2018 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

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2018 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsNorthwestern State (1st title)
Winning coachBobby Barbier (1st title)
MVPDavid Fry (Northwestern State)
TelevisionESPN+
2018 Southland Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   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.

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Sam Houston State 24 6 .800 — 1
Southeastern Louisiana 21 9 .700 3 2
Northwestern State 18 12 .600 6 3
Houston Baptist 18 12 .600 6 4
Central Arkansas 17 13 .567 7 5
McNeese State 15 15 .500 9 6
Nicholls State 14 16 .467 10 7
New Orleans 14 16 .467 10 8
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 14 16 .467 10 –
Incarnate Word 13 17 .433 11 —
Lamar 13 17 .433 11 –
Stephen F. Austin 9 21 .300 15 —
Abilene Christian 5 25 .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]

Name School
Pitchers
Kyle Arjona New Orleans
Corey Gaconi Southeastern Louisiana
Cayden Hatcher Nicholls State
Position players
David Fry Northwestern State
Orynn Veillon New Orleans
Grant Buck Houston Baptist
Brady Bell Nicholls State
Beau Bratton New Orleans
Ethan Valdez Nicholls State
Luke Watson Northwestern State
Riley McKnight Sam Houston State
Jake Pulcheon Houston 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. ^ a b c "Northwestern State Wins First Ever Southland Baseball Tournament Title". Southland Conference. May 26, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
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