2009 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2009 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 20–23. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi, Texas. The winner of the tournament, Sam Houston State, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

2009 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSam Houston State (4th title)
Winning coachMark Johnson (3rd title)
MVPMatt Shelton, Sam Houston State
2009 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Texas State  2470 .774  41170 .707
Southeastern Louisiana   21120 .636  37220 .627
Texas–San Antonio   20120 .625  32240 .571
Lamar  20130 .606  38220 .633
Texas–Arlington   19130 .594  30260 .536
Northwestern State   18130 .581  26260 .500
Sam Houston State y 18140 .563  36240 .600
Stephen F. Austin   14180 .438  23320 .418
Central Arkansas   10210 .323  22300 .423
McNeese State   10220 .313  21300 .412
Nicholls State   9230 .281  19320 .373
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi   9240 .273  18380 .321
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 23, 2009[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

TeamWLTPctSeed
Texas State2470.774
1
Southeastern Louisiana21120.636
2
Texas–San Antonio20120.625
3
Lamar20130.606
4
Texas–Arlington19130.594
5
Northwestern State18130.581
6
Sam Houston State18140.563
7
Stephen F. Austin14180.438
8
Central Arkansas10210.323
McNeese State10220.313
Nicholls State9230.281
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi9240.273

Results

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Texas State 9  
8 Stephen F. Austin 2  
  7 Lamar 4  
  1 Texas State 10  
4 Lamar 4
5 Texas–Arlington 3  
  4 Lamar 2  
  1 Texas State 13  
5 Texas–Arlington 7  
8 Stephen F. Austin 4  
  4 Lamar 4
  5 Texas–Arlington 3  
  1 Texas State 1
  7 Sam Houston State 7
3 Texas–San Antonio 5  
6 Northwestern State 4  
  3 Texas–San Antonio 6 (11)
  7 Sam Houston State 8  
2 Southeastern Louisiana 2
7 Sam Houston State 9  
  7 Sam Houston State 7
  2 Southeastern Louisiana 2  
6 Northwestern State 7  
2 Southeastern Louisiana 9  
  3 Texas-San Antonio 4
  2 Southeastern Louisiana 5  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

PosNameTeam
CMark WyattSam Houston State
1BPaul GoldschmidtTexas State
2BTy SummerlinSoutheastern Louisiana
SSJason MartinsonTexas State
3BChris DunkinLamar
OFAdam DeLaGarzaSam Houston State
OFAnthony MooreLamar
OFBret AtwoodTexas State
DHBrian McCantsSoutheastern Louisiana
PSean WeatherfordSam Houston State
PMatt SheltonSam Houston State (MVP)

References

  1. "2015 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 16. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  2. "Southland Conference 2015 Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. pp. 29–30. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
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