1996 Sun Belt Conference Tournament

The 1996 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held May 15 - 18 in Mobile, AL. #1 University of South Alabama defeated #4 Arkansas State University for the title. Shortstop Seth Taylor of South Alabama was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	University of South Alabama	22-5	Steve Kittrell
2	University of New Orleans	19-8	Tom Schwaner
3	University of Southwestern Louisiana	15-12	Tony Robichaux
4	Arkansas State University	14-13	Bill Bethea
5	Jacksonville University	12-14	Terry Alexander
6	University of Texas-Pan American	11-15	Al Ogletree

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	South Alabama	13
	6	Tex.-Pan American	2			1	South Alabama	13
						3	SW Louisiana	3
	2	New Orleans	8								1	South Alabama	15
	5	Jacksonville	2								4	Arkansas State	4
						2	New Orleans	3													1	South Alabama	11	x
						4	Arkansas State	6													4	Arkansas State	6	x
	3	SW Louisiana	10													4	Arkansas State	8
	4	Arkansas State	13								2	New Orleans	8			2	New Orleans	7
						6	Tex.-Pan American	3			6	Tex.-Pan American	6
						5	Jacksonville	2

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Arkansas State University	13-10	University of Southwestern Louisiana
Game 2	University of New Orleans	8-2	Jacksonville University
Game 3	University of South Alabama	13-2	University of Texas-Pan American
Game 4	University of Texas-Pan American	3-2	Jacksonville University	Jacksonville eliminated
Game 5	Arkansas State University	6-3	University of New Orleans
Game 6	University of South Alabama	13-3	University of Southwestern Louisiana	Southwestern Louisiana eliminated
Game 7	University of New Orleans	8-6	University of Texas-Pan American	Texas-Pan American eliminated
Game 8	University of South Alabama	15-4	Arkansas State University
Game 9	Arkansas State University	8-7	University of New Orleans	New Orleans eliminated
Game 10	University of South Alabama	11-6	Arkansas State University	South Alabama advances to NCAA tournament