2015 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2015 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 20–23. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's ten teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas. The event returned to Sugar Land as part of a two season contract after one season on campus. The winner of the tournament, Houston Baptist, earns the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word are ineligible for postseason play as they transition from Division II.[2][3]

2015 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsHouston Baptist (1st title)
Winning coachJared Moon (1 title)
MVPCurtis Jones, Houston Baptist
TelevisionESPN3
2015 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Southeastern Louisiana  2550 .833  42170 .712
Northwestern State   2080 .714  31230 .574
Nicholls State   18110 .621  34191 .639
McNeese State   18120 .600  32250 .561
Sam Houston State   17120 .586  31280 .525
Central Arkansas   16140 .533  29240 .547
Houston Baptist y 14130 .519  28270 .509
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi   13140 .481  26270 .491
Abilene Christian *   13170 .433  17380 .309
Stephen F. Austin   11180 .379  17340 .333
Incarnate Word *   11190 .367  21330 .389
Lamar   10190 .345  21310 .404
New Orleans   3270 .100  14400 .259
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 31, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Division I transition

Seeding and format

The top eight finishers from the regular season, not including Abilene Christian or Incarnate Word, were seeded one through eight. Seeding for the 2015 tournament was based on the order of finish in conference regular season play. No tie-breakers were needed, and teams ineligible for the 2015 tournament did not finish in the top eight.[4] The teams played a two bracket, double–elimination tournament, with the winner of each bracket meeting in a single championship final.

Results

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Southeastern Louisiana 2  
8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 4  
  8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 1  
  5 Sam Houston State 6  
4 McNeese State 1
5 Sam Houston State 5  
  5 Sam Houston State 4 3  
  8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 6 2  
1 Southeastern Louisiana 3  
4 McNeese State 2  
  1 Southeastern Louisiana 5
  8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 6*  
  5 Sam Houston State 0
  7 Houston Baptist 6
3 Nicholls State 6  
6 Central Arkansas 7  
  7 Houston Baptist 6
  6 Central Arkansas 1  
2 Northwestern State 1
7 Houston Baptist 4  
  7 Houston Baptist 1
  6 Central Arkansas 0  
3 Nicholls State 3  
2 Northwestern State 4  
  2 Northwestern State 4
  6 Central Arkansas 5  

Line Scores

Game 1 (Central Arkansas vs Nicholls)

May 20, 2015 9:05 am CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX
Team123456789RHE
Central Arkansas1001010227112
Nicholls0100001046135
WP: Gilmore, C. (8-3)   LP: Borne, G. (6-5)   Sv: Stitch, B. (6)
Attendance: N/A
[[5] Boxscore]

Game 2 (Houston Baptist vs Northwestern State)

May 20, 2015 12:30 pm CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX
Team123456789RHE
Houston Baptist000001012470
Northwestern State100000000152
WP: McCollough (8-2)   LP: Oller, A. (6-4)   Sv: None
Attendance: N/A
[[6] Boxscore]

Game 3 (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs Southeastern Louisiana)

May 20, 2015 4:00 pm CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX
Team123456789RHE
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi000000310461
Southeastern Louisiana011000100253
WP: Belicek,T (9-4)   LP: Scioneaux, T (9-3)   Sv: Dorris,J (9)
Attendance: N/A
[[7] Boxscore]

Game 4 (Sam Houston State vs McNeese State)

May 21, 2015 7:05 pmCDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX
Team123456789RHE
Sam Houston State0500000005113
McNeese State000000001180
WP: Godail, A. (5-6)   LP: Fontenot, K. (7-4)   Sv: None
Attendance: 1,511
[[8] Boxscore]

Game 5 (Northwestern State vs Nicholls)

May 21, 2015 9:00 am CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX
Team123456789RHE
Northwestern State100040000482
Nicholls1100000103112
WP: Oller, J. (10-2)   LP: Deemes, R. (5-4)   Sv: Smith, B. (10)
Attendance: 1,292
[[9] Boxscore]

Game 6 (McNeese State vs Southeastern Louisiana)

May 21, 2015 12:22 pm CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX
Team123456789101112RHE
McNeese State0000002000002110
Southeastern Louisiana1010000000013121
WP: Sceroler, M. (3-2)   LP: Lapeze, C. (0-1)   Sv: None
Attendance: 1,292
[[10] Boxscore]

Game 7 (Central Arkansas vs Houston Baptist)

May 21, 2015 2:19 pm CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX
Team123456789RHE
Central Arkansas010000000160
Houston Baptist0021100206150
WP: Wright, T. (7-6)   LP: Durham, C. (2-1)   Sv: None
Attendance: 1,292
[[11] Boxscore]

Game 8 (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs Sam Houston State)

May 21, 2015 2:19 pm CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX
Team123456789RHE
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi001000000140
Sam Houston State0020000406113
WP: Boyd, L. (6-4)   LP: Danton,M (4-7)   Sv: Bisacca, A. (4)
Attendance: 1,292
[[12] Boxscore]

Game 9 (Northwestern State vs Central Arkansas)

May 22, 2015 9:00 am CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX
Team123456789RHE
Northwestern State1200000014103
Central Arkansas1001100115141
WP: Stitch, B. (5-5)   LP: Duvic, H. (1-1)   Sv: None
Attendance: 1,361
[[13] Boxscore]

Game 10 (Southeastern Louisiana vs Texas A&M–Corpus Christi)

May 22, 2015 12:41 pm CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX
Team12345678910RHE
Southeastern Louisiana1210001000584
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi00030101016101
WP: Holland,N (2-1)   LP: Granier, K. (4-2)   Sv: None
Attendance: 1,361
[[14] Boxscore]

Game 11 (Houston Baptist vs Central Arkansas)

May 22, 2015 4:13 pm CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX
Team123456789RHE
Houston Baptist000001000161
Central Arkansas000000000040
WP: Kennell, R. (2-0)   LP: Gray, T. (1-1)   Sv: None
Attendance: 1,361
[[15] Boxscore]

Game 12 (Sam Houston State vs Texas A&M–Corpus Christi)

May 22, 2015 7:00 pm CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX
Team123456789RHE
Sam Houston State001002001481
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi1000000146123
WP: Holland,N (3-1)   LP: Brinley, R. (1-6)   Sv: Dorris,J (10)
Attendance: 1,361
[[16] Boxscore]

Game "14" (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs Sam Houston State)

May 23, 2015 1:00 pm CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX
Team123456789RHE
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi001100000273
Sam Houston State000000101371
WP: Bisacca, A. (7-2)   LP: Belicek,T (9-5)   Sv: None
Attendance: 1,421
[[17] Boxscore]

Championship Game (Houston Baptist vs Sam Houston State)

May 23, 2015 6:00 pm CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX
Team123456789RHE
Sam Houston State0000000000100
Houston Baptist00000006X6121
WP: Bisacca, A. (7-2)   LP: Belicek,T (9-5)   Sv: None
Attendance: 1,421
[[18] Boxscore]

Awards and honors

Source: [19]

Tournament MVP: Curtis Jones – Houston Baptist

All–Tournament Teams:

  • Greg Espiosna – Houston Baptist
  • Andrew Alvarez – Houston Baptist
  • Clay Thomas – Houston Baptist
  • Jake MacWillians – Sam Houston State
  • Hayden Simerly – Sam Houston State
  • Bryce Johnson – Sam Houston State
  • Andrew Godail – Sam Houston State
  • Zacarias Hardy – Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
  • Brett Burner – Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
  • Ty Tice – Central Arkansas
  • Carson Crites – Southeastern Louisiana

See also

2015 Southland Conference Softball Tournament

References

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  2. "2014–15 Championship Information". Southland Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
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  13. "Northwestern State vs Central Arkansas (May 22, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  14. "Southeastern La. vs A&M–Corpus Christi (May 22, 2015)". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
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