2018 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2018 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament was held at M. L. Tigue Moore Field on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Lafayette, Louisiana, from May 22 to May 27, 2018. The tournament used a double-elimination format as in past years. Coastal Carolina, the winner of the tournament, earned the Sun Belt Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

2018 Sun Belt Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams10
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (1 title)
Winning coachGary Gilmore (1 title)
MVPZach Biermann, (Coastal Carolina)
TelevisionESPN+
2018 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East Division
No. 21 Coastal Carolina xy 2370 .767  38170 .691
Troy y 19110 .633  38180 .679
South Alabama   18110 .621  30230 .566
Georgia Southern   18110 .621  29240 .547
Georgia State   10190 .345  26280 .481
Appalachian State   9210 .300  18360 .333
West Division
Louisiana x 18120 .600  33230 .589
Texas State   16140 .533  28261 .518
Little Rock   15140 .517  28250 .528
Arkansas State   11190 .367  20300 .400
UT Arlington   11190 .367  21330 .389
Louisiana–Monroe   10200 .333  23310 .426
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 20, 2018[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

In a change from previous years, the top ten teams (based on conference results) from the conference earned invites to the tournament. The teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage, with the bottom four seeds competing in a play-in round. The remaining eight teams then played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament. The winner of each bracket played each other in the championship final.[3]

Results

Play-in round

Tuesday, May 22
TeamR
#10 Georgia State1
#7 Little Rock2
Tuesday, May 22
TeamR
#9 Arkansas State4
#8 Texas Arlington510

Double-elimination round

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Coastal Carolina 128  
8 Texas Arlington 2  
  1 Coastal Carolina 16  
  4 South Alabama 4  
4 South Alabama 5
5 Georgia Southern 3  
  1 Coastal Carolina 3 -  
  4 South Alabama 1 -  
5 Georgia Southern 3  
8 Texas Arlington 1  
  5 Georgia Southern 0
  4 South Alabama 127  
  1 Coastal Carolina 11
  3 Troy 6
3 Troy 5  
6 Texas State 1  
  3 Troy 10
  2 Louisiana 1  
2 Louisiana 19
7 Little Rock 16  
  3 Troy 10
  6 Texas State 0  
6 Texas State 6  
7 Little Rock 3  
  6 Texas State 117
  2 Louisiana 1  


Notes

  • Louisiana's 19-16 victory over Little Rock sets a tournament record for most combined runs (35).

References

  1. "Baseball Standings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. "2017–18 Championships Schedule". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  3. "Sun Belt Announces Changes to Baseball Regular Season, Championship Format; Future Championship Sites Named". Sun Belt Conference. November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
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