Sunbelt Recap For Week 5

By Doug Kyle

Standings (SBC games only)

3-0 Southern Miss— beat Alabama 9-7, swept Marshall 8-4, 2-1 (14), 2-1 (14), now 14-6. Looking ahead: 3/19 vs. Ole Miss in Pearl, MS, 3/22-3/24 at Georgia Southern (SBC)

3-0 Georgia State— lost to South Carolina 4-3, swept South Alabama 8-3, 10-7, 11-1 (8), now 11-9. Looking ahead: 3/19 vs. Georgia Tech, 3/22-3/24 vs. ULM (SBC)

2-1 Coastal Carolina— beat Wake Forest 17-9, won two out of three against James Madison 12-1 (7), 4-7, 11-10 (13), now 17-3. Looking ahead: 3/19 at NC State, 3/22-3/24 at App State (SBC)

2-1 Troy— lost to Auburn 8-2, won two out of three against ULM, 7-1, 4-8, 6-4, now 14-7. Looking ahead: 3/19 at UAB, 3/22-3/24 vs. South Alabama (SBC)

2-1 Old Dominion—  split with Princeton 8-10, 12-1, won two of three against Georgia Southern 11-1 (8), 11-1 (7), 1-2, now 12-8. Looking ahead: 3/19 vs. Richmond at Norfolk, VA, 3/22-3/24 at Louisiana (SBC)

2-1 Louisiana— beat Louisiana Tech 9-5, won two out of three against Arkansas State 8-11, 7-6, 8-5, now 11-8. Looking ahead: 3/19 vs. Southern, 3/20 vs. McNeese, 3/22-3/24 vs. Old Dominion (SBC)

2-1 Texas State— beat Tarleton State 2-1, beat HCU 12-6, won two of three against App State 3-2, 17-7 (7), 2-3, now 11-9. Looking ahead: 3/19 vs. UTSA, 3/22-3/24 at James Madison (SBC)

1-2 App State— beat Queens 14-5, won one out of three against Texas State 2-3, 7-17 (7), 3-2, now 12-6. Looking ahead: 3/19 vs. Queens, 3/22-3/24 vs. Coastal Carolina (SBC)

1-2 James Madison— split with Niagara 2-1, 5-8, won one out of three against Coastal Carolina 1-12 (8), 7-4, 10-11 (13), now 13-7. Looking ahead: 3/19 at Maryland, 3/22-3/24 vs. Texas State (SBC)

1-2 Louisiana Monroe/ULM— lost to Ole Miss 5-3, won one out of three against Troy 1-7, 8-4, 4-6, now 12-8. Looking ahead: 3/19 vs. Central Arkansas, 3/22-3/24 at Georgia State (SBC)

1-2 Arkansas State— lost to Little Rock 12-2, lost to Memphis 13-7, won one out of three against Louisiana 11-8, 6-7, 5-8, now 12-9. Looking ahead: 3/19 vs. Southern Illinois, 3/20 at Southern Illinois, 3/22-3/24 at Marshall (SBC)

1-2 Georgia Southern— beat Kenesaw State 7-4, won one of three against Old Dominion, 1-11 (8), 1-11 (7), 2-1, now 9-10. Looking ahead: 3/19 vs. College of Charleston, 3/22-3/24 vs. Southern Miss (SBC)

0-3 South Alabama— beat Mississippi State 6-5, swept by Georgia State 8-3, 10-7, 11-1 (8), now 12-8. Looking ahead: 3/19 vs. Auburn in Montgomery, AL, 3/22-3/24 at Troy (SBC)

0-3 Marshall— lost to West Virginia 11-2, swept by Southern Miss 8-4, 2-1 (14), 2-1 (14), now 6-13. Looking ahead: 3/20 vs. West Virginia, 3/22-3/24 vs. Arkansas State (SBC)

Statistical Leaders (SBC games only)

Team Batting Average: Coastal Carolina= .313

Individual Batting Average: Daylan Pena-Texas State= .600

Team Home Runs: Coastal Carolina, App State= 9

Individual Home Runs: Daylan Pena-Texas State, Zack Beach-Coastal Carolina=3

Team Hits: Coastal Carolina=47

Individual Hits: Derek Bender-Coastal Carolina=8

Team RBI: Coastal Carolina=42

Individual RBI: Blake Barthol-Coastal Carolina, Zack Beach, Coastal Carolina=9

Team Stolen Bases: Texas State=7-7

Individual Stolen Bases: Taylor Schultz-Georgia State, Conor Higgs-Louisiana, Bryan Broussard, Jr.-Louisiana=3-3

Team ERA: Old Dominion= 1.50

Individual ERA: 16 tied with 3.0 or more innings =0.00

Team Strikeouts: South Alabama=33

Individual Strikeouts: Dante Chirico-App State, Jaden Kinsler-James Madison=11

Team Runs Scored: Coastal Carolina=44

Individual Runs Scored: Riley Eikhoff-Coastal Carolina, Collin Welch-App State=8

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