2017 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

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2017 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSam Houston State (6th title)
Winning coachMatt Deggs (2nd title)
MVPRobie Rojas (Sam Houston State)
2017 Southland Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
McNeese State ‍†‍‍ 22 – 8 – 0   .733 37 – 20 – 0   .649
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 37 – 22 – 0   .627
No. 14 Sam Houston State  ‍‍‡‍y 19 – 11 – 0   .633 44 – 23 – 0   .657
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12 – 0   .600 29 – 25 – 0   .537
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 34 – 26 – 0   .567
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 29 – 28 – 0   .509
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 33 – 25 – 0   .569
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 30 – 28 – 1   .517
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 29 – 27 – 0   .518
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 22 – 32 – 0   .407
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 20 – 34 – 0   .370
Incarnate Word *  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22 – 0   .267 20 – 36 – 0   .357
Abilene Christian *  ‍‍‍ 3 – 27 – 0   .100 13 – 40 – 0   .245
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
  • * Ineligible for league and NCAA tournaments due to transition from Division II
    Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 24 through 27. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's thirteen teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas. Sam Houston State won their sixth tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1] Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word are 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, 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 Pct GB Seed
McNeese State 22 8 .733 — 1
Southeastern Louisiana 20 10 .667 2 2
Sam Houston State 19 11 .633 3 3
Houston Baptist 18 12 .600 4 4
Central Arkansas 17 13 .567 5 5
Stephen F. Austin 17 13 .567 5 6
New Orleans 16 14 .533 6 7
Lamar 16 14 .533 6 8
Nicholls State 15 15 .500 7 –
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 14 16 .467 8 —
Northwestern State 10 20 .333 12 –
Incarnate Word 8 22 .267 14 —
Abilene Christian 3 27 .100 19 —

Results[]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 McNeese State 7
8 Lamar 5
1 McNeese State 3
5 Central Arkansas 5
4 Houston Baptist 4
5 Central Arkansas 157
5 Central Arkansas 2 3
4 Houston Baptist 6 0
8 Lamar 5
4 Houston Baptist 8
4 Houston Baptist 5
1 McNeese State 4
5 Central Arkansas 4
3 Sam Houston State 9
3 Sam Houston State 137
6 Stephen F. Austin 1
3 Sam Houston State 8
2 Southeastern Louisiana 4
2 Southeastern Louisiana 12
7 New Orleans 7
3 Sam Houston State 7 —
7 New Orleans 1 —
6 Stephen F. Austin 3
7 New Orleans 410
2 Southeastern Louisiana 4
7 New Orleans 7

All-Tournament Team[]

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

Name School
Pitchers
Heath Donica Sam Houston State
Brandon Hagerla Central Arkansas
Zach Carter Houston Baptist
Position Players
Robie Rojas Sam Houston State
Blake Chisolm Sam Houston State
Brooks Balisterri Central Arkansas
Hunter Hearn Sam Houston State
Hezekiah Randolph New Orleans
Keaton Presley Central Arkansas
Spencer Halloran Houston Baptist
Eddie Sanchez Central Arkansas
Christian Thames Houston Baptist

Most Valuable Player[]

Robie Rojas was named Tournament Most valuable Player. Rojas was a catcher for Sam Houston State.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "2016-17 Championship Information". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Sam Houston Wins Championship With 9–4 Win Over Central Arkansas". Southland Conference. May 27, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
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