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

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Whataburger Field Corpus Christi, Texas
Champions	Sam Houston State (4th title)
Winning coach	Mark Johnson (3rd title)
MVP	Matt Shelton, Sam Houston State

2009 Southland Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		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.

Team	W	L	T	Pct	Seed
Texas State	24	7	0	.774	1
Southeastern Louisiana	21	12	0	.636	2
Texas–San Antonio	20	12	0	.625	3
Lamar	20	13	0	.606	4
Texas–Arlington	19	13	0	.594	5
Northwestern State	18	13	0	.581	6
Sam Houston State	18	14	0	.563	7
Stephen F. Austin	14	18	0	.438	8
Central Arkansas	10	21	0	.323	–
McNeese State	10	22	0	.313	–
Nicholls State	9	23	0	.281	–
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	9	24	0	.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]

Pos	Name	Team
C	Mark Wyatt	Sam Houston State
1B	Paul Goldschmidt	Texas State
2B	Ty Summerlin	Southeastern Louisiana
SS	Jason Martinson	Texas State
3B	Chris Dunkin	Lamar
OF	Adam DeLaGarza	Sam Houston State
OF	Anthony Moore	Lamar
OF	Bret Atwood	Texas State
DH	Brian McCants	Southeastern Louisiana
P	Sean Weatherford	Sam Houston State
P	Matt Shelton	Sam Houston State (MVP)

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.