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2016 Southland Conference baseball tournament

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2016 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSam Houston State (5th title)
Winning coachMatt Deggs (1st title)
MVPHeath Donica (Sam Houston State)
TelevisionESPN3
2016 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston State  ‍y 24 6   .800 42 22   .656
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍y 22 8   .733 40 21   .656
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 20 10   .667 35 19   .648
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 20 10   .667 33 24   .579
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 16 14   .533 29 27   .518
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 31 25   .554
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 31 26   .544
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 30 30   .500
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 26 30   .464
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 24 29   .453
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 8 20   .286 19 32   .373
Abilene Christian *  ‍‍‍ 8 21   .276 16 37   .302
Incarnate Word *  ‍‍‍ 5 22   .185 13 38   .255
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
* Ineligible for league and NCAA tournaments due to transition from Division II
As of June 11, 2016[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2016 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 28. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's ten teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas. Sam Houston State won their fifth Tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were ineligible for postseason play as they transition from Division II.[2][3]

Seeding and format

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The top eight finishers from the regular season, not including Abilene Christian or Incarnate Word, will be seeded one through eight. They will play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament, with the winner of each bracket meeting in a single championship final.

Every game of the tournament will be broadcast exclusively on ESPN3.[4]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Sam Houston State 24 6 .800 1
Southeastern Louisiana 22 8 .733 2 2
Northwestern State 20 10 .667 4 3
Lamar 20 10 .667 4 4
Central Arkansas 16 14 .533 8 5
McNeese State 15 15 .500 9 6
New Orleans 14 16 .467 10 7
Stephen F. Austin 14 16 .467 10 8
Nicholls State 14 16 .467 10
Houston Baptist 12 18 .400 12
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 8 20 .286 15
Abilene Christian 8 21 .276 15.5
Incarnate Word 5 22 .185 17.5

Results

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Sam Houston State5
8Stephen F. Austin3
1Sam Houston State12
5Central Arkansas2
4Lamar0
5Central Arkansas3
1Sam Houston State08
8Stephen F. Austin12
8Stephen F. Austin5
4Lamar25Central Arkansas4
8Stephen F. Austin10
1Sam Houston State7
3Northwestern State0
2Southeastern Louisiana4
6McNeese State3
6McNeese State0
2Southeastern Louisiana10
2Southeastern Louisiana5
7New Orleans4
2Southeastern Louisiana4
6McNeese State1
3Northwestern State5
7New Orleans66McNeese State813
7New Orleans4

All-Tournament Team

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

Name School
Webb Bobo Southeastern Louisiana
Carson Crites Southeastern Louisiana
Conner Fikes Stephen F. Austin
Jameson Fisher Southeastern Louisiana
Kaleb Fontenot McNeese State
Lance Miles Sam Houston State
Nick Ramos Stephen F. Austin
Robie Rojas Sam Houston State
Mac Scerole Southeastern Louisiana
Jacob Seward Southeastern Louisiana
Zach Smith Sam Houston State

Most Valuable Player

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Heath Donica was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Donica was a junior pitcher for Sam Houston State.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Southland Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015-16 Championship Information". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Sam Houston State Wins 2016 Tournament". Southland Conference. May 29, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "Southland Conference on ESPN3". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2016.