| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Northwestern State (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Bobby Barbier (1st title) |
| MVP | David Fry (Northwestern State) |
| Television | ESPN+ |
| 2018 Southland Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston St † | 24 | – | 6 | .800 | 39 | – | 20 | .661 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | 37 | – | 22 | .627 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State ‡y | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | 37 | – | 22 | .627 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | 29 | – | 30 | .492 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | 32 | – | 25 | .561 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | 25 | – | 33 | .431 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | 30 | – | 26 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | 29 | – | 32 | .475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | 28 | – | 32 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 29 | – | 26 | .527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 19 | – | 36 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | 17 | – | 36 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | 21 | – | 33 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament [1] champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2018 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 26. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's thirteen teams met in the double-elimination tournament, which was held at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas. As the winner of the tournament, Northwestern State earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2] It was Northwestern State's first Tournament championship. [3]
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 | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston State | 24 | 6 | .800 | — | 1 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 21 | 9 | .700 | 3 | 2 |
| Northwestern State | 18 | 12 | .600 | 6 | 3 |
| Houston Baptist | 18 | 12 | .600 | 6 | 4 |
| Central Arkansas | 17 | 13 | .567 | 7 | 5 |
| McNeese State | 15 | 15 | .500 | 9 | 6 |
| Nicholls State | 14 | 16 | .467 | 10 | 7 |
| New Orleans | 14 | 16 | .467 | 10 | 8 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 14 | 16 | .467 | 10 | – |
| Incarnate Word | 13 | 17 | .433 | 11 | — |
| Lamar | 13 | 17 | .433 | 11 | – |
| Stephen F. Austin | 9 | 21 | .300 | 15 | — |
| Abilene Christian | 5 | 25 | .167 | 19 | — |
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | New Orleans | 410 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | New Orleans | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Houston Baptist | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Houston Baptist | 147 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Central Arkansas | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | New Orleans | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Houston Baptist | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Central Arkansas | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Houston Baptist | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | New Orleans | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northwestern State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northwestern State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | McNeese State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northwestern State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Nicholls State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Northwestern State | 3 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Nicholls State | 2 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | McNeese State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Nicholls State | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Nicholls State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, May 23 | ||||||
| 1 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 3 Northwestern State vs. No. 6 McNeese State | ESPN+ | N/A | ||
| 2 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 2 SE Louisiana vs. No. 7 Nicholls State | ||||
| 3 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 1 Sam Houston St vs. No. 8 New Orleans | ||||
| 4 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Houston Baptist vs. No. 5 Central Arkansas | ||||
| Thursday, May 24 | ||||||
| 5 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 6 McNeese State vs. No. 7 Nicholls State | ESPN+ | N/A | ||
| 6 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 1 Sam Houston St vs. No. 5 Central Arkansas | ||||
| 7 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 3 Northwestern State vs. No. 2 SE Louisiana | ||||
| 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 New Orleans vs. No. 4 Houston Baptist | ||||
| Friday, May 25 | ||||||
| 9 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 2 SE Louisiana vs. No. 7 Nicholls State | ESPN+ | N/A | ||
| 10 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 4 Houston Baptist vs. No. 1 Sam Houston St | ||||
| 11 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 3 Northwestern State vs. No. 7 Nicholls State | ||||
| 12 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 New Orleans vs. No. 4 Houston Baptist | ||||
| Saturday, May 26 | ||||||
| 13 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 8 New Orleans vs. No. 4 Houston Baptist | ESPN+ | N/A | ||
| Championship | 6:00 p.m. | No. 8 New Orleans vs. No. 3 Northwestern State | ||||
| *Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||||
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [3]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Pitchers | |
| Kyle Arjona | New Orleans |
| Corey Gaconi | Southeastern Louisiana |
| Cayden Hatcher | Nicholls State |
| Position players | |
| David Fry | Northwestern State |
| Orynn Veillon | New Orleans |
| Grant Buck | Houston Baptist |
| Brady Bell | Nicholls State |
| Beau Bratton | New Orleans |
| Ethan Valdez | Nicholls State |
| Luke Watson | Northwestern State |
| Riley McKnight | Sam Houston State |
| Jake Pulcheon | Houston Baptist |
David Fry was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Fry was a first baseman for Northwestern State. [3]
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