2008 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSam Houston State (3rd title)
Winning coachMark Johnson (2nd title)
MVPBobby Verbick (Sam Houston State)
2008 Southland Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern
Lamar ‍‍‍ 20–10–0 .66735–23–0 .603
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 17–12–0 .58628–28–0 .500
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .50032–27–0 .542
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 13–16–1 .45027–27–1 .500
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 7–23–0 .23313–42–0 .236
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 5–25–0 .16710–44–0 .185
Western
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 22–8–0 .73339–19–0 .672
Texas State ‍†‍‍ 19–11–0 .63330–27–0 .526
Sam Houston State ‍‍‡‍y 18–12–0 .60037–25–0 .597
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .53326–31–0 .456
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 14–15–1 .48324–33–1 .422
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 12–17–0 .41425–29–0 .463
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 24, 2008[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2008 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 24. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Don Sanders Stadium in Huntsville, Texas. The winner of the tournament, Sam Houston State, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

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.

TeamWLTPctSeed
Texas–San Antonio2280.733
1
Lamar20100.667
2
Texas State19110.633
3
Sam Houston State18120.600
4
Northwestern State17120.586
5
Texas–Arlington16140.533
6
Southeastern Louisiana15150.500
7
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi14151.483
8
Central Arkansas13161.450
–
Stephen F. Austin12170.414
–
McNeese State7230.233
–
Nicholls State5250.167
–

Results

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Texas–San Antonio5
8Texas A&M–Corpus Christi7
8Texas A&M–Corpus Christi2
4Sam Houston State13
4Sam Houston State7
5Northwestern State1
8Texas A&M–Corpus Christi5
4Sam Houston State7
1Texas–San Antonio9
5Northwestern State71Texas–San Antonio10
8Texas A&M–Corpus Christi12
4Sam Houston State15
3Texas State22
2Lamar7
6Texas–Arlington2
3Texas State7
2Lamar11
2Lamar8
7Southeastern Louisiana7
2Lamar14
7Southeastern Louisiana172
6Texas–Arlington3
7Southeastern Louisiana73Texas State7
7Southeastern Louisiana11

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

PosNameTeam
CBen TheriotTexas State
1BTrent LockwoodTexas–San Antonio
2BBrian TaylorLamar
3BSeth HammockSam Houston State
SSRyan WeberSam Houston State
OFKeith SteinSam Houston State
OFChase WilliamsTexas A&M–Corpus Christi
OFDavid MooreLamar
DHBobby VerbickSam Houston State (MVP)
PBrian SiskLamar
PDallas GallantSam Houston State

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 16. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Southland Conference 2015 Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
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