2017 Sun Belt Conference Tournament

The 2017 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held May 25 - 28 in Statesboro, GA. Due to inclement weather, the first day of the tournament had been canceled. The format was then changed to a single-elimination. #3 University of South Alabama defeated #5 Georgia Southern University for the title. Infielder Brendan Donovan of South Alabama was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Coastal Carolina University	22-7-1	Gary Gilmore
2	University of Texas at Arlington	20-10	Darin Thomas
3	University of South Alabama	22-8	Mark Calvi
4	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	19-10-1	Tony Robichaux
5	Georgia Southern University	18-12	Rodney Hennon
6	Troy University	16-14	Mark Smartt
7	Arkansas State University	13-16	Tommy Raffo
8	Texas State University	13-17	Ty Harrington
9	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	11-18	Chris Curry
10	Georgia State University	10-20	Greg Frady

Results

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Coastal Carolina	5
	8	Texas State	7
						8	Texas State	5
						5	Georgia Southern	11
	4	Louisiana-Lafayette	6
	5	Georgia Southern	7
											5	Georgia Southern	6
											3	South Alabama	7
	2	Texas-Arlington	2
	7	Arkansas State	4
						7	Arkansas State	2
						3	South Alabama	4
	3	South Alabama	9
	6	Troy	1

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 25
Game 1	Arkansas State University	21-4 (7)	Georgia State University	Georgia State eliminated
Game 2	Texas State University	3-2	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	Arkansas Little Rock eliminated
May 26
Game 3	University of South Alabama	9-1	Troy University	Troy eliminated
Game 4	Arkansas State University	4-2	University of Texas at Arlington	Texas-Arlington eliminated
Game 5	Texas State University	7-5	Coastal Carolina University	Coastal Carolina eliminated
Game 6	Georgia Southern University	7-6 (11)	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Louisiana Lafayette eliminated
May 27
Game 7	University of South Alabama	4-2	Arkansas State University	Arkansas State eliminated
Game 8	Georgia Southern University	11-5	Texas State University	Texas State eliminated
May 28
Game 9	University of South Alabama	7-6 (10)	Georgia Southern University	South Alabama advances to NCAA tournament