| Teams | 8 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Sam Houston State (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Mark Johnson (3rd title) |
| MVP | Matt Shelton (Sam Houston State) |
| 2009 Southland Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2009 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 20 through 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]
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 | – |
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas–San Antonio | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sam Houston State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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) |
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