2024 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament

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2024 Sun Belt Conference
baseball tournament
Teams10
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Southern Miss  (2nd title)
Winning coachChristian Ostrander (1st title)
MVP Colby Allen (Southern Miss)
Television ESPN+
2024 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 21 Louisiana  ‍†‍‍23–7–0 .76740–16–0 .714
No. 25 Southern Miss  ‍‍‡‍y20–10–0 .66737–18–0 .673
Troy  ‍‍‍18–12–0 .60036–20–0 .643
James Madison  ‍‍‍17–13–0 .56732–21–0 .604
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍17–13–0 .56730–25–0 .545
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍16–13–1 .55031–19–1 .618
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍16–14–0 .53333–21–0 .611
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍15–15–0 .50029–24–0 .547
South Alabama  ‍‍‍14–16–0 .46731–24–0 .564
Texas State  ‍‍‍13–17–0 .43327–29–0 .482
Georgia State  ‍‍‍13–17–0 .43325–31–0 .446
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍11–19–0 .36725–30–0 .455
Marshall  ‍‍‍9–21–0 .30018–37–0 .327
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍7–22–1 .25021–32–1 .398
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 18, 2024 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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]

Contents

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

Tuesday, May 21
Team R
#10 Georgia State 1
#7 Coastal Carolina 5
Notes: Georgia State eliminated
Tuesday, May 21
Team R
#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 Southern8
5 Georgia Southern 12
4 James Madison 4
5 Georgia Southern7–
4 James Madison 1 –
4 James Madison10
1 Louisiana 9
8 Old Dominion 5
4 James Madison15(8)
5 Georgia Southern 11
2 Southern Miss14
6 App State 5
3 Troy 6
3 Troy 5
2 Southern Miss6
7 Coastal Carolina 0
2 Southern Miss 5
6 App State 5 –
2 Southern Miss7–
7 Coastal Carolina 3
6 App State6
6 App State10
3 Troy 6

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreNotesReference
Tuesday, May 21
13:00pmNo. 7 Coastal Carolina vs No. 10 Georgia State 5−1Georgia State eliminated [5]
26:30pmNo. 8 Old Dominion vs No. 9 South Alabama 3−2South Alabama eliminated [5]
Wednesday, May 22
39:00amNo. 3 Troy vs No. 8 App State 6−5 [6]
412:30pmNo. 2 Southern Miss vs No. 7 Coastal Carolina5−0 [7]
54:00pmNo. 8 Old Dominion vs No. 1 Louisiana 7−3 [8]
67:30pmNo. 5 Georgia Southern vs No. 4 James Madison 12−4 [9]
Thursday, May 23
79:00amNo. 6 App State vs No. 7 Coastal Carolina6−3Coastal Carolina eliminated [10]
812:30pmNo. 4 James Madison vs No. 1 Louisiana10−9Louisiana eliminated [11]
94:00pmNo. 2 Southern Miss vs No. 3 Troy6−5 [12]
107:30pmNo. 8 Old Dominion vs No. 5 Georgia Southern8−6 [13]
Friday, May 24
113:00pmNo. 3 Troy vs No. 6 App State6−10Troy eliminated [14]
126:30pmNo. 4 James Madison vs No. 8 Old Dominion15−5 (8)Old Dominion eliminated [15]
Saturday, May 25
139:00amNo. 2 Southern Miss vs No. 6 App State7−5App State eliminated [16]
1412:30pmNo. 4 James Madison vs No. 5 Georgia Southern1−7James Madison eliminated [17]
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 [18]
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

All–Tournament Team

Source: [19]

PlayerTeam
Colby Allen (MVP)Southern Miss
Billy OldhamSouthern Miss
Nick MonistereSouthern Miss
Mitchell GrossGeorgia Southern
Sam BlancatoGeorgia Southern
Jarrett BrownGeorgia Southern
T.J. McKenzieGeorgia Southern
Mike ManciniJames Madison
Brendan O'DonnellJames Madison
Banks TolleyApp State
C.J. BoydApp State
Maverick StallingsOld Dominion
Jacob GomezOld Dominion


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