2022 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2022
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Teams:10
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Riverwalk Stadium
City:Montgomery, Alabama
Champions:Louisiana
Television:ESPN+

The 2022 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament will be held at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama from May 24 to May 29, 2022. The tournament will again use a double-elimination format. The winner of the tournament will earn the Sun Belt Conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

Seeding

In a change from previous years, the top ten teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites 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.[2]

Results

Play-in round

All games played on Tuesday, May 24 are single elimination. The lowerseeded first round winner will advance to play the No. 1 seed, while the higher-seeded first round winner will face the No. 2 seed.

Single-elimination round

The Sun Belt Conference announced on Wednesday, May 25 that the tournament would go from a double elimination bracket to a single elimination bracket due to significant weather delay on Wednesday, May 25.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-22 Championships Schedule. Sun Belt Conference. March 16, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2022 Sun Belt Baseball Championship. Sun Belt Conference. March 16, 2022.
  3. Web site: Sun Belt Baseball Championship Shifts to Single-Elimination Format. Sun Belt Conference. May 25, 2022.