2013 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament

August 2023 2013 Sun Belt Conference 8 Double-elimination M. L. Tigue Moore Field Lafayette, LA Florida Atlantic 1st John McCormack 1st Brendon Sanger Florida Atlantic ESPN3/CSS The 2013 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held at M. L. Tigue Moore Field on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Lafayette, Louisiana, from May 22 to May 26, 2013. The tournament returned to the double-elimination format used prior to the two year experiment with pool play in 2011 and 2012. Florida Atlantic won their first tournament championship and earned the Sun Belt Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Florida Atlantic joined the conference in 2006, and left for Conference USA after the 2013 season.https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2013-02-22/2013-division-i-baseball-conference-championship-central Conference Championship Central ncaa.com May 1, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130423084353/http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2013-02-22/2013-division-i-baseball-conference-championship-central April 23, 2013 dead mdy-allhttp://www.sunbeltsports.org/CHAMPIONSHIPS/2012-2013Championships/Spring/Baseball.aspx Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship May 2, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130509082846/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/CHAMPIONSHIPS/2012-2013Championships/Spring/Baseball.aspx May 9, 2013 dead mdy-allhttp://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/05/top_seeded_troy_eliminated_fro.html al.com May 24, 2013 Top-seeded Troy eliminated from Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament August 4, 2013http://www.wtvy.com/sports/headlines/Florida-Atlantic-Claims-First-Ever-Sun-Belt-Baseball-Tournament-Title-209022301.html Florida Atlantic Claims First-Ever Sun Belt Baseball Tournament Title May 26, 2013 Matt Harris wtvy.com August 4, 2013http://www.sunbeltsports.org/SPORTS/MensSports/Baseball/Article/tabid/732/article/20234/Florida-Atlantic-Claims-First-Ever-Sun-Belt-Baseball-Tournament-Title.aspx Sun Belt Conference Florida Atlantic Claims First-Ever Sun Belt Baseball Tournament Title May 26, 2013 January 15, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140116111252/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/SPORTS/MensSports/Baseball/Article/tabid/732/article/20234/Florida-Atlantic-Claims-First-Ever-Sun-Belt-Baseball-Tournament-Title.aspx January 16, 2014 dead mdy-all Seeding The top eight teams (based on conference results) from the conference earned invites to the tournament. The teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage before playing a two bracket, double-elimination tournament. The winner of each bracket then played a championship final. Troy claimed the top seed over South Alabama and Louisiana–Lafayette earned the third seed over Western Kentucky by tiebreaker.http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/05/troy_top_seed_south_alabama_no.html Troy top seed, South Alabama No. 2 in Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament May 18, 2013 al.com August 3, 2013 Team W L Pct. GB Seed 2013 Troy Trojans Troy 20 10 .667 – 1 2013 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 20 10 .667 – 2 Louisiana–Lafayette 19 11 .633 1 3 Florida Atlantic 19 11 .633 1 4 2013 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky 16 14 .533 4 5 2013 FIU Golden Panthers FIU 14 17 .452 6.5 6 2013 Arkansas–Little Rock Arkansas–Little Rock 13 18 .419 7.5 7 2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State 12 18 .400 8 8 2013 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee 11 19 .366 9 – Louisiana–Monroe 7 23 .233 13 – Results y 2 1 2013 Troy Trojans Troy 3 8 2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State 2 4 Florida Atlantic 5 5 2013 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky 4 8 Arkansas State 10 5 Western Kentucky 4 3 Louisiana–Lafayette 9 6 2013 FIU Golden Panthers FIU 6 2 2013 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 10 7 2013 Arkansas–Little Rock Arkansas–Little Rock 2 6 FIU 4 7 Arkansas-Little Rock 3 1 Troy 1 4 Florida Atlantic 3 1 Troy 2 8 Arkansas State 3 3 Louisiana-Lafayette 9 2 South Alabama 2 2 South Alabama 7 6 FIU 6 4 Florida Atlantic 5 — 8 Arkansas State 4 — 3 Louisiana Lafayette 12 — 2 South Alabama 2 — 4 Florida Atlantic 16 3 Louisiana Lafayette 8 All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Name School Logan Pierce Troy Edwin Rios FIU John Koch Arkansas State Alex Potts Arkansas State Anthony Izzio South Alabama Nick Zaharion South Alabama Dex Kjerstad Louisiana–Lafayette Austin Robichaux Louisiana–Lafayette Jace Conrad Louisiana–Lafayette Ryan Wilson Louisiana–Lafayette Hugh Adams Florida Atlantic Mark Nelson Florida Atlantic Geoff Jimenez Florida Atlantic Most Outstanding Player Brendon Sanger was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Sanger played for Florida Atlantic. References Category:Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament Tournament Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament Category:College baseball tournaments in Louisiana Category:Sports competitions in Lafayette, Louisiana Category:Baseball in Lafayette, Louisiana