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
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East Division
No. 21 Coastal Carolina x‍‍y 23 7 0   .767 38 17 0   .691
Troy ‍‍‍y 19 11 0   .633 38 18 0   .679
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 18 11 0   .621 30 23 0   .566
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 18 11 0   .621 29 24 0   .547
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 10 19 0   .345 26 28 0   .481
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 9 21 0   .300 18 36 0   .333
West Division
Louisiana x‍‍‍ 18 12 0   .600 33 23 0   .589
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 16 14 0   .533 28 26 1   .518
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 15 14 0   .517 28 25 0   .528
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 20 30 0   .400
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 21 33 0   .389
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 10 20 0   .333 23 31 0   .426
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2018[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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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

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Play-in round

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Tuesday, May 22
Team R
#10 Georgia State 1
#7 Little Rock 2
Tuesday, May 22
Team R
#9 Arkansas State 4
#8 Texas Arlington 510

Double-elimination round

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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

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

References

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  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.