Collegiate baseball tournament
Teams | 8 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Central Arkansas (1st title) |
Winning coach | Allen Gum (1st title) |
MVP | Forrestt Allday (Central Arkansas) |
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Sam Houston State † | 20 | – | 7 | .741 | 38 | – | 22 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | 33 | – | 24 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | 36 | – | 24 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | 25 | – | 32 | .439 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | 39 | – | 20 | .661 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | 28 | – | 29 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Central Arkansas ‡ | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | 42 | – | 22 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | 23 | – | 31 | .426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | 26 | – | 29 | .473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | 16 | – | 40 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2013 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 2013 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 22 through 25. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's ten teams will meet in the double-elimination tournament, which was held at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas. The event returned to a neutral site after two seasons on campus. In the championship game, seventh-seeded Central Arkansas defeated fourth-seeded Southeastern Louisiana, 4-0, to win its first tournament championship. As a result, Central Arkansas earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
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.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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Sam Houston State | 20 | 7 | .741 | – | 1 |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 17 | 10 | .630 | 3 | 2 |
Oral Roberts | 16 | 11 | .593 | 4 | 3 |
Southeastern Louisiana | 16 | 11 | .593 | 4 | 4 |
Lamar | 15 | 12 | .556 | 5 | 5 |
Stephen F. Austin | 15 | 12 | .556 | 5 | 6 |
Central Arkansas | 12 | 15 | .444 | 8 | 7 |
McNeese State | 10 | 17 | .370 | 10 | 8 |
Nicholls State | 9 | 18 | .333 | 11 | – |
Northwestern State | 5 | 22 | .185 | 15 | – |
Results
First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Sam Houston State | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | McNeese State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Sam Houston State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Lamar | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Lamar | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Lamar | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | McNeese State | 3 | 1 | Sam Houston State | 1 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Lamar | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Oral Roberts | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Central Arkansas | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Stephen F. Austin | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Oral Roberts | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Central Arkansas | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Oral Roberts | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Central Arkansas | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Stephen F. Austin | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Central Arkansas | 7 | 2 | Texas A&M- Corpus Christi | 1 | ||||||||||||||
7 | Central Arkansas | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Pos. | Name | School |
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C | Michael Marietta | Central Arkansas |
1B | Jameson Fisher | Southeastern Louisiana |
2B | V.J. Bunner | Lamar |
SS | Sam Bumpers | Lamar |
3B | Garrett Brown | Central Arkansas |
OF | Forrestt Allday | Central Arkansas |
OF | Logan Domenico | Oral Roberts |
OF | Ladd Rhodes | Southeastern Louisiana |
DH | Seth Dornak | Lamar |
P | Jonathan Dziedzic | Lamar |
P | Connor Gilmore | Central Arkansas |
Most Valuable Player
Central Arkansas outfielder Forrestt Allday was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
See also
References
- 2014 Southland Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 17. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- "Conference Championship Central". ncaa.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- "Bearkats Picked to Win 2013 Southland Conference Baseball Title". Southland Conference. January 30, 2013. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- "Southland Conference's 50th Baseball Season Starts Friday". Southland Conference. February 14, 2013. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
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