1986 Sun Belt Conference Tournament

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The 1986 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held May 13 - 17 in Tampa, FL. University of South Florida defeated Jacksonville University for the title. Todd Azar of Old Dominion was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
East 1 Jacksonville University 12-5 Tom Bradley
East 2 Old Dominion University 11-7 Mark Newman
East 3 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 8-10 Gary Robinson
East 4 Virginia Commonwealth University 4-13 Tony Guzzo
West 1 University of South Florida 15-3 Eddie Cardieri
West 2 University of South Alabama 9-9 Steve Kittrell
West 3 University of Alabama at Birmingham 7-10 Harry Walker
West 4 Western Kentucky University 4-13 Joel Murrie

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round     Second round     Third round
                           
  E1 Jacksonville 5  
  W4 Western Kentucky 7    
      W4 Western Kentucky 5  
      E2 Old Dominion 0    
  E2 Old Dominion 6          
  W3 UAB 5        
      W4 Western Kentucky 1
      W1 South Florida 9
  W1 South Florida 13        
  E4 Virginia Commonwealth 4          
      W1 South Florida 5    
      W2 South Alabama 4  
  W2 South Alabama 7    
  E3 UNC Charlotte 3  
  Loser's bracket
  E1 Jacksonville 5  
  W3 UAB 3     W2 South Alabama 1
    E1 Jacksonville 2
  E4 Virginia Commonwealth 9  
  E3 UNC Charlotte 0     E2 Old Dominion 9
    E4 Virginia Commonwealth 5
 


  Semifinals     Elimination     Final
                           
  W1 South Florida 3       W1 South Florida 6
  E1 Jacksonville 10           E1 Jacksonville 3
      E1 Jacksonville 9    
      E2 Old Dominion 4  
  W4 Western Kentucky 3    
  E2 Old Dominion 17  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 Western Kentucky University 7-5 Jacksonville University
Game 2 Old Dominion University 6-5 University of Alabama at Birmingham
Game 3 University of South Alabama 7-3 University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Game 4 University of South Florida 13-4 Virginia Commonwealth University
Game 5 Jacksonville University 5-3 University of Alabama at Birmingham Alabama-Birmingham eliminated
Game 6 Virginia Commonwealth University 9-0 University of North Carolina at Charlotte UNC Charlotte eliminated
Game 7 Western Kentucky University 5-0 Old Dominion University
Game 8 University of South Florida 5-4 University of South Alabama
Game 9 Old Dominion University 9-5 Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth eliminated
Game 10 Jacksonville University 2-1 University of South Alabama South Alabama eliminated
Game 11 University of South Florida 9-1 Western Kentucky University
Game 12 Old Dominion University 17-3 Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky eliminated
Game 13 Jacksonville University 10-3 University of South Florida
Game 14 Jacksonville University 9-4 Old Dominion University Old Dominion eliminated
Game 15 University of South Florida 6-3 Jacksonville University South Florida advances to NCAA tournament
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