2005 Southland Conference baseball tournament
The 2005 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 28, 2005[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2005 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 UTSA won their second overall championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | UTSA (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Sherman Corbett (1st title) |
| MVP | Ryan Crew (UTSA) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State †y | 22 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .815 | 41 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .672 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 16 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .593 | 38 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .623 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 15 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .556 | 32 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington | 14 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .519 | 26 | – | 32 | – | 0 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–San Antonio ‡y | 14 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .519 | 27 | – | 34 | – | 0 | .443 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 13 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .481 | 29 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 13 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .481 | 24 | – | 29 | – | 1 | .454 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 12 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .444 | 23 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 9 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .333 | 26 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 7 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .259 | 22 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .415 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2005[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding and format
The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern State | 22 | 5 | .815 | — | 1 |
| Lamar | 16 | 11 | .593 | 6 | 2 |
| Texas State | 15 | 12 | .556 | 7 | 3 |
| UTSA | 14 | 13 | .519 | 8 | 4 |
| Texas–Arlington | 14 | 13 | .519 | 8 | 5 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 13 | 14 | .481 | 9 | 6 |
| Sam Houston State | 13 | 14 | .481 | 9 | — |
| McNeese State | 12 | 15 | .444 | 10 | — |
| Louisiana–Monroe | 9 | 18 | .333 | 13 | — |
| Nicholls State | 7 | 20 | .259 | 15 | — |
Bracket and results
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Southeastern Louisiana | 310 | 6 | Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas State | 7 | 6 | Southeastern Louisiana | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UTSA | 8 | 4 | UTSA | 910 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UTSA | 6 | 4 | UTSA | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Lamar | 3 | 2 | Lamar | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Lamar | 7 | 6 | Southeastern Louisiana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas–Arlington | 1 | 2 | Lamar | 8 | 2 | Lamar | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas State | 1 | 5 | Texas–Arlington | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas–Arlington | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Pos. | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Bernard Robert | Southeastern Louisiana |
| Aaron Rodriguez | UTSA | |
| C | Michael Ambort | Lamar |
| 1B | Lee Todesco | UTSA |
| 2B | J.R. Voyles | UTSA |
| 3B | Daniel Macha | Texas–Arlington |
| SS | Ryan Crew | UTSA |
| OF | Collin DeLome | Lamar |
| Chase Richards | Lamar | |
| Sean Danielson | UTSA | |
| DH | Stephen Holdren | UTSA |
Most Valuable Player
Ryan Crew was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Crew was a shortstop for UTSA.[3]
References
- "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 16. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). UTSA Roadrunners. p. 17. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved December 23, 2018.