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2016 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSam Houston State (5th title)
Winning coachMatt Deggs (1st title)
MVPHeath Donica (Sam Houston State)
TelevisionESPN3
2016 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston State  ‍†‍‡‍y 24 – 6   .800 42 – 22   .656
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍y 22 – 8   .733 40 – 21   .656
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 35 – 19   .648
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 33 – 24   .579
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 29 – 27   .518
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 31 – 25   .554
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 31 – 26   .544
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 30 – 30   .500
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 26 – 30   .464
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 24 – 29   .453
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 8 – 20   .286 19 – 32   .373
Abilene Christian *  ‍‍‍ 8 – 21   .276 16 – 37   .302
Incarnate Word *  ‍‍‍ 5 – 22   .185 13 – 38   .255
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
* Ineligible for league and NCAA tournaments due to transition from Division II
As of June 11, 2016[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 25–28. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's ten teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas. Sam Houston State won their fifth Tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were ineligible for postseason play as they transition from Division II.[2][3]

Seeding and format

The top eight finishers from the regular season, not including Abilene Christian or Incarnate Word, will be seeded one through eight. They will play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament, with the winner of each bracket meeting in a single championship final.

Every game of the tournament will be broadcast exclusively on ESPN3.[4]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Sam Houston State 24 6 .800
—
1
Southeastern Louisiana 22 8 .733
2
2
Northwestern State 20 10 .667
4
3
Lamar 20 10 .667
4
4
Central Arkansas 16 14 .533
8
5
McNeese State 15 15 .500
9
6
New Orleans 14 16 .467
10
7
Stephen F. Austin 14 16 .467
10
8
Nicholls State 14 16 .467
10
—
Houston Baptist 12 18 .400
12
—
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 8 20 .286
15
—
Abilene Christian 8 21 .276
15.5
—
Incarnate Word 5 22 .185
17.5
—

Results

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All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Name School
Webb Bobo Southeastern Louisiana
Carson Crites Southeastern Louisiana
Conner Fikes Stephen F. Austin
Jameson Fisher Southeastern Louisiana
Kaleb Fontenot McNeese State
Lance Miles Sam Houston State
Nick Ramos Stephen F. Austin
Robie Rojas Sam Houston State
Mac Scerole Southeastern Louisiana
Jacob Seward Southeastern Louisiana
Zach Smith Sam Houston State

Most Valuable Player

Heath Donica was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Donica was a junior pitcher for Sam Houston State.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Southland Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015-16 Championship Information". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Sam Houston State Wins 2016 Tournament". Southland Conference. May 29, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "Southland Conference on ESPN3". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
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