1979 Sun Belt Conference Tournament

The 1979 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held May 5 - 7 in Tampa, FL. #1 University of New Orleans defeated #2 University of South Alabama for the title. Mike Quade of New Orleans was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Overall Record	Head Coach
1	University of New Orleans	49-14	Ron Maestri
2	University of South Alabama	30-13	Eddie Stanky
3	Georgia State University	15-12	Jack Humphrey
4	Jacksonville University	28-24	Tom Bradley
5	University of South Florida	28-25	Robin Roberts
6	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	11-25	Gary Bartley

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Finals
						1	New Orleans	6
	5	South Florida	4			5	South Florida	0
	6	UNC Charlotte	1								1	New Orleans	9
											2	South Alabama	2
						2	South Alabama	7
	3	Georgia State	8			3	Georgia State	0
	4	Jacksonville	6													1	New Orleans	6	x
																2	South Alabama	1	x
	Losers Bracket 1-2					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3
	3	Georgia State	4
	6	UNC Charlotte	3								2	South Alabama	19
						3	Georgia State	7			5	South Florida	6
						5	South Florida	8
	5	South Florida	11
	4	Jacksonville	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	University of South Florida	4-1	University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Game 2	Georgia State University	8-6	Jacksonville University
Game 3	University of New Orleans	6-0	University of South Florida
Game 4	University of South Alabama	7-0	Georgia State University
Game 5	Georgia State University	4-3	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	UNC Charlotte eliminated
Game 6	University of South Florida	11-5	Jacksonville University	Jacksonville eliminated
Game 7	University of New Orleans	9-2	University of South Alabama
Game 8	University of South Florida	8-7	Georgia State University	Georgia State eliminated
Game 9	University of South Alabama	19-6	University of South Florida	South Florida eliminated
Game 10	University of New Orleans	6-1	University of South Alabama	New Orleans wins Sun Belt Conference title