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2014 Southland Conference baseball tournament

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2014 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSoutheastern Louisiana (1st title)
Winning coachMatt Riser (1st title)
MVPTate Scioneaux (Southeastern Louisiana)
2014 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍y 22 8   .733 41 17   .707
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 21 9   .700 32 26   .552
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 19 11   .633 33 26   .559
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 19 11   .633 31 27   .534
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍y 18 12   .600 37 23   .617
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 17 13   .567 32 22   .593
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 17 13   .567 30 28   .517
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 16 14   .533 31 25   .554
Oral Roberts  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 30 26   .536
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 23 28   .451
Incarnate Word*  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 18 32   .360
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 20 35   .364
Abilene Christian*  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 17 35   .327
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 2 28   .067 11 38   .224
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 24, 2014[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Division I transition


The 2014 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 24. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's fourteen teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Bear Stadium on the campus of Central Arkansas University in Conway, Arkansas. The event returned to a campus environment for one year before again being played at neutral Sugar Land, Texas, in 2015 and 2016. Southeastern Louisiana won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4][5]

Seeding and format

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The top eight finishers from the regular season 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. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were ineligible for postseason play as they transition from Division II.

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Sam Houston State 22 8 .733
1
Nicholls State 21 9 .700
1
2
Northwestern State 19 11 .633
3
4
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 19 11 .633
3
3
Southeastern Louisiana 18 12 .600
4
5
Central Arkansas 17 13 .567
5
6
McNeese State 17 13 .567
5
7
Lamar 16 14 .533
6
8
Oral Roberts 15 15 .500
7
Houston Baptist 12 18 .400
10
Incarnate Word* 9 15 .375
10
Stephen F. Austin 11 19 .367
11
Abilene Christian* 6 18 .250
13
New Orleans 2 28 .067
20

Results

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Sam Houston State10
8Lamar4
1Sam Houston State0
5Southeastern Louisiana1
4Northwestern State3
5Southeastern Louisiana5
5Southeastern Louisiana7
4Northwestern State3
8Lamar8
4Northwestern State101Sam Houston State1
4Northwestern State4
5Southeastern Louisiana9
3Texas A&M–Corpus Christi1
6Central Arkansas4
6Central Arkansas3
6Central Arkansas11
7McNeese State3
2Nicholls State2
7McNeese State4
6Central Arkansas8
7McNeese State6
3Texas A&M–Corpus Christi3
2Nicholls State23Texas A&M–Corpus Christi5
7McNeese State7

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[5]

Pos Name Team
P Tate Scioneaux Southeastern Louisiana
P Jacob Seward Southeastern Louisiana
C Jameson Fisher Southeastern Louisiana
OF Andrew Godbold Southeastern Louisiana
P Connor McClain Central Arkansas
OF Doug Votolato Central Arkansas
OF Nate Ferrell Central Arkansas
2B Chris Townsend Central Arkansas
P Steven Spann Northwestern State
SS Sam Bumpers Lamar
OF Andrew Guillotte McNeese State
DH Nick Heath Northwestern State

Most Valuable Player

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Tate Scioneaux was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Scioneaux was a pitcher for Southeastern Louisiana, pitching 11 scoreless innings over the tournament, recording 12 strikeouts while yielding nine hits and two walks.[5]

See also

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2014 Southland Conference softball tournament

References

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  1. ^ "2014 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "Championships". Southland Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "Southland Baseball Tournament Returns to Sugar Land". Southland Conference. August 22, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  4. ^ "Sam Houston State Picked to Win 2014 Southland Conference Baseball Title". Southland Conference. January 29, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "Southeastern Louisiana wins first Southland Baseball Tournament". Southland Conference. May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.