2014 Southland Conference baseball tournament

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2014 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Southeastern Louisiana  (1st title)
Winning coach Matt Riser  (1st title)
MVP Tate Scioneaux (Southeastern Louisiana)
2014 Southland Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Sam Houston State  y228 .7334117 .707
Nicholls State  219 .7003226 .552
Northwestern State  1911 .6333326 .559
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  1911 .6333127 .534
Southeastern Louisiana  y1812 .6003723 .617
Central Arkansas  1713 .5673222 .593
McNeese State  1713 .5673028 .517
Lamar  1614 .5333125 .554
Oral Roberts  1515 .5003026 .536
Houston Baptist  1218 .4002328 .451
Incarnate Word*  915 .3751832 .360
Stephen F. Austin  1119 .3672035 .364
Abilene Christian*  618 .2501735 .327
New Orleans  228 .0671138 .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]

Contents

Seeding and format

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.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Sam Houston State 228.733
1
Nicholls State 219.700
1
2
Northwestern State 1911.633
3
4
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 1911.633
3
3
Southeastern Louisiana 1812.600
4
5
Central Arkansas 1713.567
5
6
McNeese State 1713.567
5
7
Lamar 1614.533
6
8
Oral Roberts 1515.500
7
Houston Baptist 1218.400
10
Incarnate Word*915.375
10
Stephen F. Austin 1119.367
11
Abilene Christian*618.250
13
New Orleans 228.067
20

Results

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1 Sam Houston State 10
8 Lamar 4
1 Sam Houston State 0
5 Southeastern Louisiana 1
4 Northwestern State 3
5 Southeastern Louisiana 5
5Southeastern Louisiana7
4Northwestern State3
8 Lamar 8
4 Northwestern State 101Sam Houston State1
4Northwestern State4
5Southeastern Louisiana9
3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 1
6Central Arkansas4
6 Central Arkansas 3
6Central Arkansas11
7McNeese State3
2 Nicholls State 2
7 McNeese State 4
6Central Arkansas8
7McNeese State6
3Texas A&M–Corpus Christi3
2Nicholls State23Texas A&M–Corpus Christi5
7McNeese State7

All-Tournament Team

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

PosNameTeam
PTate ScioneauxSoutheastern Louisiana
PJacob SewardSoutheastern Louisiana
C Jameson Fisher Southeastern Louisiana
OFAndrew GodboldSoutheastern Louisiana
PConnor McClainCentral Arkansas
OFDoug VotolatoCentral Arkansas
OFNate FerrellCentral Arkansas
2BChris TownsendCentral Arkansas
PSteven SpannNorthwestern State
SSSam BumpersLamar
OFAndrew GuillotteMcNeese State
DH Nick Heath Northwestern State

Most Valuable Player

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

2014 Southland Conference softball tournament

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