2017 Sun Belt Conference Tournament

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The 2017 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held May 25 - 28 in Statesboro, GA. Due to inclement weather, the first day of the tournament had been canceled. The format was then changed to a single-elimination. #3 University of South Alabama defeated #5 Georgia Southern University for the title. Infielder Brendan Donovan of South Alabama was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Coastal Carolina University 22-7-1 Gary Gilmore
2 University of Texas at Arlington 20-10 Darin Thomas
3 University of South Alabama 22-8 Mark Calvi
4 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 19-10-1 Tony Robichaux
5 Georgia Southern University 18-12 Rodney Hennon
6 Troy University 16-14 Mark Smartt
7 Arkansas State University 13-16 Tommy Raffo
8 Texas State University 13-17 Ty Harrington
9 University of Arkansas at Little Rock 11-18 Chris Curry
10 Georgia State University 10-20 Greg Frady

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                         
1  Coastal Carolina 5  
8  Texas State 7  
  8  Texas State 5  
  5  Georgia Southern 11  
4  Louisiana-Lafayette 6
5  Georgia Southern 7  
    5  Georgia Southern 6
  3  South Alabama 7
2  Texas-Arlington 2  
7  Arkansas State 4  
  7  Arkansas State 2
  3  South Alabama 4  
3  South Alabama 9
6  Troy 1  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 25
Game 1 Arkansas State University 21-4 (7) Georgia State University Georgia State eliminated
Game 2 Texas State University 3-2 University of Arkansas at Little Rock Arkansas Little Rock eliminated
May 26
Game 3 University of South Alabama 9-1 Troy University Troy eliminated
Game 4 Arkansas State University 4-2 University of Texas at Arlington Texas-Arlington eliminated
Game 5 Texas State University 7-5 Coastal Carolina University Coastal Carolina eliminated
Game 6 Georgia Southern University 7-6 (11) University of Louisiana at Lafayette Louisiana Lafayette eliminated
May 27
Game 7 University of South Alabama 4-2 Arkansas State University Arkansas State eliminated
Game 8 Georgia Southern University 11-5 Texas State University Texas State eliminated
May 28
Game 9 University of South Alabama 7-6 (10) Georgia Southern University South Alabama advances to NCAA tournament