South Alabama earns 5-seed, Troy 6 for Sun Belt baseball tournament

Cameron Tissue, left, Tyler Lehrmann and South Alabama are the No. 5 seed for the Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament, which begins Tuesday in Montgomery. (Mike Kittrell/AL.com)
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South Alabama earned the No. 5 seed and a first-round bye for the Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament, which begins Tuesday at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery.

The defending champion Jaguars (31-22) face No. 4 Louisiana (33-21) at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the first day of double-elimination action. The Ragin’ Cajuns took two of three from USA during the regular season.

Troy (31-23) is the No. 6 seed and meets No. 3 Coastal Carolina (34-17-1) at 9 a.m. Wednesday. The Chanticleers swept the Trojans during the regular season.

Texas State (44-11) is the No. 1 seed after putting up a 26-4 Sun Belt record this season, while Georgia Southern (38-17) is the No. 2 seed. The Bobcats and Eagles await winners from Tuesday’s single-elimination round to determine their Wednesday opponents.

No. 7 Georgia State (30-26) meets No. 10 Louisiana-Monroe (19-34-1) in the first elimination game at 3 p.m. Tuesday. No. 8 Little Rock (24-26) follows vs. No. 9 Appalachian State (19-32).

Double-elimination action continues Thursday and Friday, with the championship game set for 1 p.m. Sunday, May 29. All tournament games will stream live via ESPN+.

2022 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament

At Riverwalk Stadium, Montgomery

All games streamed via ESPN+

All times Central

Tuesday, May 24 (single elimination)

Game 1: No. 7 Georgia State (30-26) vs. No. 10 ULM (19-34-1), 3 p.m.

Game 2: No. 8 Little Rock (24-26) vs. No. 9 Appalachian State (19-32), 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 25 (begin double elimination)

Game 3: No. 3 Coastal Carolina (34-17-1) vs. No. 6 Troy (31-23), 9 a.m.

Game 4: No. 2 Georgia Southern (38-17) vs. TBD, 12:30 p.m.

Game 5: No. 4 Louisiana (33-21) vs. No. 5 South Alabama (31-22), 4 p.m.

Game 6: No. 1 Texas State (44-11) vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 26

Game 7: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 9 a.m.

Game 8: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 12:30 p.m.

Game 9: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 4 p.m.

Game 10: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, May 27

Game 11: Loser Game 9 vs. Winner Game 7, 3 p.m.

Game 12: Loser Game 10 vs. Winner Game 8, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 28

Game 13: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 11, 9 a.m.

Game 14: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 12, 12:30 p.m.

Game 15 (if necessary), 4 p.m.

Game 16 (if necessary), 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 29

Championship game, 1 p.m.

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