1987 Sun Belt Conference Tournament

The 1987 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held May 14 - 16 in Norfolk, VA. University of South Alabama defeated Western Kentucky University for the title. Mike Maksudian of South Alabama was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
East 1	Old Dominion University	11-5	Mark Newman
East 2	Jacksonville University	9-7	Tom Bradley
West 1	University of South Alabama	10-8	Steve Kittrell
West 2	Western Kentucky University	9-9	Joel Murrie

Results

Bracket

First Round

Second Round

Final

E1

Old Dominion

4

W2

Western Kentucky

8

W2

Western Kentucky

8

W1

South Alabama

2

W1

South Alabama

8

E2

Jacksonville

7

W2

Western Kentucky

3

11

W1

South Alabama

9

16

W1

South Alabama

9

E1

Old Dominion

10

E2

Jacksonville

7

E2

Jacksonville

11

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	University of South Alabama	8-7	Jacksonville University
Game 2	Western Kentucky University	8-4	Old Dominion University
Game 3	Jacksonville University	11-10	Old Dominion University	Old Dominion eliminated
Game 4	Western Kentucky University	8-2	University of South Alabama
Game 5	University of South Alabama	9-7	Jacksonville University	Jacksonville eliminated
Game 6	University of South Alabama	9-3	Western Kentucky University
Game 7	University of South Alabama	16-11	Western Kentucky University	South Alabama advances to NCAA tournament