1988 Sun Belt Conference Tournament
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The 1988 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held May 18 - 21 in Bowling Green, KY. Virginia Commonwealth University defeated Jacksonville University for the title. Tim Barker of Virginia Commonwealth was named tournament MVP.
Participating Teams[edit]
| Seed | School | Conf. Record | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| East 1 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 11-5-1 | Tony Guzzo |
| East 2 | Jacksonville University | 11-6 | Tom Bradley |
| East 3 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 7-10-1 | Gary Robinson |
| West 1 | Western Kentucky University | 14-4 | Joel Murrie |
| West 2 | University of South Alabama | 11-7 | Steve Kittrell |
| West 3 | University of South Florida | 5-11 | Eddie Cardieri |
Results[edit]
Bracket[edit]
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | VCU | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | South Florida | 10 | E1 | VCU | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | UNC Charlotte | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Western Kentucky | 10 | E1 | VCU | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | UNC Charlotte | 2 | W1 | Western Kentucky | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Western Kentucky | 7 | E1 | VCU | 7 | x | ||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | South Alabama | 1 | E2 | Jacksonville | 4 | x | ||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Jacksonville | 2 | W1 | Western Kentucky | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | South Alabama | 11 | W2 | South Alabama | 8 | E2 | Jacksonville | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| W3 | South Florida | 1 | E2 | Jacksonville | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Jacksonville | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Game Results[edit]
| Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | University of South Alabama | 11-2 | Jacksonville University | |
| Game 2 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 11-10 | University of South Florida | |
| Game 3 | Western Kentucky University | 10-2 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | |
| Game 4 | Jacksonville University | 11-1 | University of South Florida | South Florida eliminated |
| Game 5 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 9-0 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | UNC Charlotte eliminated |
| Game 6 | Western Kentucky University | 7-1 | University of South Alabama | |
| Game 7 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 4-3 | Western Kentucky University | |
| Game 8 | Jacksonville University | 9-8 | University of South Alabama | South Alabama eliminated |
| Game 9 | Jacksonville University | 6-4 | Western Kentucky University | Western Kentucky eliminated |
| Game 10 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 7-4 | Jacksonville University | Virginia Commonwealth advances to NCAA tournament |
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