2016 Southland Conference baseball tournament
Teams | 8 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Sam Houston State (5th title) |
Winning coach | Matt Deggs (1st title) |
MVP | Heath Donica (Sam Houston State) |
Television | ESPN3 |
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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 |
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Sam Houston State | 24 | 6 | .800 | ||
Southeastern Louisiana | 22 | 8 | .733 | ||
Northwestern State | 20 | 10 | .667 | ||
Lamar | 20 | 10 | .667 | ||
Central Arkansas | 16 | 14 | .533 | ||
McNeese State | 15 | 15 | .500 | ||
New Orleans | 14 | 16 | .467 | ||
Stephen F. Austin | 14 | 16 | .467 | ||
Nicholls State | 14 | 16 | .467 | ||
Houston Baptist | 12 | 18 | .400 | ||
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 8 | 20 | .286 | ||
Abilene Christian | 8 | 21 | .276 | ||
Incarnate Word | 5 | 22 | .185 |
Results
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
Name | School |
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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
- ^ "Southland Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
- ^ "2015-16 Championship Information". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Sam Houston State Wins 2016 Tournament". Southland Conference. May 29, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "Southland Conference on ESPN3". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2016.