2021 Sun Belt Conference Tournament

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The 2021 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held at Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, AL. East #1 University of South Alabama defeated East #2 Georgia Southern University for the title. Pitcher Miles Smith of South Alabama was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Pool A[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
East 1 University of South Alabama 15-9 Mark Calvi
West 4 University of Arkansas at Little Rock 11-13 Chris Curry
East 6 Coastal Carolina University 9-12 Gary Gilmore

Pool B[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
East 2 Georgia Southern University 14-10 Rodney Hennon
West 3 University of Louisiana at Monroe 11-13 Mike Federico
East 5 Georgia State University 12-12 Brad Stromdahl

Pool C[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
West 1 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 13-11 Matt Deggs
East 4 Appalachian State University 11-10 Kermit Smith
West 6 Texas State University 9-15 Steven Trout

Pool D[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
West 2 University of Texas at Arlington 13-11 Darin Thomas
East 3 Troy University 13-11 Mark Smartt
West 5 Arkansas State University 10-14 Tommy Raffo


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 25
Game 1 Coastal Carolina University 15-1 University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Game 2 Arkansas State University 9-6 Troy University
Game 3 Georgia State University 9-6 University of Louisiana at Monroe
Game 4 Appalachian State University 1-0 Texas State University
May 26
Game 5 University of South Alabama 14-7 Coastal Carolina University
Game 6 Georgia Southern University 10-1 Georgia State University
Game 7 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 12-6 Texas State University
May 27
Game 8 University of South Alabama 6-2 University of Arkansas at Little Rock South Alabama wins Pool A
Game 9 University of Texas at Arlington 8-3 Arkansas State University
Game 10 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 7-2 Appalachian State University Louisiana Lafayette wins Pool C
May 28
Game 11 University of Texas at Arlington 11-5 Troy University Texas Arlington wins Pool D
Game 12 Georgia Southern University 9-5 University of Louisiana at Monroe Georgia Southern wins Pool B
May 29
Semi-final 1 University of South Alabama 5-4 University of Texas at Arlington South Alabama advances
Semi-final 2 Georgia Southern University 3-2 (11) University of Louisiana at Lafayette Georgia Southern advances
May 30
Champiosnhip University of South Alabama 10-4 Georgia Southern University South Alabama advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • P Miles Smith, South Alabama
  • OF Nick Lucky, Coastal Carolina
  • OF Parker Biederer, Georgia Southern
  • P Jordan Jackson, Georgia Southern
  • 1B Jason Swan, Georgia Southern
  • OF Josh Smith, Georgia State
  • P Spencer Arrighetti, Louisiana
  • DH Ben Fitzgerald, Louisiana
  • 1B Kaleb DeLaTorre, South Alabama
  • OF Hunter Donaldson, South Alabama
  • SS Santi Montiel, South Alabama
  • OF Ethan Wilson, South Alabama
  • OF Connor Aube, UTA
  • P Carlos Tavera, UTA