2019 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament

2019 Sun Belt Conference
baseball tournament
Teams10
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (2nd title)
TelevisionESPN+
2019 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East Division
Georgia Southern  x‍‍‍ 18 12 0   .600 35 24 0   .593
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍y 15 13 0   .536 36 26 1   .579
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 16 14 0   .533 30 26 0   .536
Troy  ‍‍‍ 16 14 0   .533 31 29 0   .517
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 13 16 0   .448 22 31 0   .415
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 6 24 0   .200 15 41 0   .268
West Division
Texas State  x‍‍‍ 20 10 0   .667 36 20 0   .643
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 18 11 0   .621 29 28 0   .509
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 17 12 0   .586 32 26 0   .552
Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 15 15 0   .500 28 31 0   .475
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 12 17 0   .414 27 31 0   .466
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 26 29 0   .473
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2019[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2019 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament will be held at Springs Brooks Stadium on the campus of the Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina, from May 21 to May 26, 2019. The tournament will again use a double-elimination format. The winner of the tournament will earn the Sun Belt Conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

Seeding

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

Results

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Play-in round

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Tuesday, May 21
Team R
Louisiana–Monroe 12
South Alabama 7
Tuesday, May 21
Team R
Appalachian State 2
Louisiana 6

Double-elimination round

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First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Texas State 0
10 Louisiana–Monroe 8
10 Louisiana–Monroe 18
4 Texas–Arlington 5
4 Texas–Arlington 9
5 Coastal Carolina 810
10 Louisiana–Monroe 10 6
5 Coastal Carolina 26 10
1 Texas State 4
5 Coastal Carolina 13
4 Texas–Arlington 1310
5 Coastal Carolina 14
5 Coastal Carolina 9
2 Georgia Southern 7
3 Little Rock 6
6 Troy 5
3 Little Rock 3
2 Georgia Southern 10
2 Georgia Southern 6
8 Louisiana 513
2 Georgia Southern 1
6 Troy 0
6 Troy 10
8 Louisiana 7
3 Little Rock 4
6 Troy 5

Conference championship

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Sun Belt Championship
(5) Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs. (2) Georgia Southern Eagles
May 25, 2019, 1:00 p.m. (EDT) at Springs Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(5) Coastal Carolina 0 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 9 10 1
(2) Georgia Southern 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 10 2
WP: Alaska Abney (3–4)   LP: Hayden Harris (3–1)   Sv: Scott Kobos (1)
Home runs:
CCAR: Kieton Rivers×2
GASO: Nolan Tressler; Noah Ledford
Attendance: 1,088

References

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  1. ^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Championships Schedule". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  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.