2016 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2016 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 25–28. 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Sam Houston State  ‍†‍‡‍y 24–6 .800  42–22 .656
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍y 22–8 .733  40–21 .656
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 20–10 .667  35–19 .648
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 20–10 .667  33–24 .579
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 16–14 .533  29–27 .518
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .500  31–25 .554
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .467  31–26 .544
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .467  30–30 .500
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .467  26–30 .464
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .400  24–29 .453
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 8–20 .286  19–32 .373
Abilene Christian *  ‍‍‍ 8–21 .276  16–37 .302
Incarnate Word *  ‍‍‍ 5–22 .185  13–38 .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
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1
Southeastern Louisiana228.733
2
2
Northwestern State2010.667
4
3
Lamar2010.667
4
4
Central Arkansas1614.533
8
5
McNeese State1515.500
9
6
New Orleans1416.467
10
7
Stephen F. Austin1416.467
10
8
Nicholls State1416.467
10
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Houston Baptist1218.400
12
—
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi820.286
15
—
Abilene Christian821.276
15.5
—
Incarnate Word522.185
17.5
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Results
  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Sam Houston State 5  
8 Stephen F. Austin 3  
  1 Sam Houston State 12  
  5 Central Arkansas 2  
4 Lamar 0
5 Central Arkansas 3  
  1 Sam Houston State 0 8  
  8 Stephen F. Austin 1 2  
8 Stephen F. Austin 5  
4 Lamar 2  
  5 Central Arkansas 4
  8 Stephen F. Austin 10  
  1 Sam Houston State 7
  2 Southeastern Louisiana 4
3 Northwestern State 0  
6 McNeese State 3  
  6 McNeese State 0
  2 Southeastern Louisiana 10  
2 Southeastern Louisiana 5
7 New Orleans 4  
  2 Southeastern Louisiana 4 —
  6 McNeese State 1 —  
3 Northwestern State 5  
7 New Orleans 6  
  6 McNeese State 813
  7 New Orleans 4  

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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