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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
Lamar x‍‍‍ 20–10 .66734–25 .576
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 17–12 .58621–34 .382
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 16–14 .53334–21 .618
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 15–14 .51725–28 .472
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33321–32 .396
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 6–24 .20010–45 .182
Western
Texas–San Antonio  x‍‍‍ 24–6 .80036–22 .621
Texas State ‍‍‍ 20–10 .66737–23 .617
Sam Houston State ‍‍‡‍y 18–12 .60038–22 .633
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .56731–28 .525
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40027–29 .482
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 4–26 .13313–40 .245
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2007[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2007 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 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]

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 roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
1UTSA6
2Texas State910
1UTSA42Texas State7
6Stephen F. Austin26Stephen F. Austin0
6Stephen F. Austin11
5McNeese State3
2Texas State02Texas State1—
4Sam Houston State24Sam Houston State3—
4Sam Houston State7
3Lamar3
3Lamar1274Sam Houston State5
5McNeese State21UTSA4
1UTSA7
3Lamar6

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. 1 2 3 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
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