2016 Southland Conference baseball tournament

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]

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Sam Houston State  ‍†‍‡‍y 24–6 .80042–22 .656
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍y 22–8 .73340–21 .656
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 20–10 .66735–19 .648
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 20–10 .66733–24 .579
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 16–14 .53329–27 .518
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .50031–25 .554
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46731–26 .544
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46730–30 .500
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46726–30 .464
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40024–29 .453
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 8–20 .28619–32 .373
Abilene Christian *  ‍‍‍ 8–21 .27616–37 .302
Incarnate Word *  ‍‍‍ 5–22 .18513–38 .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

Seeding and format

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]

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Sam Houston State246.800—1
Southeastern Louisiana228.73322
Northwestern State2010.66743
Lamar2010.66744
Central Arkansas1614.53385
McNeese State1515.50096
New Orleans1416.467107
Stephen F. Austin1416.467108
Nicholls State1416.46710—
Houston Baptist1218.40012—
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi820.28615—
Abilene Christian821.27615.5—
Incarnate Word522.18517.5—

Results
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

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

NameSchool
Webb BoboSoutheastern Louisiana
Carson CritesSoutheastern Louisiana
Conner FikesStephen F. Austin
Jameson FisherSoutheastern Louisiana
Kaleb FontenotMcNeese State
Lance MilesSam Houston State
Nick RamosStephen F. Austin
Robie RojasSam Houston State
Mac SceroleSoutheastern Louisiana
Jacob SewardSoutheastern Louisiana
Zach SmithSam Houston State

Most Valuable Player

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

References
  1. "Southland Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. "2015-16 Championship Information". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  3. "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.
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