2018 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

2018 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams 8
Format Double-elimination
Finals Site
Champions Northwestern State (1st title)
Winning coach Bobby Barbier (1st title)
MVP David Fry Northwestern State
Television ESPN+
2018 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Sam Houston St  ‍†‍‍ 24–6 .800  39–20 .661
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 21–9 .700  37–22 .627
Northwestern State  ‍‍‡‍y 18–12 .600  37–22 .627
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 18–12 .600  29–30 .492
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .567  32–25 .561
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .500  25–33 .431
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .467  30–26 .536
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .467  29–32 .475
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .467  28–32 .467
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .433  29–26 .527
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .433  19–36 .345
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 9–21 .300  17–36 .321
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍ 5–25 .167  21–33 .389
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament[1] champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2018 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 23–26. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's thirteen teams met in the double-elimination tournament, which was held at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas. As the winner of the tournament, Northwestern State earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2] It was Northwestern State's first Tournament championship.[3]

Seeding and format

The top eight finishers from the regular season were seeded one through eight. They played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament, with the winner of each bracket meeting in a single championship final.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Sam Houston State246.800
—
1
Southeastern Louisiana219.700
3
2
Northwestern State1812.600
6
3
Houston Baptist1812.600
6
4
Central Arkansas1713.567
7
5
McNeese State1515.500
9
6
Nicholls State1416.467
10
7
New Orleans1416.467
10
8
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi1416.467
10
–
Incarnate Word1317.433
11
—
Lamar1317.433
11
–
Stephen F. Austin921.300
15
—
Abilene Christian525.167
19
—

Results

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Sam Houston State 3  
8 New Orleans 410  
  8 New Orleans 3  
  4 Houston Baptist 1  
4 Houston Baptist 147
5 Central Arkansas 4  
  8 New Orleans 3 6  
  4 Houston Baptist 4 1  
1 Sam Houston State 4  
5 Central Arkansas 2  
  1 Sam Houston State 4
  4 Houston Baptist 6  
  8 New Orleans 5
  3 Northwestern State 7
3 Northwestern State 2  
6 McNeese State 1  
  3 Northwestern State 5
  2 Southeastern Louisiana 1  
2 Southeastern Louisiana 4
7 Nicholls State 2  
  3 Northwestern State 3 –
  7 Nicholls State 2 –  
6 McNeese State 4  
7 Nicholls State 10  
  7 Nicholls State 7
  2 Southeastern Louisiana 6  

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Wednesday, May 23
1 9:00 a.m. No. 3 Northwestern State vs. No. 6 McNeese State ESPN+ N/A
2 12:00 p.m. No. 2 SE Louisiana vs. No. 7 Nicholls State
3 4:00 p.m. No. 1 Sam Houston St vs. No. 8 New Orleans
4 7:00 p.m. No. 4 Houston Baptist vs. No. 5 Central Arkansas
Thursday, May 24
5 9:00 a.m. No. 6 McNeese State vs. No. 7 Nicholls State ESPN+ N/A
6 12:00 p.m. No. 1 Sam Houston St vs. No. 5 Central Arkansas
7 4:00 p.m. No. 3 Northwestern State vs. No. 2 SE Louisiana
8 7:00 p.m. No. 8 New Orleans vs. No. 4 Houston Baptist
Friday, May 25
9 9:00 a.m. No. 2 SE Louisiana vs. No. 7 Nicholls State ESPN+ N/A
10 12:00 p.m. No. 4 Houston Baptist vs. No. 1 Sam Houston St
11 4:00 p.m. No. 3 Northwestern State vs. No. 7 Nicholls State
12 7:00 p.m. No. 8 New Orleans vs. No. 4 Houston Baptist
Saturday, May 26
13 1:00 p.m. No. 8 New Orleans vs. No. 4 Houston Baptist ESPN+ N/A
Championship 6:00 p.m. No. 8 New Orleans vs. No. 3 Northwestern State
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Pitchers
Kyle ArjonaNew Orleans
Corey GaconiSoutheastern Louisiana
Cayden HatcherNicholls State
Position players
David FryNorthwestern State
Orynn VeillonNew Orleans
Grant BuckHouston Baptist
Brady BellNicholls State
Beau BrattonNew Orleans
Ethan ValdezNicholls State
Luke WatsonNorthwestern State
Riley McKnightSam Houston State
Jake PulcheonHouston Baptist

Most Valuable Player

David Fry was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Fry was a first baseman for Northwestern State.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Conference Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2017-18 Championship Information". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Northwestern State Wins First Ever Southland Baseball Tournament Title". Southland Conference. May 26, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
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