For the second time in their four years of play in the Sun Belt Conference, the MTSU Blue Raiders are the regular-season champions. MTSU will be the top seed in the Sun Belt Tournament starting Wednesday at Stanky Field in Mobile Alabama.

Team W L W - L
Middle Tennessee.... 16 8 37-18
South Alabama....... 16 8 29-26
New Orleans......... 13 10 27-26
Louisiana-Lafayette. 11 11 31-21
New Mexico State.... 12 12 32-23
Western Kentucky.... 12 12 30-26
Fla. International.. 12 12 27-31
Arkansas State...... 8 15 29-26
Arkansas-Little Rock 6 18 16-32


Previous Champions
Regular Season Champs// Tournament Champs
2004 - MTSU & USA // ??????
2003 – South Alabama // Middle Tennessee
2002 – South Alabama // New Mexico State

2001 – Middle Tennessee & South Alabama // South Alabama

2000 – New Orleans // South Alabama
1999 – South Alabama // Florida International
1998 – South Alabama // UL Lafayette
1997 – UL Lafayette // South Alabama
1996 – South Alabama // South Alabama

Story Link:
http://goblueraiders.com/?go=story&doc=3076

Sun Belt Tournament:
#1 MTSU vs #8 Arkansas State
#2 South Alabama vs #7 Western Kentucky
#3 New Orleans vs #6 Florida International
#4 Lafayette vs #5 New Mexico State

I spoke with a pro scout, that was in Murfreesboro Friday night and was told that the "flying mules" were playing good baseball, heading into the tournament.

Best of luck this coming week to the Blue Raiders!