2005 Sun Belt Conference Tournament

The 2005 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held May 25 - 28 in Miami, FL. #2 University of South Alabama defeated #4 Middle Tennessee State University for the title. Outfielder Josh Morgan of South Alabama was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	16-8	Tony Robichaux
2	University of South Alabama	15-9	Steve Kittrell
3	Florida International University	14-10	Danny Price
4	Middle Tennessee State University	13-10	Steve Peterson
5	New Mexico State University	13-11	Rocky Ward
6	Arkansas State University	12-12	Keith Kessinger
7	University of New Orleans	10-14	Tom Walter
8	Western Kentucky University	8-16	Joel Murrie

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Louisiana-Lafayette	7
	8	Western Kentucky	10
						8	Western Kentucky	8
						4	Middle Tenn. St.	11
	4	Middle Tenn. St.	8
	5	New Mexico State	2
											4	Middle Tenn. St.	7	x
										1	Louisiana-Lafayette	5	x
	1	Louisiana-Lafayette	9
	5	New Mexico State	5
						8	Western Kentucky	4
						1	Louisiana-Lafayette	6
																4	Middle Tenn. St.	2	x	x
																2	South Alabama	9	x	x
	2	South Alabama	11
	7	New Orleans	10
						2	South Alabama	6
						3	Florida International	4
	3	Florida International	18
	6	Arkansas State	8
											2	South Alabama	14	x
										7	New Orleans	6	x
	7	New Orleans	15
	6	Arkansas State	9
						3	Florida International	5
						7	New Orleans	6

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 25
Game 1	Middle Tennessee State University	8-2	New Mexico State University
Game 2	University of South Alabama	11-10	University of New Orleans
Game 3	Florida International University	18-8	Arkansas State University
Game 4	Western Kentucky University	10-7	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
May 26
Game 5	University of New Orleans	15-9	Arkansas State University	Arkansas State eliminated
Game 6	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	9-5	New Mexico State University	New Mexico State eliminated
Game 7	University of South Alabama	6-4	Florida International University
Game 8	Middle Tennessee State University	11-8	Western Kentucky University
May 27
Game 9	University of New Orleans	6-5	Florida International University	Florida International eliminated
Game 10	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	6-4 (11)	Western Kentucky University	Western Kentucky eliminated
Game 11	University of South Alabama	14-6	University of New Orleans	New Orleans eliminated
Game 12	Middle Tennessee State University	7-5	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Louisiana Lafayette eliminated
May 28
Game 13	University of South Alabama	9-2	Middle Tennessee State University	South Alabama advances to NCAA tournament