2016 Southland Conference baseball tournament

August 2023 2016 Southland Conference 8 Double-elimination Constellation Field Sugar Land, Texas 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State 5th Matt Deggs 1st Heath Donica Sam Houston State ESPN3 The 2016 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 28. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's ten teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas. 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State won their fifth Tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats Abilene Christian and 2016 Incarnate Word Cardinals Incarnate Word were ineligible for postseason play as they transition from Division II.http://southland.org/sports/2014/5/19/GEN_0519142502.aspx 2015-16 Championship Information Southland Conference February 5, 2016https://southland.org/news/2016/5/29/BASE_0529163009.aspx Southland Conference Sam Houston State Wins 2016 Tournament May 29, 2016 October 8, 2018 Seeding and format The top eight finishers from the regular season, not including Abilene Christian or Incarnate Word, will be seeded one through eight. They will play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament, with the winner of each bracket meeting in a single championship final. Every game of the tournament will be broadcast exclusively on ESPN3.http://southland.org/sports/2014/6/26/ESPN3.aspx Southland Conference on ESPN3 Southland Conference February 5, 2016 Team W L Pct GB Seed 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State 24 6 24 6 — 1 2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southeastern Louisiana 22 8 22 8 2 2 2016 Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State 20 10 20 10 4 3 Lamar 20 10 20 10 4 4 2016 Central Arkansas Bears Central Arkansas 16 14 16 14 8 5 2016 McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State 15 15 15 15 9 6 2016 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 14 16 14 16 10 7 2016 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin 14 16 14 16 10 8 2016 Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State 14 16 14 16 10 — 2016 Houston Baptist Huskies Houston Baptist 12 18 12 18 12 — 2016 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 8 20 8 20 15 — 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats Abilene Christian 8 21 8 21 15.5 — 2016 Incarnate Word Cardinals Incarnate Word 5 22 5 22 17.5 — Results y 2 1 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State 5 8 2016 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin 3 4 Lamar 0 5 2016 Central Arkansas Bears Central Arkansas 3 8 Stephen F. Austin 5 4 Lamar 2 3 2016 Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State 0 6 2016 McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State 3 2 2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southeastern Louisiana 5 7 2016 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 4 3 Northwestern State 5 7 New Orleans 6 1 Sam Houston State 12 5 Central Arkansas 2 5 Central Arkansas 4 8 Stephen F. Austin 10 6 McNeese State 0 2 Southeastern Louisiana 10 6 McNeese State 813 7 New Orleans 4 1 Sam Houston State 0 8 8 Stephen F. Austin 1 2 2 Southeastern Louisiana 4 — 6 McNeese State 1 — 1 Sam Houston State 7 2 Southeastern Louisiana 4 All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Name School Webb Bobo Southeastern Louisiana Carson Crites Southeastern Louisiana Conner Fikes Stephen F. Austin Jameson Fisher Southeastern Louisiana Kaleb Fontenot McNeese State Lance Miles Sam Houston State Nick Ramos Stephen F. Austin Robie Rojas Sam Houston State Mac Scerole Southeastern Louisiana Jacob Seward Southeastern Louisiana Zach Smith Sam Houston State Most Valuable Player Heath Donica was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Donica was a junior pitcher for Sam Houston State. References Tournament Category:Southland Conference baseball tournament Category:Baseball competitions in Texas Southland Conference baseball tournament Southland Conference baseball tournament Category:Sugar Land, Texas