Coastal Carolina (4-0 for the week)
(beat Georgia Southern, Marshall twice, and Southern Mississippi in the Sun Belt Tournament)
The Chanticleers are on an 18-game winning streak heading into the NCAA Tournament.
Sunday's Sun Belt Conference Tournament final matched Coastal and Southern Mississippi, which was on an 18-game winning streak of its own. The teams finished 1-2 in the conference, but didn't meet in the regular season.
The Golden Eagles had a 3-2 lead until Coastal put up five runs in the fifth inning. The Chants' bullpen held off Southern Mississippi's comeback attempts to clinch win No. 48 for first-year head coach Kevin Schnall.
Up next: host role for an NCAA Regional.
Also considered
Clemson (3-1) - reached ACC Tournament final
Florence-Darlington Tech (1-0) - won opener at NJCAA World Series
USC Upstate (3-0) - first-ever NCAA Tournament bid
Previous winners
Jan. 24-Feb. 2: Claflin
Jan. 24-Feb. 2: Claflin
Feb. 3-9: Francis Marion
Feb. 10-16: Coastal Carolina
Feb. 17-23: Coker
Feb. 24-March 2: Clemson
Feb. 24-March 2: Clemson
March 3-9: Lander
March 10-16: Florence-Darlington Tech
March 17-23: USC Upstate
March 24-30: USC Sumter
March 31-April 6: Francis Marion
April 7-13: North Greenville
April 14-20: Charleston Southern
April 14-20: Charleston Southern
April 21-27: Limestone
April 28-May 4: Coastal Carolina
May 5-11: College of Charleston
May 12-18: USC Upstate
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