Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

Southland Conference Baseball Tournament
Conference Baseball Championship
Sport Baseball
Conference Southland Conference
Number of teams 8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Current stadium Constellation Field
Current location Sugar Land, Texas
Played 1964-1968, 1993-present
Last contest 2015
Current champion Houston Baptist (1)
Most championships (tie) Sam Houston State & Texas State, (4 each)
Official website Southland.org Baseball

The Southland Conference Baseball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Southland Conference. The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Tournament

The Southland Conference Baseball Tournament is an eight team double-elimination tournament held annually at various location in the Southland Conference region. The eight teams with the best conference record at the end of the regular season earn berths in the tournament. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The other teams have to hope for an at-large bid.

History

The Southland Conference tournament began in 1964. From 1964 through 1966 the tournament consisted of three teams. In 1967 and 1968 the tournament expanded to a four team double-elimination tournament.

From 1969 until 1992, the Southland Conference did not have a baseball tournament.

In 1993, the conference began holding a baseball tournament again. From 1993 through 1995, the tournament was a four team double-elimination tournament.

In 1996, it expanded to become a six team double-elimination tournament and remained that way until 2007.

In 2008, the tournament once again expanded and became an eight team double-elimination tournament.

In 2012, two brackets of four teams were added in a double-elimination format. The winner of each bracket plays in a championship game. This facilitates a television broadcast of the final.

Champions

By year

Southland Conference Baseball Tournament (1964–1968, 1993–present)
Year School Site MVP
1964 Trinity ACC Field • Abilene, TX
1965 Trinity Jonesboro, AR
1966 Trinity Turnpike Stadium • Arlington, TX[1]
1967 Arkansas State Beaumont, TX
1968 Arkansas State Arlington, TX
No tournament held (1969–1992)
1993 McNeese State Brown–Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA Clint Gould, McNeese State
1994 UTSA Brown–Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA Scott Pederson, UT San Antonio
1995 Louisiana–Monroe Shreveport, LA Stacey Wilcox, Louisiana–Monroe
1996 Sam Houston Shreveport, LA Brent Bubela, Sam Houston State
1997 Texas State Monroe, LA Jeremy Fikac, Texas State
1998 Nicholls State Shreveport, LA Jacques Jobert, Nicholls State
1999 Texas State Monroe, LA Matt Mize, UT Arlington
2000 Texas State Monroe, LA Shane Webb, Louisiana-Monroe
2001 Texas–Arlington Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX K.J. Hendricks, UT Arlington
2002 Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX Clay Hensley, Lamar
2003 McNeese State Monroe, LA Rusty Begnaud, McNeese State
2004 Lamar Hammond, LA Jordan Foster, Lamar
2005 UTSA Brown–Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA Ryan Crew, UT San Antonio
2006 Texas–Arlington Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX Ryan Riddle, UT Arlington
2007 Sam Houston Brown–Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA Luke Prihoda, Sam Houston State
2008 Sam Houston Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX Bobby Verbick, Sam Houston State
2009 Sam Houston Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX Matt Shelton, Sam Houston State
2010 Lamar Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX Anthony Moore, Lamar
2011 Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Casey Kalenkosky, Texas State
2012 Texas–Arlington Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Travis Sibley, UT Arlington
2013 Central Arkansas Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX Forrestt Allday, Central Arkansas
2014 Southeastern Louisiana Bear Stadium • Conway, AR[2] Tate Scioneaux, Southeastern Louisiana
2015 Houston Baptist Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX[2] Curtis Jones, Houston Baptist
2016 Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX[2]

By school

School Appearances W-L Pct Tourney Titles Title Years Notes
Sam Houston State 13 28–17 .622 4 1996, 2007, 2008, 2009
Texas State 17 35–28 .556 4 1997, 1999, 2000, 2011 Left conference in 2012.
Lamar 15 33–24 .579 3 2002, 2004, 2010 Left conference in 1987. Returned in 1999.
Trinity 5 12–6 .667 3 1964, 1965, 1966 Left conference in 1972.
Texas–Arlington 15 28–26 .519 3 2001, 2006, 2012 Left conference in 2012.
Arkansas State 5 11–6 .647 2 1967, 1968 Left conference in 1987.
McNeese State 13 15–21 .417 2 1993, 2003
UTSA 12 19–20 .487 2 1994, 2005 Left conference in 2012.
Central Arkansas 3 8–4 .667 1 2013 Joined conference in 2006.
Louisiana–Monroe 10 16–17 .485 1 1995 Left conference in 2006.
Nicholls State 5 7–7 .500 1 1998
Southeastern Louisiana 9 18–16 .529 1 2014 Joined conference in 1997.
Houston Baptist 1 4–4 .500 1 2015 Joined conference in 2013.
Abilene Christian 5 1–10 .091 0 Left conference in 1973. Returned in 2013.
Northwestern State 18 21–36 .368 0
Oral Roberts 1 2–2 .500 0 Conference member from 2012-2014.
Stephen F. Austin 6 7–12 .368 0
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 5 8–10 .444 0 Joined conference in 2006.

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Tiger Netters, Baseball Team Favored To Keep Southland Conference Titles". San Antonio Express. May 12, 1966. p. 3D.
  2. 1 2 3 "Southland Baseball Tournament Returns to Sugar Land". Southland Conference. August 22, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
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