2009 Sun Belt Conference Tournament

The 2009 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held May 20 - 23 in Troy, AL. #1 Middle Tennessee State University defeated #7 University of Louisiana at Monroe for the title. Pitcher Kenneth Roberts of Middle Tennessee St. was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Middle Tennessee State University	21-8	Steve Peterson
2	Western Kentucky University	21-8	Chris Finwood
3	Troy University	18-10	Bobby Pierce
4	Florida International University	18-12	Turtle Thomas
5	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	14-15	Tony Robichaux
6	University of South Alabama	13-16	Steve Kittrell
7	University of Louisiana at Monroe	12-17	Jeff Schexnaider
8	Florida Atlantic University	12-17	John McCormack

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Middle Tenn. St.	12
	8	Florida Atlantic	2
						1	Middle Tenn. St.	11
						5	Louisiana-Lafayette	14
	4	Florida International	3
	5	Louisiana-Lafayette	11
											5	Louisiana-Lafayette	8	2
										1	Middle Tenn. St.	17	6
	8	Florida Atlantic	16
	4	Florida International	6
						1	Middle Tenn. St.	12
						8	Florida Atlantic	7
																1	Middle Tenn. St.	3	x	x
																7	Louisiana-Monroe	1	x	x
	2	Western Kentucky	14
	7	Louisiana-Monroe	4
						2	Western Kentucky	14
						3	Troy	11
	3	Troy	10
	6	South Alabama	4
											2	Western Kentucky	3	2
										7	Louisiana-Monroe	11	4
	7	Louisiana-Monroe	13
	6	South Alabama	8
						3	Troy	1
						7	Louisiana-Monroe	16

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 20
Game 1	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	11-3	Florida International University
Game 2	Middle Tennessee State University	12-2	Florida Atlantic University
Game 3	Western Kentucky University	14-4	University of Louisiana at Monroe
Game 4	Troy University	10-4	University of South Alabama
May 21
Game 5	Florida Atlantic University	16-6	Florida International University	Florida International eliminated
Game 6	University of Louisiana at Monroe	13-8	University of South Alabama	South Alabama eliminated
Game 7	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	14-11	Middle Tennessee State University
Game 8	Western Kentucky University	14-11	Troy University
May 22
Game 9	Middle Tennessee State University	12-7	Florida Atlantic University	Florida Atlantic eliminated
Game 10	University of Louisiana at Monroe	16-1	Troy University	Troy eliminated
Game 11	Middle Tennessee State University	17-8	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
May 23
Game 12	University of Louisiana at Monroe	11-3	Western Kentucky University
Game 13	Middle Tennessee State University	6-2	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Louisiana Lafayette eliminated
Game 14	University of Louisiana at Monroe	4-2	Western Kentucky University	Western Kentucky eliminated
May 24
Game 15	Middle Tennessee State University	3-1	University of Louisiana at Monroe	Middle Tennessee State advances to NCAA tournament