Three Teams Fighting for Last Two SBC Tournament Berths
Here are the scores from Friday night in the Sun Belt
Georgia Southern 4, Georgia State 3
Texas State 4, UT Arlington 1
Arkansas State 4, UALR 3 (14 innings)
Louisiana at ULM Postponed. DH Saturday at 11am
Troy at South Alabama Postponed DH Saturday at 3pm.
Not much got decided thanks to the rain outs. Troy needs a doubleheader sweep Saturday (or one win plus a rainout) to win the Sun Belt and the #1 seed. Troy can finish no lower than third. South Alabama will be the #1 seed with a win.
Louisiana can finish second with a Troy doubleheader loss and a UL doubleheader win. A doubleheader win would mean no worse than the #3 seed. The Cajuns can also be #3 with a split of their DH AND a Georgia State win over Georgia Southern. A Georgia Southern win combined with a UL split would make the Cajuns the #4 seed. They could be the #5 seed with a doubleheader loss and a Georgia State win over Georgia Southern. Georgia Southern is the #5 seed with a loss plus one UL win. Georgia Southern is the #4 seed with a win and a UL sweep. Georgia Southern clinches at least the #4 seed with a win over Georgia State. They can get the #3 seed with a win and a UL split.
Georgia State can finish no worse than 5th. They finish fourth with a win over Georgia Southern and can finish third with a win and a UL doubleheader loss.
UT Arlington is the #6 seed with a win. They are the #7 seed with a loss plus one loss by ULM. They are the #8 seed with a loss and a doubleheader sweep by ULM. Texas State is the #6 seed with a win. They are the #7 seed with a loss and a ULM split or doubleheader loss. They are eighth with a loss and a ULM sweep of UL.
ULM is the #7 seed with a doubleheader sweep and a Texas State win. They are the #8 seed with a doubleheader split, a Texas State win and an Arkansas State loss. They are eliminated with a split and an Arkansas State win, and are eliminated if they get swept.
Arkansas State is the #8 seed with a win and one ULM loss. They are the #7 seed with a win, one ULM loss and a Texas State loss.
UALR can be the #8 seed with a win over Arkansas State, combined with a ULM doubleheader loss.
Of course, these scenarios are assuming all games are played. If there are rainouts, more crazy things are possible.