The 1988 Big South Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from April 21 through 23 at Taylor Field on the campus of Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. Four teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The Big South played the season at the NCAA Division I level, but did not receive an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. won the championship for the first time.

Format The top four finishers from the regular season qualified for the tournament. Team W L Pct. GB Seed 15 0 1.000 — 1 12 7 .632 5 2 10 8 .556 6.5 3 8 8 .500 7.5 4 8 10 .444 8.5 — 4 10 .286 10.5 — 1 15 .063 15.5 —

Bracket and results

All-Tournament Team Name School Ricky Berrier Campbell Hardy Ferguson Charleston Southern Kevin Futrell Charleston Southern Randy Hood Campbell Robbie Jordan Coastal Carolina Danny Murphy Campbell Bob Palentchar Campbell Cory Satterfield Campbell Randy Stokes Coastal Carolina Greg Streett Coastal Carolina Robert Tucker Winthrop Dan Wolfe Charleston Southern

Most Valuable Player Rob Palentchar was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Palentchar was a designated hitter for Campbell.

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