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Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament |
| optional_subheader | Conference baseball championship |
| caption | The 2014 version of the logo |
| sport | Baseball |
| conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| number_of_teams | 10 |
| format | Double-elimination tournament |
| current_stadium | Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium |
| current_location | Montgomery, Alabama |
| years | to |
| present | |
| most_recent | 2025 |
| current_champion | Coastal Carolina |
| most_championships | South Alabama (13) |
| website | SunBeltSports.org Baseball |
| sponsors | Golden Flake |
| all_stadiums | |
| all_locations |
present
The Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Sun Belt Conference. The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament. After Coastal Carolina University hosts the competition in Conway, South Carolina, in 2019, the tournament will move to a neutral site, Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, AL, from 2020 to 2024.
Tournament
The Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament is a ten team double-elimination tournament held annually at various sites in the Sun Belt Conference region. The bottom four seeds play a one round single elimination play in game. The six teams with the best conference record at the end of the regular season earn automatic berths in the tournament. After the play-in round, the remaining eight teams will play 2 four team double-elimination brackets with a single elimination championship game between the bracket winners. The division winner with the best conference record will be seeded #1 and will play the lowest remaining seed from the play-in round. The winner of the other division will receive the #2 seed (regardless of overall conference ranking) and will play the higher seeded play-in game winner. The champion of the competition receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
History
The tournament started in 1978 as a four team double-elimination tournament.
In 1979 the tournament expanded to include six teams but still remained double-elimination.
The tournament expanded again in 1980 and included seven teams.
In 1981 the conference was divided into divisions and the top two teams in each division made the tournament, returning it to a four team double-elimination format. It remained that way through 1985.
In 1986 the conference retained the division format but expanded the tournament to include the top four teams in each division, making the tournament an eight team double-elimination tournament.
In 1987, the conference returned to the a four team double-elimination format.
The tournament format was changed again in 1988 when it expanded to include the top three teams in each division, now making it a six team double-elimination tournament. In 1995, the conference dropped the division format but kept the tournament format as a six team double-elimination tournament through 1998.
In 1999, the tournament expanded to an eight team double-elimination format. The format was a double bracket round robin in 2011-2012.
In 2017, the Conference expanded the field to 10 teams, with the bottom four seeds playing a single-elimination play-in round before the standard eight team double-elimination bracket.
Champions
By Year
| Sun Belt Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Year | Sun Belt Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | School | Sun Belt Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Site | Sun Belt Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Mobile, AL | Roy Weimer, New Orleans | |||||||||||||
| 1979 | Tampa, FL | Mike Quade, New Orleans | |||||||||||||
| 1980 | Mobile, AL | Pete Otero, South Alabama | |||||||||||||
| 1981 | Birmingham, AL | Randy Wilson, South Florida | |||||||||||||
| 1982 | Tampa, FL | Randy Wilson, South Florida | |||||||||||||
| 1983 | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | Dennis Johnston, South Alabama | |||||||||||||
| 1984 | Mobile, AL | Pete Coachman, South Alabama | |||||||||||||
| 1985 | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | Rob Tomberlin, Western Kentucky | |||||||||||||
| 1986 | Tampa, FL | Todd Azar, Old Dominion | |||||||||||||
| 1987 | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | Mike Maksudian, South Alabama | |||||||||||||
| 1988 | VCU | Bowling Green, KY | Tim Barker, VCU | ||||||||||||
| 1989 | Jacksonville, FL | Rene Francisco, Jacksonville | |||||||||||||
| 1990 | Mobile, AL | Ricky Ware, South Florida | |||||||||||||
| 1991 | Jacksonville, FL | Stephen Johnson, UAB | |||||||||||||
| 1992 | Mobile, AL | Papo Ramos, Southwestern Louisiana | |||||||||||||
| 1993 | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | Phil Brassington, Lamar | |||||||||||||
| 1994 | Mobile, AL | Keith Horn, Arkansas State | |||||||||||||
| 1995 | Jacksonville, FL | Will Cook, Lamar | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | Mobile, AL | Seth Taylor, South Alabama | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | Joey Choron, South Alabama | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | Mobile, AL | B.J. Ryan, Southwestern Louisiana | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | Metairie, LA | Barry Paulk, FIU | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | Mobile, AL | Tim Merritt, South Alabama | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | Ryan Mulhern, South Alabama | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | Mobile, AL | Hal Bisnett, New Mexico State | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | Chuck Akers, Middle Tennessee | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Mobile, AL | Grady Hinchman, Western Kentucky | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | Miami, FL | Josh Morgan, South Alabama | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | Bowling Green, KY | Blake Green, Troy | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | Mobile, AL | Johnny Giavotella, New Orleans | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | Jake Wells, Western Kentucky | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | Troy, AL | Kenneth Roberts, Middle Tennessee | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Murfreesboro, TN | Jeremy Patton, FIU | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Monroe, LA | Garret Graziano, Arkansas–Little Rock | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Bowling Green Ballpark • Bowling Green, KY | Wil Browning, Louisiana–Monroe | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Florida Atlantic | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | Brendon Sanger, Florida Atlantic | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | Blake Trahan, Louisiana–Lafayette | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, Alabama | Stefan Trosclair, Louisiana–Lafayette | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | Nick Thurman, Louisiana-Lafayette | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | South Alabama | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | Brendan Donovan, South Alabama | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | Coastal Carolina | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | Zach Biermann, Coastal Carolina | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Coastal Carolina | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | Kieton Rivers, Coastal Carolina | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | South Alabama | Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | Miles Smith, South Alabama | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Louisiana | Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | Jacob Schultz, Louisiana | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Southern Miss | Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | Tanner Hall, Southern Miss | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Southern Miss | Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | Colby Allen, Southern Miss | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | Caden Bodine, Coastal Carolina |
By school
As of July 1, 2022, there are 14 schools in the conference that competes in baseball.
Current members
| Sun Belt Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | School | Sun Belt Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Tournament Titles | Sun Belt Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Alabama | 13 | 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2017, 2021 | |||||||||
| Louisiana | 5 | 1998, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022 | |||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 3 | 2018, 2019, 2025 | |||||||||
| Southern Miss | 2 | 2023, 2024 | |||||||||
| Arkansas State | 1 | 1994 | |||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 1 | 2012 | |||||||||
| Old Dominion | 1 | 1985 | |||||||||
| Troy | 1 | 2006 |
Former members
| Sun Belt Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | School | Sun Belt Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Tournament Titles | Sun Belt Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | 3 | 1978, 1979, 2007 | |||||||||
| South Florida | 3 | 1982, 1986, 1990 | |||||||||
| FIU | 2 | 1999, 2010 | |||||||||
| Lamar | 2 | 1993, 1995 | |||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 2 | 2003, 2009 | |||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 2 | 2004, 2008 | |||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2013 | |||||||||
| Jacksonville | 1 | 1989 | |||||||||
| Little Rock | 1 | 2011 | |||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | 2002 | |||||||||
| UAB | 1 | 1991 | |||||||||
| VCU | 1 | 1988 |
References
References
- "Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship Headed to Montgomery in 2020".
- "Championship Schedule".
- (November 11, 2016). "Sun Belt Announces Changes to Baseball Regular Season, Championship Format; Future Championship Sites Named". Sun Belt Conference.
- (August 14, 2012). "Sun Belt Announces 2013–14 Championship Sites". Sun Belt Conference.
- "Troy to Host Sun Belt Baseball Championship in 2014-15". [[WTVY (TV)]].
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