2013 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2013
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:M. L. Tigue Moore Field
City:Lafayette, LA
Champions:Florida Atlantic
Titlecount:1st
Coach:John McCormack
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Brendon Sanger
Mvpteam:Florida Atlantic
Television:ESPN3/CSS

The 2013 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held at M. L. Tigue Moore Field on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Lafayette, Louisiana, from May 22 to May 26, 2013. The tournament returned to the double-elimination format used prior to the two year experiment with pool play in 2011 and 2012. Florida Atlantic won their first tournament championship and earned the Sun Belt Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Florida Atlantic joined the conference in 2006, and left for Conference USA after the 2013 season.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Seeding

The top eight teams (based on conference results) from the conference earned invites to the tournament. The teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage before playing a two bracket, double-elimination tournament. The winner of each bracket then played a championship final. Troy claimed the top seed over South Alabama and Louisiana–Lafayette earned the third seed over Western Kentucky by tiebreaker.[6]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
20 10 .667 1
20 10 .667 2
19 11 .633 1 3
19 11 .633 1 4
16 14 .533 4 5
14 17 .452 6.5 6
13 18 .419 7.5 7
12 18 .400 8 8
11 19 .366 9
7 23 .233 13

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Name School
Logan Pierce Troy
Edwin Rios FIU
John Koch Arkansas State
Alex Potts Arkansas State
Anthony Izzio South Alabama
Nick Zaharion South Alabama
Dex Kjerstad Louisiana–Lafayette
Austin Robichaux Louisiana–Lafayette
Jace Conrad Louisiana–Lafayette
Ryan Wilson Louisiana–Lafayette
Hugh Adams Florida Atlantic
Mark Nelson Florida Atlantic
Geoff Jimenez Florida Atlantic

Most Outstanding Player

Brendon Sanger was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Sanger played for Florida Atlantic.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Conference Championship Central. ncaa.com. May 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130423084353/http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2013-02-22/2013-division-i-baseball-conference-championship-central. April 23, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship. Sun Belt Conference. May 2, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130509082846/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/CHAMPIONSHIPS/2012-2013Championships/Spring/Baseball.aspx. May 9, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
  3. News: Top-seeded Troy eliminated from Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament. al.com. May 24, 2013. August 4, 2013.
  4. Web site: Florida Atlantic Claims First-Ever Sun Belt Baseball Tournament Title. May 26, 2013. Matt Harris. wtvy.com. August 4, 2013.
  5. Web site: Florida Atlantic Claims First-Ever Sun Belt Baseball Tournament Title. Sun Belt Conference. May 26, 2013. January 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116111252/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/SPORTS/MensSports/Baseball/Article/tabid/732/article/20234/Florida-Atlantic-Claims-First-Ever-Sun-Belt-Baseball-Tournament-Title.aspx. January 16, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
  6. Web site: Troy top seed, South Alabama No. 2 in Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament. May 18, 2013. al.com. August 3, 2013.