2025 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 10 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Coastal Carolina (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Kevin Schnall (1st title) |
| MVP | Caden Bodine (Coastal Carolina) |
| Television | ESPN+ |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Coastal Carolina †‡y | 26 | – | 4 | .867 | 51 | – | 11 | .823 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Southern Miss y | 24 | – | 6 | .800 | 47 | – | 16 | .746 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | 39 | – | 21 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | 33 | – | 26 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | 27 | – | 31 | .466 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | 22 | – | 31 | .415 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | 26 | – | 28 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | 27 | – | 31 | .466 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 28 | – | 31 | .475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 23 | – | 31 | .426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | 23 | – | 28 | .451 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | 26 | – | 30 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | 17 | – | 38 | .309 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | 22 | – | 33 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 1, 2025[1] Rankings from D1Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama from May 20 to May 25.[2] The tournament used a double-elimination format as in past years. The winner of the tournament, will earn the Sun Belt Conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
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
Play-in round
| Team | R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| #10 Appalachian State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #7 Texas State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: Appalachian State eliminated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Georgia Southern | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #8 Arkansas State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: Arkansas State eliminated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Double-elimination round
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Georgia Southern | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Marshall | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Marshall | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Louisiana | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | - | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Marshall | 1 | - | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Georgia Southern | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Louisiana | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Marshall | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Louisiana | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Miss | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Miss | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Texas State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Miss | 107 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Old Dominion | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Troy | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Old Dominion | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern Miss | 2 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Troy | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Troy | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Texas State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Troy | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Old Dominion | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Notes | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, May 20 | ||||||
| 1 | 3:00pm | No. 7 Texas State vs No. 10 App State | 3−0 | App State eliminated | [4] | |
| 2 | 6:30pm | No. 8 Arkansas State vs No. 9 Georgia Southern | 13−8 | Arkansas State eliminated | [5] | |
| Wednesday, May 21 | ||||||
| 3 | 9:00am | No. 3 Troy vs No. 6 Old Dominion | 4−2 | [6] | ||
| 4 | 12:30pm | No. 2 Southern Miss vs No. 7 Texas State | 9-1 | [7] | ||
| 5 | 4:00pm | No. 1 Coastal Carolina vs No. 9 Georgia Southern | 8−1 | [8] | ||
| 6 | 7:30pm | No. 4 Marshall vs No. 5 Louisiana | 9−5 | [9] | ||
| Thursday, May 22 | ||||||
| 7 | 9:00am | No. 3 Troy vs No. 7 Texas State | 4−2 | Texas State eliminated | [10] | |
| 8 | 12:30pm | No. 9 Georgia Southern vs No. 5 Louisiana | 4−5 | Georgia Southern eliminated | [11] | |
| 9 | 4:00pm | No. 6 Old Dominion vs No. 2 Southern Miss | 10−07 | [12] | ||
| 10 | 7:30pm | No. 1 Coastal Carolina vs No. 4 Marhsall | 4−2 | [13] | ||
| Friday, May 23 | ||||||
| 11 | 3:00pm | No. 6 Old Dominion vs No. 3 Troy | 4−9 | Old Dominion Eliminated | ||
| 12 | 6:30pm | No. 5 Louisiana vs No. 4 Marshall | 13−17 | Louisiana Eliminated | ||
| Saturday, May 24 | ||||||
| 13 | 9:00am | No. 3 Troy vs No. 2 Southern Miss | 1−2 | No. 3 Troy Eliminated | ||
| 14 | 12:30pm | No. 4 Marshall vs No. 1 Coastal Carolina | 6−1 | No. 4 Marshall eliminated | [14] | |
| 15 | 7:30pm | Game 10 Winner vs Game 12 Winner (if Necessary) | − | Elimination Game | ||
| Sunday, May 25 | ||||||
| 17 | 1:00pm | No. 2 Southern Miss vs No.1 Coastal Carolina | 7−5 | Coastal Carolina wins champiponsip | [15] | |
| *Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||||
All–Tournament Team
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Caden Bodine (MVP) | Coastal Carolina |
| Cameron Flukely | Coastal Carolina |
| Wells Sykes | Coastal Carolina |
| Juju Stevens | Georgia Southern |
| Luke Yuhasz | Louisiana |
| Jackson Halter | Marshall |
| Eddie Leon | Marshall |
| Maika Niu | Marshall |
| Matthew Adams | Southern Miss |
| Nick Monistere | Southern Miss |
| Ozzie Pratt | Southern Miss |
| Bryson Dudley | Texas State |
| Gryason Stewart | Troy |
References
- ^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Sun Belt Baseball Championship".
- ^ "Sun Belt Announces Changes to Baseball Regular Season, Championship Format; Future Championship Sites Named". Sun Belt Conference. November 11, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
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