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SoCon Baseball Championship Bracket Set
UNCG Claims Regular-Season Title and No. 1 Seed in Tournament
Championship Information Page
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference has announced the seeding for the 2024 SoCon Baseball Championship presented by Holston Gases, which will be played at Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina. Regular-season champion UNCG has claimed the top seed in the tournament, which is slated for May 22-26.
All eight Southern Conference teams will participate in the tournament, with seeds 5 and 8 participating in single-elimination game on Wednesday, May 22, at 3 p.m., and seeds 6 and 7 playing in a single-elimination game later that day at 7 p.m. for the right to advance to the double-elimination portion of the bracket. The championship game will take place Sunday, May 26, at 12 p.m., with a second game, if necessary, to begin 40 minutes after the completion of the first contest.
The SoCon tournament will begin Wednesday with fifth-seeded Wofford (35-17, 12-8 SoCon) taking on No. 8 The Citadel (21-31, 3-18) for the chance to advance to face No. 4 seed Western Carolina (28-24, 13-18) on Thursday at 3 p.m., followed by sixth-seeded VMI (27-28, 7-14) facing off against No. 7 seed Mercer (26-27, 6-14) in Wednesday’s second game for the chance to advance to face No. 3 seed ETSU (34-18, 13-8) on Thursday at 7 p.m.
ETSU claimed the No. 3 seed after taking two of three from Western Carolina during the squads’ regular-season meetings, with VMI claiming the No. 6 seed after The Citadel swept Saturday’s doubleheader with Mercer. Both Wofford and Western Carolina swept The Citadel during the regular season, with the Catamounts winning the regular-season series against the Terriers, 2-1. ETSU swept VMI during the regular season and took two of three from Mercer this season, with VMI winning two of three from the Bears.
No. 1 seed UNCG (33-19, 15-6) will see its first action at the tournament on Friday at 9 a.m. when it takes on the winner of game three. UNCG swept The Citadel and took two of three from Western Carolina, but dropped the regular-season series with Wofford. The red-hot Spartans won eight of their last 11 regular-season contests and 10 of their final 12 conference games enroute to their third SoCon title, the first since 2018. UNCG, which was picked sixth in the preseason poll by the league’s coaches, is seeking its second tournament title in three seasons and third overall.
No. 2 seed Samford (34-20, 14-7), the defending regular-season and tournament champion, enters the SoCon tournament having dropped four of its last five decisions. The Bulldogs take the field at the tournament for the first time on Friday at 12:30 p.m. against the winner of game four. Samford, which was also the second seed in 2021, swept VMI and took two of three from both ETSU and Mercer during the regular season.
Two more Friday games take place at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The remaining teams will compete in a trio of games on Saturday, which are scheduled for 12 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., setting the stage for Sunday’s title game(s).
All games will be broadcast live on ESPN+. The tournament winner earns the league’s automatic bid to a NCAA Baseball Regional.
May 22 (Wednesday)
SoCon Championship presented by Holston Gases (ESPN+)
(Fluor Field; Greenville, S.C.)
Game 1: #5 Wofford vs. #8 The Citadel, 3 p.m.
Game 2: #6 VMI vs. #7 Mercer, 7 p.m.
May 23 (Thursday)
SoCon Championship presented by Holston Gases (ESPN+)
(Fluor Field; Greenville, S.C.)
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. #4 Western Carolina, 3 p.m.
Game 4: Winner Game 2 vs. #3 ETSU, 7 p.m.
May 24 (Friday)
SoCon Championship presented by Holston Gases (ESPN+)
(Fluor Field; Greenville, S.C.)
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. #1 UNCG, 9 a.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. #2 Samford, 12:30 p.m.
Game 7: Loser Game 4 vs. Loser Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 8: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 6, 7:30 p.m.
May 25 (Saturday)
SoCon Championship presented by Holston Gases (ESPN+)
(Fluor Field; Greenville, S.C.)
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 12 p.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 3:30 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 9, 7 p.m.
May 26 (Sunday)
SoCon Championship presented by Holston Gases (SDN)
Fluor Field; Greenville, S.C.)
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 11, 12 p.m.
Game 13: Game 12 winner vs. Game 12 loser^, 40 minutes after Game 12
^ if necessary
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference has announced the seeding for the 2024 SoCon Baseball Championship presented by Holston Gases, which will be played at Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina. Regular-season champion UNCG has claimed the top seed in the tournament, which is slated for May 22-26.
All eight Southern Conference teams will participate in the tournament, with seeds 5 and 8 participating in single-elimination game on Wednesday, May 22, at 3 p.m., and seeds 6 and 7 playing in a single-elimination game later that day at 7 p.m. for the right to advance to the double-elimination portion of the bracket. The championship game will take place Sunday, May 26, at 12 p.m., with a second game, if necessary, to begin 40 minutes after the completion of the first contest.
The SoCon tournament will begin Wednesday with fifth-seeded Wofford (35-17, 12-8 SoCon) taking on No. 8 The Citadel (21-31, 3-18) for the chance to advance to face No. 4 seed Western Carolina (28-24, 13-18) on Thursday at 3 p.m., followed by sixth-seeded VMI (27-28, 7-14) facing off against No. 7 seed Mercer (26-27, 6-14) in Wednesday’s second game for the chance to advance to face No. 3 seed ETSU (34-18, 13-8) on Thursday at 7 p.m.
ETSU claimed the No. 3 seed after taking two of three from Western Carolina during the squads’ regular-season meetings, with VMI claiming the No. 6 seed after The Citadel swept Saturday’s doubleheader with Mercer. Both Wofford and Western Carolina swept The Citadel during the regular season, with the Catamounts winning the regular-season series against the Terriers, 2-1. ETSU swept VMI during the regular season and took two of three from Mercer this season, with VMI winning two of three from the Bears.
No. 1 seed UNCG (33-19, 15-6) will see its first action at the tournament on Friday at 9 a.m. when it takes on the winner of game three. UNCG swept The Citadel and took two of three from Western Carolina, but dropped the regular-season series with Wofford. The red-hot Spartans won eight of their last 11 regular-season contests and 10 of their final 12 conference games enroute to their third SoCon title, the first since 2018. UNCG, which was picked sixth in the preseason poll by the league’s coaches, is seeking its second tournament title in three seasons and third overall.
No. 2 seed Samford (34-20, 14-7), the defending regular-season and tournament champion, enters the SoCon tournament having dropped four of its last five decisions. The Bulldogs take the field at the tournament for the first time on Friday at 12:30 p.m. against the winner of game four. Samford, which was also the second seed in 2021, swept VMI and took two of three from both ETSU and Mercer during the regular season.
Two more Friday games take place at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The remaining teams will compete in a trio of games on Saturday, which are scheduled for 12 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., setting the stage for Sunday’s title game(s).
All games will be broadcast live on ESPN+. The tournament winner earns the league’s automatic bid to a NCAA Baseball Regional.
May 22 (Wednesday)
SoCon Championship presented by Holston Gases (ESPN+)
(Fluor Field; Greenville, S.C.)
Game 1: #5 Wofford vs. #8 The Citadel, 3 p.m.
Game 2: #6 VMI vs. #7 Mercer, 7 p.m.
May 23 (Thursday)
SoCon Championship presented by Holston Gases (ESPN+)
(Fluor Field; Greenville, S.C.)
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. #4 Western Carolina, 3 p.m.
Game 4: Winner Game 2 vs. #3 ETSU, 7 p.m.
May 24 (Friday)
SoCon Championship presented by Holston Gases (ESPN+)
(Fluor Field; Greenville, S.C.)
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. #1 UNCG, 9 a.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. #2 Samford, 12:30 p.m.
Game 7: Loser Game 4 vs. Loser Game 5, 4 p.m.
Game 8: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 6, 7:30 p.m.
May 25 (Saturday)
SoCon Championship presented by Holston Gases (ESPN+)
(Fluor Field; Greenville, S.C.)
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 12 p.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 3:30 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 9, 7 p.m.
May 26 (Sunday)
SoCon Championship presented by Holston Gases (SDN)
Fluor Field; Greenville, S.C.)
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 11, 12 p.m.
Game 13: Game 12 winner vs. Game 12 loser^, 40 minutes after Game 12
^ if necessary