2013 Sun Belt Conference Tournament

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The 2013 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held May 22 - 26 in Lafayette, LA. #4 Florida Atlantic University defeated #3 University of Louisiana at Lafayette for the title. Infielder Brendan Sanger of Florida Atlantic was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Troy University 20-10 Bobby Pierce
2 University of South Alabama 20-10 Mark Calvi
3 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 19-11 Tony Robichaux
4 Florida Atlantic University 19-11 John McCormack
5 Western Kentucky University 16-14 Matt Myers
6 Florida International University 13-17 Turtle Thomas
7 University of Arkansas at Little Rock 13-17 Scott Norwood
8 Arkansas State University 12-18 Tommy Raffo

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                           
1  Troy 3  
8  Arkansas State 2  
  1  Troy 1  
  4  Florida Atlantic 3  
4  Florida Atlantic 5
5  Western Kentucky 4  
  4  Florida Atlantic 5 x  
 
  8  Arkansas State 4 x  
8  Arkansas State 10  
5  Western Kentucky 4  
  1  Troy 2
  8  Arkansas State 3  
  4  Florida Atlantic 16 x x
  3  Louisiana-Lafayette 8 x x
2  South Alabama 10  
7  Ark.-Little Rock 2  
  2  South Alabama 2
  3  Louisiana-Lafayette 9  
3  Louisiana-Lafayette 9
6  Florida International 6  
  3  Louisiana-Lafayette 12 x
 
  2  South Alabama 2 x  
7  Ark.-Little Rock 3  
6  Florida International 4  
  2  South Alabama 7
  6  Florida International 6  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 22
Game 1 Florida Atlantic University 5-4 Western Kentucky University
Game 2 Troy University 3-2 Arkansas State University
Game 3 University of South Alabama 10-2 University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Game 4 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 9-6 Florida International University
May 23
Game 5 Arkansas State University 10-4 Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky eliminated
Game 6 Florida International University 4-3 University of Arkansas at Little Rock Arkansas Little Rock eliminated
Game 7 Florida Atlantic University 3-1 (10) Troy University
May 24
Game 8 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 9-2 University of South Alabama
Game 9 Arkansas State University 3-2 Troy University Troy eliminated
Game 10 University of South Alabama 7-6 Florida International University Florida International eliminated
May 25
Game 11 Florida Atlantic University 5-4 Arkansas State University Arkansas State eliminated
Game 12 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 12-2 (7) University of South Alabama South Alabama eliminated
May 26
Game 13 Florida Atlantic University 16-8 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Florida Atlantic advances to NCAA tournament