2017 Southland Conference Tournament

The 2017 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held in Sugar Land, TX. #3 Sam Houston State University defeated #5 University of Central Arkansas for the title. Robie Rojas of Sam Houston St. was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	McNeese State University	22-8	Justin Hill
2	Southeastern Louisiana University	20-10	Matt Riser
3	Sam Houston State University	19-11	Matt Deggs
4	Houston Baptist University	18-12	Jared Moon
5	University of Central Arkansas	17-13	Allen Gum
6	Stephen F. Austin State University	17-13	Johnny Cardenas
7	University of New Orleans	16-14	Blake Dean
8	Lamar University	16-14	Will Davis

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	McNeese St.	7
	8	Lamar	5
						1	McNeese St.	3
						5	Central Arkansas	5
	4	Houston Baptist	4
	5	Central Arkansas	15
											5	Central Arkansas	2	3
										4	Houston Baptist	6	0
	8	Lamar	5
	4	Houston Baptist	8
						1	McNeese St.	4
						4	Houston Baptist	5
																5	Central Arkansas	5
																3	Sam Houston St.	9
	2	Southeastern La.	12
	7	New Orleans	7
						2	Southeastern La.	4
						3	Sam Houston St.	8
	3	Sam Houston St.	13
	6	Stephen F. Austin	1
											3	Sam Houston St.	7	x
										7	New Orleans	1	x
	7	New Orleans	4
	6	Stephen F. Austin	3
						2	Southeastern La.	5
						7	New Orleans	7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 24
Game 1	Sam Houston State University	13-1 (7)	Stephen F. Austin State University
Game 2	Southeastern Louisiana University	12-7	University of New Orleans
Game 3	McNeese State University	7-5	Lamar University
Game 4	University of Central Arkansas	15-4	Houston Baptist University
May 25
Game 5	University of New Orleans	4-3 (10)	Stephen F. Austin State University	Stephen F. Austin eliminated
Game 6	Houston Baptist University	8-5	Lamar University	Lamar eliminated
Game 7	Sam Houston State University	8-4	Southeastern Louisiana University
Game 8	University of Central Arkansas	5-3	McNeese State University
May 26
Game 9	University of New Orleans	7-5	Southeastern Louisiana University	Southeastern Louisiana eliminated
Game 10	Houston Baptist University	5-4	McNeese State University	McNeese State eliminated
Game 11	Sam Houston State University	7-1	University of New Orleans	New Orleans eliminated
Game 12	Houston Baptist University	6-2	University of Central Arkansas
May 27
Game 13	University of Central Arkansas	3-0	Houston Baptist University	Houston Baptist eliminated
Game 14	Sam Houston State University	9-5	University of Central Arkansas	Sam Houston State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• Robie Rojas, Sam Houston St., C
• Blake Chisolm, Sam Houston St.
• Brooks Balisterri, Central Arkansas
• Hunter Hearn, Sam Houston St.
• Hezekiah Randolph, New Orleans
• Keaton Presley, Central Arkansas
• Spencer Halloran, Houston Baptist
• Eddie Sanchez, Central Arkansas
• Christian Thames, Houston Baptist
• Heath Donica, Sam Houston St.
• Brandon Hagerla, Central Arkansas
• Zach Carter, Houston Baptist