1978 Sun Belt Conference Tournament
The 1978 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held April 28 - 30 in Mobile, AL. #2 University of New Orleans defeated #4 University of South Florida for the title. Roy Weimer of New Orleans was named tournament MVP.
Participating Teams[edit]
Seed | School | Overall Record | Head Coach |
---|---|---|---|
1 | University of South Alabama | 38-14 | Eddie Stanky |
2 | University of New Orleans | 35-16 | Ron Maestri |
3 | Jacksonville University | 35-28 | Jack Lamabe |
4 | University of South Florida | 25-26 | Robin Roberts |
Results[edit]
Bracket[edit]
First Round | Second Round | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | South Alabama | 5 | ||||||||||||
4 | South Florida | 13 | ||||||||||||
4 | South Florida | 8 | ||||||||||||
2 | New Orleans | 12 | ||||||||||||
2 | New Orleans | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Jacksonville | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | New Orleans | 1 | 14 | |||||||||||
4 | South Florida | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||
4 | South Florida | 10 | ||||||||||||
1 | South Alabama | 9 | 1 | South Alabama | 5 | |||||||||
3 | Jacksonville | 7 |
Game Results[edit]
Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Game 1 | University of New Orleans | 3-2 | Jacksonville University | |
Game 2 | University of South Florida | 13-5 | University of South Alabama | |
Game 3 | University of South Alabama | 9-7 | Jacksonville University | Jacksonville eliminated |
Game 4 | University of New Orleans | 12-8 | University of South Florida | |
Game 5 | University of South Florida | 10-5 | University of South Alabama | South Alabama eliminated |
Game 6 | University of South Florida | 2-1 | University of New Orleans | |
Game 7 | University of New Orleans | 14-7 | University of South Florida | New Orleans wins Sun Belt Conference title |
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