2024 Sun Belt Conference Tournament

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The 2024 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held May 21-26 at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, AL. #2 University of Southern Mississippi defeated #5 Georgia Southern University for the title. Colby Allen of Southern Miss was named Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 23-7 Matt Deggs
2 University of Southern Mississippi 20-10 Christian Ostrander
3 Troy University 18-12 Skylar Meade
4 James Madison University 17-13 Marlin Ikenberry
5 Georgia Southern University 17-13 Rodney Hennon
6 Appalachian State University 16-13-1 Kermit Smith
7 Coastal Carolina University 16-14 Gary Gilmore
8 Old Dominion University 15-15 Chris Finwood
9 University of South Alabama 14-16 Mark Calvi
10 Georgia State University 13-17 Brad Stromdahl

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                           
1  Lou.-Lafayette 3  
8  Old Dominion 7  
  8  Old Dominion 6  
  5  Georgia Southern 8  
4  James Madison 4
5  Georgia Southern 12  
  5  Georgia Southern 7 x  
 
  4  James Madison 1 x  
1  Lou.-Lafayette 9  
4  James Madison 10  
  8  Old Dominion 5
  4  James Madison 15  
  5  Georgia Southern 11 x x
  2  Southern Miss 14 x x
2  Southern Miss 5  
7  Coastal Carolina 0  
  2  Southern Miss 6
  3  Troy 5  
3  Troy 6
6  Appalachian St. 5  
  2  Southern Miss 7 x
 
  6  Appalachian St. 5 x  
7  Coastal Carolina 3  
6  Appalachian St. 6  
  3  Troy 6
  6  Appalachian St. 10  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 21
Game 1 Coastal Carolina University 5-1 Georgia State University Georgia State eliminated
Game 2 Old Dominion University 3-2 University of South Alabama South Alabama eliminated
May 22
Game 3 Troy University 6-5 Appalachian State University
Game 4 University of Southern Mississippi 5-0 Coastal Carolina University
Game 5 Old Dominion University 7-3 University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Game 6 Georgia Southern University 12-4 James Madison University
May 23
Game 7 Appalachian State University 6-3 Coastal Carolina University Coastal Carolina eliminated
Game 8 James Madison University 10-9 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Louisiana-Lafayette eliminated
Game 9 University of Southern Mississippi 6-5 Troy University
Game 10 Georgia Southern University 8-6 Old Dominion University
May 24
Game 11 Appalachian State University 10-6 Troy University Troy eliminated
Game 12 James Madison University 15-5 (8) Old Dominion University Old Dominion eliminated
May 25
Game 13 University of Southern Mississippi 7-5 Appalachian State University Appalachian State eliminated
Game 14 Georgia Southern University 7-1 James Madison University James Madison eliminated
May 26
Championship University of Southern Mississippi 14-11 Georgia Southern University Southern Mississippi advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • Colby Allen, Southern Miss
  • Billy Oldham, Southern Miss
  • Nick Monistere, Southern Miss
  • Billy Oldham, 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
  • CJ Boyd, App State
  • Maverick Stallings, Old Dominion
  • Jacob Gomez, Old Dominion