Greenville, SC 29605
Parking:
FREE parking is available at County Square, approximately a 10-minute walk from the stadium. For the convenience of the fans, a complimentary shuttle service runs from County Square to the Field Street Gate.
Hotels:
SoConTravel.com
Review of past championships:
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
SoCon history:
SoCon baseball record book
Participating institutions:
CIT // ETSU // FUR // MER // UNCG // SAM // VMI // WCU // WOF
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