2018 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2018
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Teams:10
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:M. L. Tigue Moore Field
City:Lafayette, Louisiana
Champions:Coastal Carolina
Titlecount:1
Coach:Gary Gilmore
Coachcount:1
Mvp:Zach Biermann
Mvpteam:(Coastal Carolina)
Television:ESPN+

The 2018 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 27, 2018. The tournament used a double-elimination format as in past years. Coastal Carolina, the winner of the tournament, earned the Sun Belt Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

Seeding

In a change from previous years, the top ten teams (based on conference results) from the conference earned invites to the tournament. The teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage, with the bottom four seeds competing in a play-in round. The remaining eight teams then played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament. The winner of each bracket played each other in the championship final.[2]

Results

Double-elimination round

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017–18 Championships Schedule. Sun Belt Conference. November 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Sun Belt Announces Changes to Baseball Regular Season, Championship Format; Future Championship Sites Named. Sun Belt Conference. November 11, 2016. November 14, 2017.