2014 Southland Conference baseball tournament

The 2014 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 24. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's fourteen teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Bear Stadium on the campus of Central Arkansas University in Conway, Arkansas. The event returned to a campus environment for one year before again being played at neutral Sugar Land, Texas, in 2015 and 2016. Southeastern Louisiana won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4][5]

2014 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSoutheastern Louisiana (1st title)
Winning coachMatt Riser (1st title)
MVPTate Scioneaux (Southeastern Louisiana)
2014 Southland Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Sam Houston State  ‍†‍‍y 22–8 .73341–17 .707
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 21–9 .70032–26 .552
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 19–11 .63333–26 .559
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 19–11 .63331–27 .534
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‡‍y 18–12 .60037–23 .617
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56732–22 .593
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56730–28 .517
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 16–14 .53331–25 .554
Oral Roberts  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50030–26 .536
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40023–28 .451
Incarnate Word*  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37518–32 .360
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36720–35 .364
Abilene Christian*  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25017–35 .327
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 2–28 .06711–38 .224
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 24, 2014[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Division I transition

Seeding and format

The top eight finishers from the regular season 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. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were ineligible for postseason play as they transition from Division II.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Sam Houston State228.733
–
1
Nicholls State219.700
1
2
Northwestern State1911.633
3
4
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi1911.633
3
3
Southeastern Louisiana1812.600
4
5
Central Arkansas1713.567
5
6
McNeese State1713.567
5
7
Lamar1614.533
6
8
Oral Roberts1515.500
7
–
Houston Baptist1218.400
10
–
Incarnate Word*915.375
10
–
Stephen F. Austin1119.367
11
–
Abilene Christian*618.250
13
–
New Orleans228.067
20
–

Results
First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Sam Houston State10
8Lamar4
1Sam Houston State0
5Southeastern Louisiana1
4Northwestern State3
5Southeastern Louisiana5
5Southeastern Louisiana7—
4Northwestern State3—
8Lamar8
4Northwestern State101Sam Houston State1
4Northwestern State4
5Southeastern Louisiana9
3Texas A&M–Corpus Christi1
6Central Arkansas4
6Central Arkansas3
6Central Arkansas11
7McNeese State3
2Nicholls State2
7McNeese State4
6Central Arkansas8–
7McNeese State6–
3Texas A&M–Corpus Christi3
2Nicholls State23Texas A&M–Corpus Christi5
7McNeese State7

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[5]

PosNameTeam
PTate ScioneauxSoutheastern Louisiana
PJacob SewardSoutheastern Louisiana
CJameson FisherSoutheastern Louisiana
OFAndrew GodboldSoutheastern Louisiana
PConnor McClainCentral Arkansas
OFDoug VotolatoCentral Arkansas
OFNate FerrellCentral Arkansas
2BChris TownsendCentral Arkansas
PSteven SpannNorthwestern State
SSSam BumpersLamar
OFAndrew GuillotteMcNeese State
DHNick HeathNorthwestern State

Most Valuable Player

Tate Scioneaux was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Scioneaux was a pitcher for Southeastern Louisiana, pitching 11 scoreless innings over the tournament, recording 12 strikeouts while yielding nine hits and two walks.[5]

See also

2014 Southland Conference softball tournament

References
  1. "2014 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  2. "Championships". Southland Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  3. "Southland Baseball Tournament Returns to Sugar Land". Southland Conference. August 22, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  4. "Sam Houston State Picked to Win 2014 Southland Conference Baseball Title". Southland Conference. January 29, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  5. "Southeastern Louisiana wins first Southland Baseball Tournament". Southland Conference. May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
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