2013 Southland Conference baseball tournament
The 2013 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 22 through 25. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's ten teams will meet in the double-elimination tournament, which was held at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas. The event returned to a neutral site after two seasons on campus. In the championship game, seventh-seeded Central Arkansas defeated fourth-seeded Southeastern Louisiana, 4-0, to win its first tournament championship. As a result, Central Arkansas earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4]
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Central Arkansas (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Allen Gum (1st title) |
| MVP | Forrestt Allday (Central Arkansas) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State †y | 20 | – | 7 | .741 | 38 | – | 22 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | 33 | – | 24 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | 36 | – | 24 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | 25 | – | 32 | .439 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | 39 | – | 20 | .661 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | 28 | – | 29 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Central Arkansas ‡y | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | 42 | – | 22 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | 23 | – | 31 | .426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | 26 | – | 29 | .473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | 16 | – | 40 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2013[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 20 | 7 | .741 | – | 1 |
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 17 | 10 | .630 | 3 | 2 |
| Oral Roberts | 16 | 11 | .593 | 4 | 3 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 16 | 11 | .593 | 4 | 4 |
| Lamar | 15 | 12 | .556 | 5 | 5 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 15 | 12 | .556 | 5 | 6 |
| Central Arkansas | 12 | 15 | .444 | 8 | 7 |
| McNeese State | 10 | 17 | .370 | 10 | 8 |
| Nicholls State | 9 | 18 | .333 | 11 | – |
| Northwestern State | 5 | 22 | .185 | 15 | – |
Results
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | McNeese State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Lamar | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Lamar | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Lamar | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | McNeese State | 3 | 1 | Sam Houston State | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Lamar | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oral Roberts | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Central Arkansas | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Stephen F. Austin | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oral Roberts | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Central Arkansas | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oral Roberts | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Central Arkansas | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Stephen F. Austin | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Central Arkansas | 7 | 2 | Texas A&M- Corpus Christi | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Central Arkansas | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Pos. | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| C | Michael Marietta | Central Arkansas |
| 1B | Jameson Fisher | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 2B | V.J. Bunner | Lamar |
| SS | Sam Bumpers | Lamar |
| 3B | Garrett Brown | Central Arkansas |
| OF | Forrestt Allday | Central Arkansas |
| OF | Logan Domenico | Oral Roberts |
| OF | Ladd Rhodes | Southeastern Louisiana |
| DH | Seth Dornak | Lamar |
| P | Jonathan Dziedzic | Lamar |
| P | Connor Gilmore | Central Arkansas |
Most Valuable Player
Central Arkansas outfielder Forrestt Allday was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
References
- 2014 Southland Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 17. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- "Conference Championship Central". ncaa.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- "Bearkats Picked to Win 2013 Southland Conference Baseball Title". Southland Conference. January 30, 2013. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- "Southland Conference's 50th Baseball Season Starts Friday". Southland Conference. February 14, 2013. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.