2009 Southland Conference baseball tournament

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2009 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
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
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Texas State  2470 .77441170 .707
Southeastern Louisiana  21120 .63637220 .627
Texas–San Antonio  20120 .62532240 .571
Lamar  20130 .60638220 .633
Texas–Arlington  19130 .59430260 .536
Northwestern State  18130 .58126260 .500
Sam Houston State  y18140 .56336240 .600
Stephen F. Austin  14180 .43823320 .418
Central Arkansas  10210 .32322300 .423
McNeese State  10220 .31321300 .412
Nicholls State  9230 .28119320 .373
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  9240 .27318380 .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]

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 State 2470.774
1
Southeastern Louisiana 21120.636
2
Texas–San Antonio 20120.625
3
Lamar 20130.606
4
Texas–Arlington 19130.594
5
Northwestern State 18130.581
6
Sam Houston State 18140.563
7
Stephen F. Austin 14180.438
8
Central Arkansas 10210.323
McNeese State 10220.313
Nicholls State 9230.281
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 9240.273

Results

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1 Texas State 9
8 Stephen F. Austin 2
7Lamar4
1Texas State10
4 Lamar 4
5 Texas–Arlington 3
4Lamar2
1Texas State13
5Texas–Arlington7
8Stephen F. Austin44Lamar4
5Texas–Arlington3
1Texas State1
3 Texas–San Antonio 5
7Sam Houston State7
6 Northwestern State 4
3Texas–San Antonio6 (11)
7Sam Houston State8
2 Southeastern Louisiana 2
7 Sam Houston State 9
7Sam Houston State 7
2Southeastern Louisiana2
6Northwestern State7
2Southeastern Louisiana93Texas-San Antonio4
2Southeastern Louisiana5

All-Tournament Team

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

PosNameTeam
CMark WyattSam Houston State
1B Paul Goldschmidt Texas State
2BTy SummerlinSoutheastern Louisiana
SSJason MartinsonTexas State
3BChris DunkinLamar
OFAdam DeLaGarzaSam Houston State
OFAnthony MooreLamar
OFBret AtwoodTexas State
DHBrian McCantsSoutheastern Louisiana
PSean WeatherfordSam Houston State
PMatt SheltonSam Houston State (MVP)

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. pp. 29–30. Retrieved March 27, 2015.