2007 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2007 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 23 through May 26, 2007[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2007 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field, home field of Northwestern State in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Fourth-seeded Sam Houston State won their second overall championship, and what would be the first of three consecutive titles, and claimed the automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

2007 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSam Houston State (2nd title)
Winning coachMark Johnson (1st title)
MVPLuke Prihoda, Sam Houston State
2007 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern
Lamar x‍‍‍ 20–10 .667  34–25 .576
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 17–12 .586  21–34 .382
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 16–14 .533  34–21 .618
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 15–14 .517  25–28 .472
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .333  21–32 .396
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 6–24 .200  10–45 .182
Western
Texas–San Antonio  x‍‍‍ 24–6 .800  36–22 .621
Texas State ‍‍‍ 20–10 .667  37–23 .617
Sam Houston State ‍‍‡‍y 18–12 .600  38–22 .633
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .567  31–28 .525
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .400  27–29 .482
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 4–26 .133  13–40 .245
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2007[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six, regardless of division. They played a double-elimination tournament. Despite the seeding, the two division champions were protected, so that third-seeded Lamar played fifth seeded McNeese State in the first round.

TeamWLTPctSeed
UTSA246.800—1
Texas State2010.66742
Lamar2010.66743
Sam Houston State1812.60064
McNeese State1712.5866.55
Stephen F. Austin1713.56776
Southeastern Louisiana1614.5338—
Northwestern State1514.5178.5—
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi1218.40012—
Central Arkansas1020.33314—
Nicholls State624.20018—
Texas–Arlington426.13320—

Bracket and results
  First round Semifinals Semi- Finals
                                       
  1 UTSA 4  
  6 Stephen F. Austin 2     1 UTSA 6  
    2 Texas State 910    
      2 Texas State 7  
      6 Stephen F. Austin 0    
  6 Stephen F. Austin 11          
  5 McNeese State 3        
  2 Texas State 0         2 Texas State 1 —
  4 Sam Houston State 2           4 Sam Houston State 3 —
      4 Sam Houston State 7        
      3 Lamar 3          
  3 Lamar 127           4 Sam Houston State 5    
  5 McNeese State 2         1 UTSA 4  
  1 UTSA 7    
  3 Lamar 6  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos.NameSchool
PMike HartTexas State
Luke PrihodaSam Houston State
CHeath PughSam Houston State
1BDan HernandezLamar
2BClint MannSam Houston State
3BRyan SaltzgaberUTSA
SSThomas FieldTexas State
OFAaron GarzaTexas State
Bobby VerbickSam Houston State
Keith SteinSam Houston State
DHDavid JeansStephen F. Austin

Most Valuable Player

Luke Prihoda was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Prihoda was a pitcher for Sam Houston State.[3]

References
  1. "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 16. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  2. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Sam Houston State Bearkats. p. 4. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  3. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
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