The 2002 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 22 through 26 at Winthrop Ballpark, home field of Winthrop in Rock Hill, South Carolina. All eight eligible teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, , won the title for the fifth time, and second in a row, and earned an invitation to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Format All teams qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage and played a double-elimination tournament. Birmingham–Southern was not eligible for championships as they completed their transition from NCAA Division II. Team W L Pct. GB Seed 16 5 .762 — 1 13 8 .619 3 2 12 9 .571 4 3 11 9 .550 4.5 4 9 11 .450 6.5 5 8 13 .381 8 6 7 14 .333 9 7 7 14 .333 9 8 0 0 — — —
Bracket and results
All-Tournament Team Name School Keith Butler Liberty John Cavanaugh High Point Seamus Donovan Coastal Carolina Matt Hagen Liberty Adam Keim Coastal Carolina Marcus Maringola Liberty Randy McGarvey Jr. Coastal Carolina Ryan McGraw Coastal Carolina Brandon Powell Coastal Carolina Grant Rembert UNC Asheville Bennett Stapf Winthrop Ben Thurmond Winthrop
Most Valuable Player Adam Keim was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Keim was a shortstop for Coastal Carolina.
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