2009 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

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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
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Texas State ‍†‍‍ 24 – 7 – 0   .774 41 – 17 – 0   .707
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 21 – 12 – 0   .636 37 – 22 – 0   .627
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 20 – 12 – 0   .625 32 – 24 – 0   .571
Lamar ‍‍‍ 20 – 13 – 0   .606 38 – 22 – 0   .633
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 19 – 13 – 0   .594 30 – 26 – 0   .536
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 13 – 0   .581 26 – 26 – 0   .500
Sam Houston State ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 14 – 0   .563 36 – 24 – 0   .600
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 14 – 18 – 0   .438 23 – 32 – 0   .418
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 10 – 21 – 0   .323 22 – 30 – 0   .423
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 22 – 0   .313 21 – 30 – 0   .412
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 23 – 0   .281 19 – 32 – 0   .373
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 9 – 24 – 0   .273 18 – 38 – 0   .321
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 23, 2009[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

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.

Team W L T Pct Seed
Texas State 24 7 0 .774
1
Southeastern Louisiana 21 12 0 .636
2
Texas–San Antonio 20 12 0 .625
3
Lamar 20 13 0 .606
4
Texas–Arlington 19 13 0 .594
5
Northwestern State 18 13 0 .581
6
Sam Houston State 18 14 0 .563
7
Stephen F. Austin 14 18 0 .438
8
Central Arkansas 10 21 0 .323
–
McNeese State 10 22 0 .313
–
Nicholls State 9 23 0 .281
–
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 9 24 0 .273
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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]

Pos Name Team
C Mark Wyatt Sam Houston State
1B Paul Goldschmidt Texas State
2B Ty Summerlin Southeastern Louisiana
SS Jason Martinson Texas State
3B Chris Dunkin Lamar
OF Adam DeLaGarza Sam Houston State
OF Anthony Moore Lamar
OF Bret Atwood Texas State
DH Brian McCants Southeastern Louisiana
P Sean Weatherford Sam Houston State
P Matt Shelton Sam Houston State (MVP)

References[]

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