2015 Southland Conference baseball tournament

August 2023 2015 Southland Conference 8 Double-elimination Constellation Field Sugar Land, Texas 2015 Houston Baptist Huskies Houston Baptist 1st Jared Moon 1 Curtis Jones Houston Baptist ESPN3 The 2015 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 20 through 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. 2015 Abilene Christian Wildcats Abilene Christian and 2015 Incarnate Word Cardinals Incarnate Word are ineligible for postseason play as they transition from Division II.http://southland.org/sports/2014/5/19/GEN_0519142502.aspx 2014–15 Championship Information Southland Conference March 2, 2015http://www.southland.org/news/2013/8/22/GEN_11945.aspx?path=baseball Southland Conference Southland Baseball Tournament Returns to Sugar Land August 22, 2013 January 10, 2015 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.Southeastern Louisiana Earns Top Seed in Southland Tournament http://southland.sidearmsports.com/news/2015/5/16/BASE_0516154026.aspx?path=baseball Southland Conference May 27, 2015 May 16, 2015 The teams played a two bracket, double–elimination tournament, with the winner of each bracket meeting in a single championship final. Results y 2 1 2015 Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southeastern Louisiana 2 8 2015 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 4 4 2015 McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State 1 5 2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State 5 1 Southeastern Louisiana 3 4 McNeese State 2 3 2015 Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State 6 6 2015 Central Arkansas Bears Central Arkansas 7 2 2015 Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State 1 7 2015 Houston Baptist Huskies Houston Baptist 4 3 Nicholls State 3 2 Northwestern State 4 8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 1 5 Sam Houston State 6 1 Southeastern Louisiana 5 8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 6* 7 Houston Baptist 6 6 Central Arkansas 1 2 Northwestern State 4 6 Central Arkansas 5 5 Sam Houston State 4 3 8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 6 2 7 Houston Baptist 1 – 6 Central Arkansas 0 – 5 Sam Houston State 0 7 Houston Baptist 6 Line scores Day one Game 1 (Central Arkansas vs Nicholls) May 20, 2015 9:05 am CDT Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX Central Arkansas UCA 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 7 11 2 Nicholls Nicholls 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 13 5 Gilmore, C. (8–3) Borne, G. (6–5) Stitch, B. (6) N/A Central Arkansas vs Nicholls (May 20, 2015) http://southland.org/custompages/stats/baseball/2015/slc1.htm Southland Conference May 25, 2015 Game 2 (Houston Baptist vs Northwestern State) May 20, 2015 12:30 pm CDT Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX Houston Baptist HBU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 7 0 Northwestern State NWSt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 McCollough (8–2) Oller, A. (6–4) None N/A Houston Baptist vs Northwestern State (May 20, 2015) http://southland.org/custompages/stats/baseball/2015/slc2.htm Southland Conference May 25, 2015 Game 3 (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs Southeastern Louisiana) May 20, 2015 4:00 pm CDT Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX Texas A&M–Corpus Christi TAMU–CC 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 6 1 Southeastern Louisiana SLU 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 3 Belicek, T (9–4) Scioneaux, T (9–3) Dorris, J (9) N/A A&M–Corpus Christi vs Southeastern La. (May 20, 2015) http://southland.org/custompages/stats/baseball/2015/slc3.htm Southland Conference May 25, 2015 Game 4 (Sam Houston State vs McNeese State) May 21, 2015 7:05 pmCDT Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX Sam Houston State SHSU 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 3 McNeese State McNeese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 Godail, A. (5–6) Fontenot, K. (7–4) None 1,511 Sam Houston State vs McNeese State (May 20, 2015) http://southland.org/custompages/stats/baseball/2015/slc4.htm Southland Conference May 25, 2015 Day two Game 5 (Northwestern State vs Nicholls) May 21, 2015 9:00 am CDT Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX Northwestern State NWSt 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 8 2 Nicholls Nicholls 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 2 Oller, J. (10–2) Deemes, R. (5–4) Smith, B. (10) 1,292 Northwestern State vs Nicholls (May 21, 2015) http://southland.org/custompages/stats/baseball/2015/slc5.htm Southland Conference May 26, 2015 Game 6 (McNeese State vs Southeastern Louisiana) May 21, 2015 12:22 pm CDT Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX McNeese State McNeese 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 Southeastern Louisiana SLU 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12 1 Sceroler, M. (3–2) Lapeze, C. (0–1) None 1,292 McNeese State vs Southeastern La. (May 21, 2015) http://southland.org/custompages/stats/baseball/2015/slc6.htm Southland Conference May 26, 2015 Game 7 (Central Arkansas vs Houston Baptist) May 21, 2015 2:19 pm CDT Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX Central Arkansas UCA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 Houston Baptist HBU 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 15 0 Wright, T. (7–6) Durham, C. (2–1) None 1,292 Central Arkansas vs Houston Baptist (May 21, 2015) http://www.southland.org/custompages/stats/baseball/2015/slc7.htm Southland Conference May 26, 2015 Game 8 (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs Sam Houston State) May 21, 2015 2:19 pm CDT Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX Texas A&M–Corpus Christi TAMU–CC 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Sam Houston State SHSU 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 11 3 Boyd, L. (6–4) Danton, M (4–7) Bisacca, A. (4) 1,292 A&M–Corpus Christi vs Sam Houston State (May 21, 2015) http://www.southland.org/custompages/stats/baseball/2015/slc8.htm Southland Conference May 26, 2015 Day three Game 9 (Northwestern State vs Central Arkansas) May 22, 2015 9:00 am CDT Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX Northwestern State NWSt 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 3 Central Arkansas UCA 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 14 1 Stitch, B. (5–5) Duvic, H. (1–1) None 1,361 Northwestern State vs Central Arkansas (May 22, 2015) http://www.southland.org/custompages/stats/baseball/2015/slc9.htm Southland Conference May 26, 2015 Game 10 (Southeastern Louisiana vs Texas A&M–Corpus Christi) May 22, 2015 12:41 pm CDT Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX Southeastern Louisiana SLU 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 8 4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi TAMU–CC 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 10 1 Holland, N (2–1) Granier, K. (4–2) None 1,361 Southeastern La. vs A&M–Corpus Christi (May 22, 2015) http://www.southland.org/custompages/stats/baseball/2015/slc10.htm Southland Conference May 26, 2015 Game 11 (Houston Baptist vs Central Arkansas) May 22, 2015 4:13 pm CDT Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX Houston Baptist SLU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 1 Central Arkansas UCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Kennell, R. (2–0) Gray, T. (1–1) None 1,361 Houston Baptist vs Central Arkansas (May 22, 2015) http://www.southland.org/custompages/stats/baseball/2015/slc11.htm Southland Conference May 26, 2015 Game 12 (Sam Houston State vs Texas A&M–Corpus Christi) May 22, 2015 7:00 pm CDT Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX Sam Houston State SHSU 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 8 1 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi TAMU–CC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 12 3 Holland, N (3–1) Brinley, R. (1–6) Dorris, J (10) 1,361 Sam Houston State vs Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (May 22, 2015) http://www.southland.org/custompages/stats/baseball/2015/slc12.htm Southland Conference May 26, 2015 Day four Game "14" (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs Sam Houston State) May 23, 2015 1:00 pm CDT Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX Texas A&M–Corpus Christi TAMC–CC 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 3 Sam Houston State SHSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 7 1 Bisacca, A. (7–2) Belicek, T (9–5) None 1,421 A&M–Corpus Christi vs Sam Houston State (May 23, 2015) http://www.southland.org/custompages/stats/baseball/2015/slc13.htm Southland Conference May 26, 2015 Championship game (Houston Baptist vs Sam Houston State) May 23, 2015 6:00 pm CDT Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX Sam Houston State SHSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Houston Baptist HBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 X 6 12 1 Bisacca, A. (7–2) Belicek, T (9–5) None 1,421 Sam Houston State vs Houston Baptist (May 23, 2015) http://www.southland.org/custompages/stats/baseball/2015/slc14.htm Southland Conference May 26, 2015 Awards and honors Source: Houston Baptist Wins First Southland Baseball Title http://southland.org/news/2015/5/23/BASE_0523151037.aspx Southland Conference May 23, 2015 May 24, 2015 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 Tournament Category:Southland Conference baseball tournament Category:Baseball competitions in Texas Southland Conference Baseball Southland Conference baseball tournament Category:Sugar Land, Texas