2016 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

2016 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2016
Teams 8
Format Double-elimination
Site Constellation Field
Sugar Land, Texas
Television ESPN3
Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
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2016 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Sam Houston State †‡y 24 – 6   .800     42 – 22   .656
Southeastern Louisiana y 22 – 8   .733     40 – 21   .656
Lamar 20 – 10   .667     35 – 19   .648
Northwestern State 20 – 10   .667     33 – 24   .579
Central Arkansas 16 – 14   .533     29 – 27   .518
McNeese State 15 – 15   .500     31 – 25   .554
New Orleans 14 – 16   .467     31 – 26   .544
Stephen F. Austin 14 – 16   .467     30 – 30   .500
Nicholls State 14 – 16   .467     26 – 30   .464
Houston Baptist 12 – 18   .400     24 – 29   .453
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 8 – 20   .286     19 – 32   .373
Abilene Christian * 8 – 21   .276     16 – 37   .302
Incarnate Word * 5 – 22   .185     13 – 38   .255
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
* Ineligible for league and NCAA tournaments due to transition from Division II
As of June 11, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament will be held from May 25–28. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's ten teams will meet in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas. The winner of the tournament will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word are ineligible for postseason play as they transition from Division II.[2]

Seeding and format

The top eight finishers from the regular season, not including Abilene Christian or Incarnate Word, 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.

Every game of the tournament will be broadcast exclusively on ESPN3.[3]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Sam Houston State 24 6 .800
—
1
Southeastern Louisiana 22 8 .733
2
2
Northwestern State 20 10 .667
4
3
Lamar 20 10 .667
4
4
Central Arkansas 16 14 .533
8
5
McNeese State 15 15 .500
9
6
New Orleans 14 16 .467
10
7
Stephen F. Austin 14 16 .467
10
8
Nicholls State 14 16 .467
10
—
Houston Baptist 12 18 .400
12
—
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 8 20 .286
15
—
Abilene Christian 8 21 .276
15.5
—
Incarnate Word 5 22 .185
17.5
—

Results

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1  Sam Houston State 5  
8  Stephen F. Austin 3  
  1  Sam Houston State 12  
  5  Central Arkansas 2  
4  Lamar 0
5  Central Arkansas 3  
  1  Sam Houston State 0 8  
  8  Stephen F. Austin 1 2  
8  Stephen F. Austin 5  
4  Lamar 2  
  5  Central Arkansas 4
  8  Stephen F. Austin 10  
  1  Sam Houston State 7
  2  Southeastern Louisiana 4
3  Northwestern State 0  
6  McNeese State 3  
  6  McNeese State 0
  2  Southeastern Louisiana 10  
2  Southeastern Louisiana 5
7  New Orleans 4  
  2  Southeastern Louisiana 4 —
  6  McNeese State 1 —  
3  Northwestern State 5  
7  New Orleans 6  
  6  McNeese State 8*
  7  New Orleans 4  

See also

2016 Southland Conference Softball Tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Southland Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2015-16 Championship Information". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Southland Conference on ESPN3". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
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