A friend in Aiken said that the Augusta group was making a push for it....
"My name is Rufus R. Jones and the R stands for guts."
Tourney in Greenville
That would be a bad move IMHO. Not really a SoCon area. Would get no support except maybe Mercer,
But, the citizens of Augusta might support SoCon baseball. I am sure theSoCon is open to increased attendance and enthusiasm for the tournament. Sadly, it’s not successful in Greenville.
I doubt very seriously that the Augusta community would support SoCon baseball with no local team.In reality what community would? It has been successful in the past in Greenville when FU was better. Unfortunately the SoCon was down this year and the best team was the farthest away. It does better when the SoCon is up and there are several teams that are good. That wasn't the case this year. The tournament needs to be in a central place like Greenville so when the league is good more of the teams fans can come. Outside of corporate sponsorship Asheville does not support the basketball tourney either as 99% of attendance comes from the teams fans.
One other thing about Augusta is it is part of the Augusta-Columbia-Florence corridor that has to be among he hottest spots in the country.
Fred is usually on top of all the goings on in that Aiken-Augusta-Barnwell-Edgefield area. I think he knows the Coroner down there or something.
SoCon website shows the 2020 tourney scheduled for Fluor Field May 19-24.
Excellent! Thanks MP. Unfortunately I think Furman will have a down year next year considering the losses.MidlandsPaladin wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2019 12:59 pmSoCon website shows the 2020 tourney scheduled for Fluor Field May 19-24.