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, held from May 12 through 15 at

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home field of

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. All seven teams participated in the

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. For the first time, the Tournament champion received an automatic bid to the

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. won the championship for the second time.

Format

All seven teams qualified for the tournament, with the regular season champion receiving a single bye. The final was winner take all, regardless of the number of losses.

Bracket and results

Game results

All-Tournament Team

Most Valuable Player

Chris Wagner was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Wagner was a pitcher for Campbell.

References

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Big South Conference baseball tournament 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 co ...