Teams in sunbelt conference9/10/2023 Regular-season champion Coastal Carolina led all programs with four All-Sun Belt First Team honorees and seven overall selections.Īll 10 programs that qualified for the Sun Belt Baseball Championship are currently listed among the Top 100 of the RPI. Those top three teams-in both the RPI and the conference standings-combined to claim 14-of-28 All-Sun Belt nods. 13 in the RPI-1-of-3 Sun Belt programs among the Top 35 and 1-of-5 among the Top 70. The Chanticleers won each of their 10 conference series this season and have won 16-straight conference series dating back to the 2022 campaign.Ĭoastal Carolina enters the 2023 Guardian Credit Union Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship presented by Troy University at No. Gilmore guided Coastal Carolina to a 37-17 record, including a Sun Belt-leading 23-7 mark in conference play to earn the regular-season title for the third time in program history (2017, 2018 & 2023). Tighe embodies the on and off field principles that late Louisiana head coach Tony Robichaux preached to his players and community, making him the ideal inaugural recipient of the Tony Robichaux Leadership Award. He has also taken on a formal leadership role as the program’s student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC) representative on campus. Tighe has used that influence to ensure that both academic and athletic success remain important to the entire Georgia Southern baseball team. The Dalton, Ga., native is well-respected amongst his peers-serving as a team leader on and off the field. Senior catcher and outfielder Tighe appeared in 45-of-55 games for the Eagles this season, hitting. Defensively, he picked off three runners and caught 14 stealing-both among the Top 5 in the conference. 614 slugging percentage, 16 doubles and 55 runs scored. Hall is also a semifinalist for the 2023 Dick Howser Trophy.įreshman catcher Bodine ranked among the Top 15 in the conference with a. The Zachary, La., product struck out 100-the second-most in the conference-while holding opponents to a conference-low. Junior right-handed pitcher Hall led the Sun Belt with 11 wins and a 2.45 ERA over a conference-high 88.0 innings pitched. The Vicksburg, Miss., native-who came to Troy via Mississippi State and Chipola College-is also a semifinalist for the 2023 Dick Howser Trophy. 794 slugging percentage, while ranking among the Top 10 in the conference with 63 runs scored and a. Redshirt sophomore outfielder Lewis paced the Sun Belt with 28 home runs, 78 RBI, 154 total bases and a. Troy’s Lewis was named the Sun Belt Baseball Player and Newcomer of the Year, Southern Miss’ Hall was selected as the Pitcher of the Year, Coastal Carolina’s Bodine was tabbed as the Freshman of the Year, Georgia Southern’s Tighe was the inaugural recipient of the Tony Robichaux Leadership Award and Coastal Carolina’s Gilmore was honored as the Ron Maestri Coach of the Year. The conference office also announced the 2023 Baseball All-Sun Belt Teams on Monday. Story Links NEW ORLEANS – Following a vote of the conference’s 14 head coaches, Troy’s Shane Lewis, Southern Miss’ Tanner Hall, Coastal Carolina’s Caden Bodine, Georgia Southern’s JP Tighe and Coastal Carolina’s Gary Gilmore received the Sun Belt Conference’s baseball postseason honors.
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