2007 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

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2007 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSam Houston State (2nd title)
Winning coachMark Johnson (1st title)
MVPLuke Prihoda (Sam Houston State)
2007 Southland Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
Lamar x‍‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 34 – 25   .576
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 12   .586 21 – 34   .382
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 34 – 21   .618
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 14   .517 25 – 28   .472
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 21 – 32   .396
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 24   .200 10 – 45   .182
Western
Texas–San Antonio  x‍‍‍ 24 – 6   .800 36 – 22   .621
Texas State ‍‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 37 – 23   .617
Sam Houston State ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 12   .600 38 – 22   .633
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 31 – 28   .525
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 27 – 29   .482
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 4 – 26   .133 13 – 40   .245
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2007[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2007 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 23 through May 26, 2007[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2007 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field, home field of Northwestern State in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Fourth-seeded Sam Houston State won their second overall championship, and what would be the first of three consecutive titles, and claimed the automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

Seeding and format[]

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six, regardless of division. They played a double-elimination tournament. Despite the seeding, the two division champions were protected, so that third-seeded Lamar played fifth seeded McNeese State in the first round.

Team W L T Pct Seed
UTSA 24 6 .800 — 1
Texas State 20 10 .667 4 2
Lamar 20 10 .667 4 3
Sam Houston State 18 12 .600 6 4
McNeese State 17 12 .586 6.5 5
Stephen F. Austin 17 13 .567 7 6
Southeastern Louisiana 16 14 .533 8 —
Northwestern State 15 14 .517 8.5 —
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 12 18 .400 12 —
Central Arkansas 10 20 .333 14 —
Nicholls State 6 24 .200 18 —
Texas–Arlington 4 26 .133 20 —

Bracket and results[]

  First round Semifinals Semi- Finals
                                       
  1 UTSA 4  
  6 Stephen F. Austin 2     1 UTSA 6  
    2 Texas State 910    
      2 Texas State 7  
      6 Stephen F. Austin 0    
  6 Stephen F. Austin 11          
  5 McNeese State 3        
  2 Texas State 0         2 Texas State 1 —
  4 Sam Houston State 2           4 Sam Houston State 3 —
      4 Sam Houston State 7        
      3 Lamar 3          
  3 Lamar 127           4 Sam Houston State 5    
  5 McNeese State 2         1 UTSA 4  
  1 UTSA 7    
  3 Lamar 6  

All-Tournament Team[]

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

Pos. Name School
P Mike Hart Texas State
Luke Prihoda Sam Houston State
C Heath Pugh Sam Houston State
1B Dan Hernandez Lamar
2B Clint Mann Sam Houston State
3B Ryan Saltzgaber UTSA
SS Thomas Field Texas State
OF Aaron Garza Texas State
Bobby Verbick Sam Houston State
Keith Stein Sam Houston State
DH David Jeans Stephen F. Austin

Most Valuable Player[]

Luke Prihoda was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Prihoda was a pitcher for Sam Houston State.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 16. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  2. ^ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Sam Houston State Bearkats. p. 4. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
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