2008 Southland Conference baseball tournament

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2008 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Sam Houston State  (3rd title)
Winning coach Mark Johnson  (2nd title)
MVP Bobby Verbick (Sam Houston State)
2008 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern
Lamar  20100 .66735230 .603
Northwestern State  17120 .58628280 .500
Southeastern Louisiana  15150 .50032270 .542
Central Arkansas  13161 .45027271 .500
McNeese State  7230 .23313420 .236
Nicholls State  5250 .16710440 .185
Western
Texas–San Antonio  2280 .73339190 .672
Texas State  19110 .63330270 .526
Sam Houston State  y18120 .60037250 .597
Texas–Arlington  16140 .53326310 .456
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  14151 .48324331 .422
Stephen F. Austin  12170 .41425290 .463
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 24, 2008 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2008 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 24. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Don Sanders Stadium in Huntsville, Texas. The winner of the tournament, Sam Houston State, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2]

Contents

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–San Antonio 2280.733
1
Lamar 20100.667
2
Texas State 19110.633
3
Sam Houston State 18120.600
4
Northwestern State 17120.586
5
Texas–Arlington 16140.533
6
Southeastern Louisiana 15150.500
7
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14151.483
8
Central Arkansas 13161.450
Stephen F. Austin 12170.414
McNeese State 7230.233
Nicholls State 5250.167

Results

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1 Texas–San Antonio 5
8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 7
8Texas A&M–Corpus Christi2
4Sam Houston State13
4 Sam Houston State 7
5 Northwestern State 1
8Texas A&M–Corpus Christi5
4Sam Houston State7
1Texas–San Antonio9
5Northwestern State71Texas–San Antonio10
8Texas A&M–Corpus Christi12
4Sam Houston State15
3 Texas State 22
2Lamar7
6 Texas–Arlington 2
3Texas State7
2Lamar11
2 Lamar 8
7 Southeastern Louisiana 7
2Lamar14
7Southeastern Louisiana172
6Texas–Arlington3
7Southeastern Louisiana73Texas State7
7Southeastern Louisiana11

All-Tournament Team

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

PosNameTeam
CBen TheriotTexas State
1BTrent LockwoodTexas–San Antonio
2BBrian TaylorLamar
3BSeth HammockSam Houston State
SSRyan WeberSam Houston State
OFKeith SteinSam Houston State
OFChase WilliamsTexas A&M–Corpus Christi
OFDavid MooreLamar
DHBobby VerbickSam Houston State (MVP)
PBrian SiskLamar
PDallas GallantSam Houston State

References

  1. "2015 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 16. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Southland Conference 2015 Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved March 27, 2015.