The 2024 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama from May 21 to May 26.[2] The tournament used a double-elimination format as in past years. The winner of the tournament, Southern Miss, earned the Sun Belt Conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This was the second straight tournament title for Southern Miss, a team who has only been in the conference for two years.[3]
Teams | 10 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Southern Miss (2nd title) |
Winning coach | Christian Ostrander (1st title) |
MVP | Colby Allen (Southern Miss) |
Television | ESPN+ |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Louisiana †y | 23 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .767 | 40 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Southern Miss ‡y | 20 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .667 | 40 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 18 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .600 | 37 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .627 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison y | 17 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .567 | 34 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 17 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .567 | 33 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .569 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 16 | – | 13 | – | 1 | .550 | 33 | – | 21 | – | 1 | .609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina y | 16 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .533 | 34 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 15 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .500 | 31 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .544 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 14 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .467 | 31 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .564 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 13 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .433 | 27 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .482 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 13 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .433 | 25 | – | 32 | – | 0 | .439 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 11 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .367 | 25 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 9 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .300 | 18 | – | 37 | – | 0 | .327 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 7 | – | 22 | – | 1 | .250 | 21 | – | 32 | – | 1 | .398 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 26, 2024[1] Rankings from D1Baseball |
Seeding
Since 2017, the top ten teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn are invited to the tournament. The teams will be seeded based on conference winning percentage, with the bottom four seeds competing in a play-in round. The remaining eight teams will then play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament. The winner of each bracket will play a championship final.[4]
Results
Play-in round
Team | R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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#10 Georgia State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#7 Coastal Carolina | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes: Georgia State eliminated |
Team | R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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#9 South Alabama | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#8 Old Dominion | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes: South Alabama eliminated |
Double-elimination round
First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Old Dominion | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Louisiana | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Old Dominion | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Georgia Southern | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Georgia Southern | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | James Madison | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Georgia Southern | 7 | – | |||||||||||||||||
4 | James Madison | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||
4 | James Madison | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Louisiana | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Old Dominion | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | James Madison | 15(8) | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Georgia Southern | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Southern Miss | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | App State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Troy | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Troy | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Southern Miss | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Coastal Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Southern Miss | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | App State | 5 | – | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Southern Miss | 7 | – | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | App State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | App State | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Troy | 6 |
Schedule
Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Notes | Reference | |
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Tuesday, May 21 | ||||||
1 | 3:00pm | No. 7 Coastal Carolina vs No. 10 Georgia State | 5−1 | Georgia State eliminated | [5] | |
2 | 6:30pm | No. 8 Old Dominion vs No. 9 South Alabama | 3−2 | South Alabama eliminated | [5] | |
Wednesday, May 22 | ||||||
3 | 9:00am | No. 3 Troy vs No. 8 App State | 6−5 | [6] | ||
4 | 12:30pm | No. 2 Southern Miss vs No. 7 Coastal Carolina | 5−0 | [7] | ||
5 | 4:00pm | No. 8 Old Dominion vs No. 1 Louisiana | 7−3 | [8] | ||
6 | 7:30pm | No. 5 Georgia Southern vs No. 4 James Madison | 12−4 | [9] | ||
Thursday, May 23 | ||||||
7 | 9:00am | No. 6 App State vs No. 7 Coastal Carolina | 6−3 | Coastal Carolina eliminated | [10] | |
8 | 12:30pm | No. 4 James Madison vs No. 1 Louisiana | 10−9 | Louisiana eliminated | [11] | |
9 | 4:00pm | No. 2 Southern Miss vs No. 3 Troy | 6−5 | [12] | ||
10 | 7:30pm | No. 8 Old Dominion vs No. 5 Georgia Southern | 8−6 | [13] | ||
Friday, May 24 | ||||||
11 | 3:00pm | No. 3 Troy vs No. 6 App State | 6−10 | Troy eliminated | [14] | |
12 | 6:30pm | No. 4 James Madison vs No. 8 Old Dominion | 15−5 (8) | Old Dominion eliminated | [15] | |
Saturday, May 25 | ||||||
13 | 9:00am | No. 2 Southern Miss vs No. 6 App State | 7−5 | App State eliminated | [16] | |
14 | 12:30pm | No. 4 James Madison vs No. 5 Georgia Southern | 1−7 | James Madison eliminated | [17] | |
15 | 4:00pm | Game 13 rematch (not necessary) | ||||
16 | 7:30pm | Game 14 rematch (not necessary) | ||||
Sunday, May 26 | ||||||
17 | 1:00pm | No. 2 Southern Miss vs No. 5 Georgia Southern | 14−11 | Southern Miss wins championship | [18] | |
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. |
All–Tournament Team
Source:[19]
Player | Team |
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Colby Allen (MVP) | Southern Miss |
Billy Oldham | Southern Miss |
Nick Monistere | Southern Miss |
Mitchell Gross | Georgia Southern |
Sam Blancato | Georgia Southern |
Jarrett Brown | Georgia Southern |
T.J. McKenzie | Georgia Southern |
Mike Mancini | James Madison |
Brendan O'Donnell | James Madison |
Banks Tolley | App State |
C.J. Boyd | App State |
Maverick Stallings | Old Dominion |
Jacob Gomez | Old Dominion |
References
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