2009 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2009 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 20–23. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi, Texas. The winner of the tournament, Sam Houston State, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

2009 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSam Houston State (4th title)
Winning coachMark Johnson (3rd title)
MVPMatt Shelton, Sam Houston State
2009 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Texas State ‍†‍‍ 24–7–0 .774  41–17–0 .707
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 21–12–0 .636  37–22–0 .627
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 20–12–0 .625  32–24–0 .571
Lamar ‍‍‍ 20–13–0 .606  38–22–0 .633
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 19–13–0 .594  30–26–0 .536
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 18–13–0 .581  26–26–0 .500
Sam Houston State ‍‍‡‍y 18–14–0 .563  36–24–0 .600
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 14–18–0 .438  23–32–0 .418
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 10–21–0 .323  22–30–0 .423
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 10–22–0 .313  21–30–0 .412
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 9–23–0 .281  19–32–0 .373
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 9–24–0 .273  18–38–0 .321
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 23, 2009[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.

TeamWLTPctSeed
Texas State2470.774
1
Southeastern Louisiana21120.636
2
Texas–San Antonio20120.625
3
Lamar20130.606
4
Texas–Arlington19130.594
5
Northwestern State18130.581
6
Sam Houston State18140.563
7
Stephen F. Austin14180.438
8
Central Arkansas10210.323
–
McNeese State10220.313
–
Nicholls State9230.281
–
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi9240.273
–

Results
  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Texas State 9  
8 Stephen F. Austin 2  
  7 Lamar 4  
  1 Texas State 10  
4 Lamar 4
5 Texas–Arlington 3  
  4 Lamar 2  
  1 Texas State 13  
5 Texas–Arlington 7  
8 Stephen F. Austin 4  
  4 Lamar 4
  5 Texas–Arlington 3  
  1 Texas State 1
  7 Sam Houston State 7
3 Texas–San Antonio 5  
6 Northwestern State 4  
  3 Texas–San Antonio 6 (11)
  7 Sam Houston State 8  
2 Southeastern Louisiana 2
7 Sam Houston State 9  
  7 Sam Houston State 7 —
  2 Southeastern Louisiana 2 —  
6 Northwestern State 7  
2 Southeastern Louisiana 9  
  3 Texas-San Antonio 4
  2 Southeastern Louisiana 5  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

PosNameTeam
CMark WyattSam Houston State
1BPaul GoldschmidtTexas State
2BTy SummerlinSoutheastern Louisiana
SSJason MartinsonTexas State
3BChris DunkinLamar
OFAdam DeLaGarzaSam Houston State
OFAnthony MooreLamar
OFBret AtwoodTexas State
DHBrian McCantsSoutheastern Louisiana
PSean WeatherfordSam Houston State
PMatt SheltonSam Houston State (MVP)
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References
  1. "2015 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 16. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  2. "Southland Conference 2015 Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. pp. 29–30. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
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