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CHAMPIONSHIP TICKETS<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL<\/a><\/p>\n MONTGOMERY, Ala. \u2014\u00a0Three of four spots in Saturday\u2019s semifinals have been claimed by Louisiana, Southern Miss and Texas State, with in-state rivals South Alabama and Troy to square off for the final spot on Saturday morning.\u00a0 GAME 10 \u2013 No. 1 seed Southern Miss def. No. 4 seed Troy, 7-6 GAME 11 \u2013 No. 7 seed Louisiana def. No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina, 5-4 CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE Thursday, May 21 Saturday, May 23
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\nSouthern Miss advanced directly to Saturday\u2019s semifinals, while Louisiana staved off elimination in Friday play at the 2026 Sun Belt Baseball Championship presented by Troy University in Montgomery, Ala.\u00a0
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\nWeather forced the tournament to split sites at DABOS Park in Montgomery, Ala., and Riddle-Pace Field in Troy, Ala., a setup that will continue on semifinal Saturday.\u00a0
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\nNo. 5-seeded South Alabama and No. 4-seeded Troy will meet in an elimination game at 9:00 a.m. CT at DABOS Park, ahead of the first semifinal between No. 7-seeded Louisiana and No. 6-seeded Texas State at 10:00 a.m. CT at Riddle-Pace Field. No. 1-seeded Southern Miss will take on the winner of No. 5-seeded South Alabama and No. 4-seeded Troy at 12:30 p.m. CT at DABOS Park, with an if necessary game potentially being played at 1:30 p.m. CT at Riddle-Pace Field.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nA walk-off grand slam from sophomore third baseman Drey Barrett lifted Southern Miss directly into the Saturday\u2019s semifinal round at the Sun Belt Baseball Championship presented by Troy University with a 7-6 come-from-behind win over Troy in a weather-delayed matchup at DABOS Park.\u00a0
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\nA two-out, 368-foot blast over the fence and out of the stadium in left field from sophomore outfielder Houston Markham in the top of the second helped Troy seize control of the game early.\u00a0
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\nTrojans sophomore catcher Jimmy Janicki singled home a run in the top of the fifth and came around to score as part of a two-RBI single to left center from senior outfielder Drew Nelson that ran the Troy lead to 4-0.\u00a0\u00a0
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\nA two-out single by senior shortstop Aaron Piasecki followed by a two-out double to left center by redshirt senior third baseman Josh Pyne added a fifth Trojan tally in the top of the sixth, before Southern Miss finally lit up the scoreboard in the bottom half. Senior first baseman Matthew Russo reached via a leadoff double and Barrett sent a two-run bomb off the scoreboard in left center to narrow the gap to 5-2.\u00a0
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\nThe Trojans manufactured a small-ball run in the top of the eighth and carried that four-run edge, 6-2, into the bottom of the ninth. With one out and the bases loaded, Southern Miss junior outfielder Davis Gillespie drew a five-pitch walk to score a run and bring the go-ahead run to the plate.\u00a0
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\nAfter falling behind 3-0 in the count, Troy junior right-hander Cooper Ellingworth battled back to strike out Russo on nine pitches and bring the Golden Eagles down to their final out. Ellingworth worked ahead of Barrett 0-2, but Barrett delivered in the ultimate leverage situation with a no-doubt walk-off grand slam that cued the celebration for the Golden Eagle faithful.\u00a0
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\nBarrett\u2019s six-RBI day\u2014with two home runs\u2014proved to be the difference for Southern Miss. Junior right-handed Josh Och, who worked the top of the ninth for the Golden Eagles, earned the win in relief to run his record to 6-2 on the year.\u00a0
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\nNo. 4 seed Troy will face in-state rival No. 5 seed South Alabama in an elimination game at 9:00 a.m. CT on Saturday, May 23, at DABOS Park in Montgomery, Ala. The Trojans are 3-1 against the Jaguars on the year, including a victory in both teams\u2019 tournament opener. No. 1 seed Southern Miss will take on the morning victor in Saturday\u2019s semifinal at 12:30 p.m. CT at DABOS Park in Montgomery, Ala.<\/p>\n
\nPropelled by a four-run third inning, Louisiana held on to defeat Coastal Carolina, 5-4, in a weather-delayed contest at Riddle-Pace Field to earn a semifinal rematch with Texas State at the Sun Belt Baseball Championship presented by Troy University.\u00a0
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\nWith two-on and two-out in the top of the third, freshman catcher Colt Brown doubled off the wall in right to score two and then came around to score on a follow-up two-RBI single to right by junior third baseman Drew Markle. Ragin\u2019 Cajuns freshman shortstop Blaze Rodriguez scored from first on a two-out double to right center from junior outfielder Maddox Mandino in the top of the fourth to extend the Louisiana advantage to 5-0.\u00a0
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\nA leadoff double by Coastal Carolina junior third baseman Walker Mitchell, followed by an RBI double from sophomore outfielder Rex Watson and an RBI single through the left side of the infield by junior designated hitter Trace Mazon narrowed the margin to 5-2.\u00a0
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\nBack-to-back doubles by senior second baseman Blake Barthol and Mitchell opened the bottom of the eighth\u2014before Mazon singled to left center to pull the Chanticleers within a run, 5-4.\u00a0
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\nWith a pair of runners in scoring position with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, junior right-hander Cody Brasch struck out Mitchell to close out the Ragin\u2019 Cajuns win. After hurling 5.0 innings as the Louisiana starter on Wednesday, graduate student left-hander Andrew Herrmann threw 5.0 innings in relief to earn the win and run his record to 7-4. Brasch picked up the three-out save, his sixth of the season.
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\nNo. 7 seed Louisiana will square off against No. 6 seed Texas State in Saturday\u2019s semifinal at 10:00 a.m. CT at Riddle-Pace Field in Troy, Ala. The Ragin\u2019 Cajuns would need to defeat Texas State twice to advance to Sunday\u2019s championship game. The Bobcats are 4-0 against the Ragin\u2019 Cajuns this season, including a 4-3 win in Sun Belt tournament play.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nTuesday, May 19
\nGame 1 \u2013 No. 7 seed Louisiana def. No. 10 seed Marshall, 11-1 (7 Innings)
\nGame 2 \u2013 No. 9 seed Georgia State def. No. 8 seed Old Dominion, 17-1 (7 Innings)
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\nGame 3 \u2013 No. 6 seed Texas State def. No. 3 seed App State, 6-5\u00a0
\nGame 4 \u2013 No. 7 seed Louisiana def. No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina, 12-11\u00a0
\nGame 5 \u2013 No. 1 seed Southern Miss def. No. 9 seed Georgia State, 7-6<\/p>\n
\nGame 6 \u2013 No. 4 seed Troy def. No. 5 seed South Alabama, 11-3
\nGame 7 \u2013 No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina def. No. 3 seed App State, 8-2\u00a0
\nGame 8 \u2013 No. 5 seed South Alabama def. No. 9 seed Georgia State, 7-4\u00a0
\nGame 9 \u2013 No. 6 seed Texas State def. No. 7 seed Louisiana, 4-3
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\nFriday, May 22
\nGame 10 \u2013 No. 1 seed Southern Miss def. No. 4 seed Troy, 7-6
\nGame 11 \u2013 No. 7 seed Louisiana def. No. 2 seed Coastal Carolina, 5-4\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nGame 12 \u2013 No. 5 seed South Alabama vs No. 4 seed Troy, 9:00 a.m. CT
\nGame 13 \u2013 No. 7 seed Louisiana vs. No. 6 seed Texas State, 10:00 a.m. CT
\nGame 14 \u2013 No. 1 seed Southern Miss vs. Winner Game 12, 12:30 p.m. CT
\nIf Necessary \u2013 1:30 p.m. CT
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\nSunday, May 24
\nIf Necessary \u2013 9:00 a.m. CT
\nChampionship Game \u2013 1:00 p.m. CT
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