2013 SBC Tournament bracket
MOBILE, Ala. – The 18th-ranked University of South Alabama baseball team will compete as the No. 2 seed at this year’s Sun Belt Conference Championship, held at M.L. “Tigue” Moore Field in Lafayette, La.
USA (40-16, 20-10 SBC) will open the tournament against No. 7 UALR (28-16, 13-17 SBC) at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 22.
The Jags and Troy split the regular-season championship, but the Trojans earned the No. 1 seed through the tie-breaking process. South Alabama boasts more SBC Tournament wins than any other current or former member, and is 78-50 all-time in the tournament.
South Alabama swept a three-game series from UALR earlier this season at Stanky Field. The Jaguars are 2-1 in SBC Tournament games against UALR, after splitting a pair of games in the 2001 tournament. USA shut out UALR 8-0 in 2000, which marked the first time the schools met in the postseason.
South Alabama will be paired with UALR, Florida International and Louisiana at Lafayette in the tournament, while Troy, Florida Atlantic, Western Kentucky and Arkansas State will compete in the opposite side of the bracket.
For more information about South Alabama athletics, check back with www.usajaguars.com, and follow the Jaguars at www.twitter.com/USAJaguarSports. Season tickets for all Jaguar athletic events can be purchased by calling (251) 461-1USA (1872).
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Sun Belt Conference Championship Seeds
1. Troy (39-16, 20-10 SBC)
2. South Alabama (40-16, 20-10 SBC)
3. Louisiana-Lafayette (38-17, 19-11 SBC)*
4. Florida Atlantic (35-20, 19-11 SBC)
5. WKU (28-27, 16-14 SBC)
6. FIU (25-30, 13-17 SBC)**
7. UALR (28-26, 13-17 SBC)
8. Arkansas State (26-29, 12-18)
* - Louisiana-Lafayette went 2-1 against Florida Atlantic in the season series; therefore earns the No. 3 seed over the Owls
** - FIU went 2-1 against UALR in the season series; therefore, FIU is awarded the No. 6 seed over UALR.
2013 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Schedule
Wednesday, May 22
Game 1: 9:00 a.m. No. 4 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 5 WKU
Game 2: 12:30 p.m. No. 1 Troy vs. No. 8 Arkansas State
Game 3: 4:00 p.m. No. 2 South Alabama vs. No. 7 UALR
Game 4: 7:30 p.m. No. 3 Louisiana-Lafayette vs. No. 6 FIU
Thursday, May 23
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 24
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 25
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 26
Game 13: 1:00 p.m. Winner Game 11/13 vs. Winner Game 12/14 (Sun Belt Network)
