Baseball
The Sun Belt Conference has sponsored an annual baseball tournament to determine the conference winner since 1978. South Alabama has won the most championships, at 11.
School | Tourney Titles | Title Years |
---|---|---|
South Alabama | 11 | 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005 |
New Orleans | 3 | 1978, 1979, 2007 |
South Florida | 3 | 1982, 1986, 1990 |
FIU | 2 | 1999, 2010 |
Lamar | 2 | 1993, 1995 |
Middle Tennessee | 2 | 2003, 2009 |
WKU | 2 | 2004, 2008 |
Alabama–Birmingham | 1 | 1991 |
Arkansas–Little Rock | 1 | 2011 |
Arkansas State | 1 | 1994 |
Jacksonville | 1 | 1989 |
Southwestern Louisiana | 1 | 1998 |
Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 2012 |
New Mexico State | 1 | 2002 |
Old Dominion | 1 | 1985 |
Troy | 1 | 2006 |
Virginia Commonwealth | 1 | 1988 |
- Teams in bold represent current conference members.
Season | Regular Season Champion | Tournament Champion |
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1978 | New Orleans | New Orleans |
1979 | New Orleans | New Orleans |
1980 | South Alabama | South Alabama |
1981 | South Alabama | South Alabama |
1982 | South Florida | South Florida |
1983 | South Alabama | South Alabama |
1984 | South Alabama | South Alabama |
1985 | Old Dominion | Old Dominion |
1986 | South Florida | South Florida |
1987 | South Alabama | South Alabama |
1988 | Virginia Commonwealth | Virginia Commonwealth |
1989 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville |
1990 | South Florida | South Florida |
1991 | Alabama–Birmingham | Alabama–Birmingham |
1992 | South Alabama | South Alabama |
1993 | Lamar | Lamar |
1994 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State |
1995 | Jacksonville | Lamar |
1996 | South Alabama | South Alabama |
1997 | Southwestern Louisiana | South Alabama |
1998 | South Alabama | Southwestern Louisiana |
1999 | South Alabama | Florida International |
2000 | New Orleans | South Alabama |
2001 | Middle Tennessee South Alabama |
South Alabama |
2002 | South Alabama | New Mexico State |
2003 | South Alabama | Middle Tennessee |
2004 | Middle Tennessee South Alabama |
WKU |
2005 | Louisiana–Lafayette | South Alabama |
2006 | Troy | Troy |
2007 | Louisiana–Lafayette | New Orleans |
2008 | Louisiana–Monroe | WKU |
2009 | Middle Tennessee WKU |
Middle Tennessee |
2010 | Florida Atlantic Louisiana–Lafayette |
Florida International |
2011 | Troy | Arkansas–Little Rock |
2012 | Florida Atlantic |
Louisiana–Monroe |
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