2011 Sun Belt Conference Tournament

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The 2011 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held May 25 - 29 in Monroe, LA. The tournament was broken into 2 4-team brackets playing a round-robin schedule. The winners of each bracket played a 1 game championship. #8 University of Arkansas at Little Rock defeated #2 Florida International University for the title. Pitcher Garrett Graziano of Arkansas-Little Rock was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Bracket 1

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Troy University 21-9 Bobby Pierce
4 Western Kentucky University 17-13 Chris Finwood
5 Florida Atlantic University 17-13 John McCormack
8 University of Arkansas at Little Rock 10-20 Scott Norwood

Bracket 2

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
2 Florida International University 20-9-1 Turtle Thomas
3 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 18-12 Tony Robichaux
6 University of South Alabama 15-15 Steve Kittrell
7 Arkansas State University 13-16-1 Tommy Raffo


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 25
Game 1 Western Kentucky University 11-10 (12) Florida Atlantic University
Game 2 Florida International University 13-10 (10) Arkansas State University
Game 3 University of Arkansas at Little Rock 4-2 (10) Troy University
May 26
Game 4 University of South Alabama 10-6 University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Game 5 University of Arkansas at Little Rock 9-5 Western Kentucky University
Game 6 Troy University 9-6 Florida Atlantic University
May 27
Game 7 Arkansas State University 3-0 University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Game 8 Florida International University 11-0 (7) University of South Alabama
Game 9 Troy University 4-2 Western Kentucky University
May 28
Game 10 University of Arkansas at Little Rock 5-3 Florida Atlantic University Arkansas Little Rock wins bracket with 3-0 record
Game 11 Arkansas State University 12-9 University of South Alabama
Game 12 Florida International University 11-8 (10) University of Louisiana at Lafayette Florida International wins bracket with 3-0 record
May 29
Game 13 University of Arkansas at Little Rock 7-6 Florida International University Arkansas Little Rock advances to NCAA tournament