2016 Sun Belt Conference Tournament

The 2016 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held May 25 - 29 in San Marcos, TX. #1 University of Louisiana at Lafayette defeated #6 Georgia Southern University for the title. Catcher Nick Thurman of Louisiana-Lafayette was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	21-9	Tony Robichaux
2	University of South Alabama	21-9	Mark Calvi
3	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	17-13	Chris Curry
4	Troy University	17-13	Mark Smartt
5	Texas State University	16-14	Ty Harrington
6	Georgia Southern University	16-14	Rodney Hennon
7	University of Texas at Arlington	15-15	Darin Thomas
8	Arkansas State University	13-17	Tommy Raffo

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Louisiana-Lafayette	7
	8	Arkansas State	4
						1	Louisiana-Lafayette	4
						5	Texas State	2
	4	Troy	6
	5	Texas State	11
											1	Louisiana-Lafayette	17	x
										8	Arkansas State	10	x
	8	Arkansas State	13
	4	Troy	12
						5	Texas State	3
						8	Arkansas State	4
																1	Lou.-Lafayette	5	x	x
																6	Georgia Southern	0	x	x
	2	South Alabama	2
	7	Texas-Arlington	4
						7	Texas-Arlington	0
						6	Georgia Southern	6
	3	Ark.-Little Rock	4
	6	Georgia Southern	13
											6	Georgia Southern	4	x
										2	South Alabama	0	x
	2	South Alabama	6
	3	Ark.-Little Rock	4
						7	Texas-Arlington	0
						2	South Alabama	3

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 25
Game 1	Georgia Southern University	13-4	University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Game 2	University of Texas at Arlington	4-2	University of South Alabama
Game 3	Texas State University	11-6	Troy University
Game 4	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	7-4	Arkansas State University
May 26
Game 5	University of South Alabama	6-4	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	Arkansas Little Rock eliminated
Game 6	Arkansas State University	13-12	Troy University	Troy eliminated
Game 7	Georgia Southern University	6-0	University of Texas at Arlington
May 27
Game 8	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	4-2	Texas State University
Game 9	University of South Alabama	3-0	University of Texas at Arlington	Texas-Arlington eliminated
Game 10	Arkansas State University	4-3	Texas State University	Texas State eliminated
May 28
Game 11	Georgia Southern University	4-0	University of South Alabama	South Alabama eliminated
Game 12	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	17-10	Arkansas State University	Arkansas State eliminated
May 29
Game 13	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	5-0	Georgia Southern University	Louisiana Lafayette advances to NCAA tournament