2024 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2024
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Teams:10
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Riverwalk Stadium
City:Montgomery, Alabama
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Christian Ostrander
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Colby Allen
Mvpteam:Southern Miss
Television:ESPN+

The 2024 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama from May 21 to May 26.[1] The tournament used a double-elimination format as in past years. The winner of the tournament,, 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.[2]

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.[3]

Results

Double-elimination round

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreNotesReference
Tuesday, May 21
13:00pmNo. 7 Coastal Carolina vs No. 10 5−1Georgia State eliminated[4]
26:30pmNo. 8 vs No. 9 3−2South Alabama eliminated
Wednesday, May 22
39:00amNo. 3 vs No. 8 6−5[5]
412:30pmNo. 2 vs No. 7 Coastal Carolina5−0[6]
54:00pmNo. 8 Old Dominion vs No. 1 Louisiana7−3[7]
67:30pmNo. 5 vs No. 4 12−4[8]
Thursday, May 23
79:00amNo. 6 App State vs No. 7 Coastal Carolina6−3Coastal Carolina eliminated[9]
812:30pmNo. 4 James Madison vs No. 1 Louisiana10−9Louisiana eliminated[10]
94:00pmNo. 2 Southern Miss vs No. 3 Troy6−5[11]
107:30pmNo. 8 Old Dominion vs No. 5 Georgia Southern8−6[12]
Friday, May 24
113:00pmNo. 3 Troy vs No. 6 App State6−10Troy eliminated[13]
126:30pmNo. 4 James Madison vs No. 8 Old Dominion15−5 Old Dominion eliminated[14]
Saturday, May 25
139:00amNo. 2 Southern Miss vs No. 6 App State7−5App State eliminated[15]
1412:30pmNo. 4 James Madison vs No. 5 Georgia Southern1−7James Madison eliminated[16]
154:00pmGame 13 rematch (not necessary)
167:30pmGame 14 rematch (not necessary)
Sunday, May 26
171:00pmNo. 2 Southern Miss vs No. 5 Georgia Southern14−11Southern Miss wins championship[17]
  • Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

All–Tournament Team

Source:[18]

Player Team
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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship. experiencemontgomeryal.org. May 23, 2024.
  2. Web site: Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship. sunbeltsports.org. May 21, 2024. May 23, 2024.
  3. Web site: November 11, 2016 . Sun Belt Announces Changes to Baseball Regular Season, Championship Format; Future Championship Sites Named . August 18, 2023 . Sun Belt Conference . en.
  4. Web site: Coastal Carolina & Old Dominion Advance to Double-Elimination Portion of Guardian Credit Union Sun Belt Baseball Championship. sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. May 21, 2024. May 23, 2024.
  5. Web site: App State-Troy Boxscore. appstatesports.com. Appalachian State University Mountaineers. May 22, 2024. May 23, 2024.
  6. Web site: Coastal Carolina-Southern Miss Boxscore. goccusports.com. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. May 22, 2024. May 24, 2024.
  7. Web site: Old Dominion-Louisiana Boxscore. odusports.com. Old Dominion Monarchs. May 22, 2024. May 24, 2024.
  8. Web site: Georgia Southern-James Madison Boxscore. jmusports.com. James Madison Dukes. May 22, 2024. May 24, 2024.
  9. Web site: Coastal Carolina-App State Boxscore. goccusports.com. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. May 23, 2024. May 24, 2024.
  10. Web site: James Madison-Louisiana Boxscore. jmusports.com. James Madison Dukes. May 23, 2024. May 24, 2024.
  11. Web site: 2024 Southern Miss Baseball Box Score Versus Troy (SBC Tournament Revised). southernmiss.com. Southern Miss Eagles. May 23, 2024. May 24, 2024.
  12. Web site: Old Dominion-Georgia Southern Boxscore. gseagles.com. Georgia Southern Eagles. May 23, 2024. May 24, 2024.
  13. Web site: Troy-App State Boxscore. troytrojans.com. Troy Trojans. May 24, 2024. May 25, 2024.
  14. Web site: ODU-James Madison Boxscore. odusports.com. Old Dominion Monarchs. May 24, 2024. May 25, 2024.
  15. Web site: Southern Miss-App State Boxscore. southernmiss.com. Southern Miss Eagles. May 25, 2024. May 26, 2024.
  16. Web site: James Madison-Georgia Southern Boxscore. jmusports.com. James Madison Dukes. May 25, 2024. May 26, 2024.
  17. Web site: Southern Miss-Georgia Southern Boxscore. southernmiss.com. Southern Miss Eagles. May 25, 2024. May 26, 2024.
  18. Web site: Southern Miss Rallies in Ninth Inning for Second Straight Sun Belt Baseball Title. sunbeltsports.com. Sun Belt Conference. May 26, 2024. May 26, 2024.