The 1990 Southern Conference baseball tournament was held at College Park in Charleston, South Carolina, from April 26 through 29. Top seeded The Citadel won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Division I baseball tournament en route to their appearance in the 1990 College World Series. It was the Bulldogs first tournament win.
The tournament used a double-elimination format. All seven teams participated, with the top seed receiving a single bye.
The 1990 event was the first of nineteen consecutive SoCon tournaments held in Charleston; first at College Park, then at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park beginning with that stadium's opening in 1997.
Seeding Team W L Pct GB Seed The Citadel 13 1 .929 10 7 .588 10 7 .588 6 8 .429 6 9 .400 6 11 .353 4 12 .250
Results
Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes April 26 1 6–1 2 5–2 3 9–2 April 27 4 10–910 VMI eliminated 5 3–1 6 The Citadel 7–2 7 5–2 Furman eliminated April 28 8 5–4 9 The Citadel 9–2 10 11–3 Marshall eliminated 11 The Citadel 6–0 East Tennessee State eliminated April 29 12 5–4 Appalachian State eliminated 13 The Citadel 9–5 The Citadel wins SoCon Tournament
All-Tournament Team The 1990 event was the first at which an All-Tournament team was named. Position Player SchoolPRichard ShirerThe CitadelCGettys GlazeThe Citadel1BBrad NiethammerAppalachian State2BGrant BrittainWestern Carolina3BDoug JonesAppalachian StateSSDave PiepenbrinkMarshallOFBilly BakerThe CitadelOFChris StoneFurmanOFRodney TeshWestern CarolinaDHMike HiltonWestern Carolina
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