New Orleans, La. (WBTW) — Coastal Carolina baseball received the No. 5 seed in next week’s 2019 Sun Belt Baseball Championship, the league office announced today. The conference championship tournament will be hosted by Coastal Carolina University at Springs Brooks Stadium from May 21-26.
The Chants will open up its postseason tournament slate on Wednesday, May 22, at 4 p.m. ET versus the No. 4-seeded UT Arlington Mavericks (31-24, 17-12 Sun Belt).
Coastal finished second in the East Division at 15-13 in conference play. With their win in the regular-season finale over Appalachian State on Saturday, the Chants finished with the fifth-best record in the Sun Belt overall.
For the fifth-straight season, the Chanticleers have posted 30 or more wins, as Coastal enters the tournament at 30-23-1 overall on the season.
All-Tournament Passes and single-game tickets for the 2019 Sun Belt Baseball Championship can be purchased online at www.GoCCUsports.com or at the Springs Brooks Stadium ticket window on game days.
Below is the full tournament schedule and overall seedings:
2019 Sun Belt Baseball Championship Schedule
Tuesday, May 21 (Single-elimination)
Game 1: 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+) – No. 7 South Alabama vs. No. 10 ULM
Game 2: 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) – No. 8 Louisiana vs. No. 9 Appalachian State
Wednesday, May 22 (Double-elimination)
Game 3: 9:00 a.m. (ESPN+) – No. 3 Little Rock vs. No. 6 Troy
Game 4: 12:30 p.m. (ESPN+) – No. 2 Georgia Southern vs. 1st Round Winner (High Seed)
Game 5: 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) – No. 4 UT Arlington vs. No. 5 Coastal Carolina
Game 6: 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) – No. 1 Texas State vs. 1st Round Winner (Low Seed)
Thursday, May 23
Game 7: 9:00 a.m. (ESPN+) – Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
Game 8: 12:30 p.m. (ESPN+) – Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6
Game 9: 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4
Game 10: 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6
Friday, May 24
Game 11: 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+) – Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 9
Game 12: 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) – Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 10
Saturday, May 25
Game 13: 9:00 a.m. (ESPN+) – Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 11
Game 14: 12:30 p.m. (ESPN+) – Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 12
*Game 15: 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) – Winner Game 13 vs. Loser Game 13 (if necessary)
#Game 16: 7:30 p.m. ^ (ESPN+) – Winner Game 14 vs. Loser Game 14 (if necessary)
Sunday, May 26 (Championship Game)
Championship: 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) – Winner take all
* Game 15 is necessary if the winner of Game 11 also wins Game 13.
# Game 16 is necessary if the winner of Game 12 also wins Game 14.
^ If Game 15 is not necessary and Game 16 is necessary, Game 16 shall begin 75 minutes after the conclusion of Game 14.
All times are Eastern and Subject to Change
2019 Baseball Championship seeds and Sun Belt records
1. Texas State (36-18, 20-10) – West Division Champions
2. Georgia Southern (32-23, 18-12) – East Division Champions
3. Little Rock (28-26, 18-11)
4. UT Arlington (31-24, 17-12)
5. Coastal Carolina (30-23-1, 15-13)
6. Troy (29-27, 16-14) *
7. South Alabama (30-25, 16-14)
8. Louisiana (27-29, 15-15)
9. Appalachian State (22-30, 13-16)
10. ULM (24-29, 12-17)
* – Troy and South Alabama finished the regular season with identical 16-14 conference records. Troy earned the No. 6 seed based on its series win, head-to-head, over South Alabama. Troy claimed two of the three games in the season-ending series.