SBC Championship Baseball Tournament Field Is Set

by, Joshua Flanagan

NEW ORLEANS – Texas State clinched a spot in the Sun Belt Conference Championship Tournament last weekend and ensured the fifth seed this past weekend with two wins at UT Arlington. Now the Bobcats are set for a 4 p.m. meeting against No. 4 Troy on Wednesday and will face either No. 1 UL Lafayette or No. 8 Arkansas State after that.

This tournament field marks the first time since 2010 that all eight seeds have .500 or better overall winning percentages from the regular season. For SBC Championship Central, click here.

The double-elimination tournament begins play on Wednesday, May 25 at 9 a.m. CST and will be conducted over five days culminating with the championship game on Sunday, May 29 at 1 p.m. CST. The first four games of the championship will be available via webstream on www.sunbeltsports.org. The remaining games, including Sunday’s championship, will be aired live on ESPN3 and will be available on the WatchESPN app.

Championship festivities get underway Tuesday night with Championship Family Night, a celebration of this season’s accomplishments both on and off the field for the student-athletes in attendance. There will be a home run derby, autograph session and much more for those in attendance.

The full seeding for the tournament is as follows:

1. UL Lafayette (37-19, 21-9 SBC)
2. South Alabama (38-18, 21-9 SBC)
3. Little Rock (26-26, 17-13 SBC)
4. Troy (32-24, 17-13 SBC)
5. Texas State (30-26, 16-14 SBC)
6. Georgia Southern (33-23, 16-14 SBC)
7. UT Arlington (29-26, 15-15 SBC)
8. Arkansas State (27-27, 13-17 SBC)

The tournament will open on Wednesday with a 9 a.m. game between No. 3 Little Rock and No. 6 Georgia Southern. The No. 2/No. 7 matchup will be next with South Alabama facing UT Arlington at 12:30 p.m., then the Bobcats face off against Troy at 4 p.m. The final game of the day will be between No. 1 UT Arlington and No. 8 Arkansas State at 7:30 p.m.

For the full bracket, click here. The set schedule, barring any weather concerns, is as follows:

Wednesday, May 25

Game 1: – 9:00 a.m. – No. 6 Georgia Southern vs. No. 3 Little Rock

Game 2: – 12:30 p.m. – No. 7 UT Arlington vs. No. 2 South Alabama

Game 3: – 4:00 p.m. – No. 4 Troy vs. No. 5 Texas State

Game 4: – 7:30 p.m. – No. 8 Arkansas State vs. No. 1 UL Lafayette

Thursday, May 26

Game 5: – 9:00 a.m. – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2

Game 6: – 12:30 p.m. – Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4

Game 7: – 4:00 p.m. – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2

Game 8: – 7:30 p.m. – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4

Friday, May 27

Game 9: – 3:00 p.m. – Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7

Game 10: – 6:30 p.m. – Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8

Saturday, May 28

Game 11: – 9:00 a.m. – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9

Game 12: – 12:30 p.m. – Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10

Game 13: – 4:00 p.m. – *Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11

Game 14: – 7:30 p.m. – #Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12

* Game 13 is necessary if the winner of Game 9 also wins Game 11.

# Game 14 is necessary if the winner of Game 10 also wins Game 12.

Championship Sunday, May 29

Game 13: – 1:00 p.m. – Winner Game 11/13 vs. Winner Game 12/14

For tickets to the Sun Belt Conference Championship Tournament, click here. Continue to follow Texas State Baseball throughout the week at www.txstatebobcats.com and on Twitter @TXStateBaseball.