2009 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSam Houston State (4th title)
Winning coachMark Johnson (3rd title)
MVPMatt Shelton (Sam Houston State)
2009 Southland Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
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 y 18140 .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]

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 State2470.774
1
Southeastern Louisiana21120.636
2
Texas–San Antonio20120.625
3
Lamar20130.606
4
Texas–Arlington19130.594
5
Northwestern State18130.581
6
Sam Houston State18140.563
7
Stephen F. Austin14180.438
8
Central Arkansas10210.323
McNeese State10220.313
Nicholls State9230.281
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi9240.273

Results

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Texas State9
8Stephen F. Austin2
7Lamar4
1Texas State10
4Lamar4
5Texas–Arlington3
4Lamar2
1Texas State13
5Texas–Arlington7
8Stephen F. Austin44Lamar4
5Texas–Arlington3
1Texas State1
3Texas–San Antonio5
7Sam Houston State7
6Northwestern State4
3Texas–San Antonio6 (11)
7Sam Houston State8
2Southeastern Louisiana2
7Sam Houston State9
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
1BPaul GoldschmidtTexas 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.
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