2019 Sun Belt Conference softball tournament

2019 Sun Belt Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Bobcat Softball Complex San Marcos, Texas
Champions	Louisiana (15 title)
Winning coach	Gerry Glasco (1 title)
MVP	Alyssa Dalton ((Louisiana))
Television	ESPN+

2019 Sun Belt Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 17 Louisiana  ‍†‍‡‍^y	25	–	0		1.000			52	–	6		.897
Troy  ‍‍‍	19	–	8		.704			37	–	20		.649
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍	17	–	10		.630			36	–	27		.571
Texas State  ‍‍‍	16	–	10		.615			29	–	25		.537
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	13	–	13		.500			31	–	25		.554
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍	13	–	14		.481			39	–	21		.650
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	9	–	17		.346			23	–	28		.451
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			14	–	42		.250
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	7	–	20		.259			18	–	31		.367
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	5	–	22		.185			8	–	46		.148
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 14, 2019[1] Rankings from NFCA

The 2019 Sun Belt Conference softball tournament was held at the Bobcat Softball Complex on the campus of the Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, from May 8 to May 11, 2019. The tournament used a double-elimination format for the tournament as in past years. Louisiana, the winner of the tournament, earned the Sun Belt Conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2]

Seeding

In a change from previous years, 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, with the bottom four seeds competing in a play-in round. The remaining four teams then played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament. The winner of each bracket played each other in the championship final.

Results

Play-in round

Wednesday, May 8

Team	R
#7 Georgia Southern	1
#6 Coastal Carolina	2
Notes: GASO Eliminated

Wednesday, May 8

Team	R
#8 Louisiana-Monroe	2
#5 Appalachian State	0
Notes: APST Eliminated

Tournament

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
						2	Troy	2
	6	Coastal Carolina	5			6	Coastal Carolina	4
	3	UT Arlington	4								6	Coastal Carolina	2
											1	Louisiana	5
						1	Louisiana	4
	8	Louisiana-Monroe	0			4	Texas State	3
	4	Texas State	4
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
																6	Coastal Carolina	0
											8	Louisiana-Monroe	5			1	Louisiana	1
						8	Louisiana-Monroe	3^10			3	UT-Arlington	2
						2	Troy	0

Notes

• Louisiana's championship victory is their 15th Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championships, their 1st with Glasco as head coach, and marks their 12th 50-win season

References

1. "Softball". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
2. "2019 Sun Belt Conference Softball Championship". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved May 11, 2019.