2018 Southland Conference Tournament

The 2018 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held in Sugar Land, TX. #3 Northwestern State University of Louisiana defeated #8 University of New Orleans for the title. David Fry of Northwestern St. was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Sam Houston State University	24-6	Matt Deggs
2	Southeastern Louisiana University	21-9	Matt Riser
3	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	18-12	Bobby Barbier
4	Houston Baptist University	18-12	Jared Moon
5	University of Central Arkansas	17-13	Allen Gum
6	McNeese State University	15-15	Justin Hill
7	Nicholls State University	14-16	Seth Thibodeaux
8	University of New Orleans	14-16	Blake Dean

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Sam Houston St.	3
	8	New Orleans	4
						8	New Orleans	3
						4	Houston Baptist	1
	4	Houston Baptist	14
	5	Central Arkansas	4
											8	New Orleans	3	6
										4	Houston Baptist	4	1
	1	Sam Houston St.	4
	5	Central Arkansas	2
						4	Houston Baptist	6
						1	Sam Houston St.	4
																8	New Orleans	5
																3	Northwestern St.	7
	2	Southeastern La.	4
	7	Nicholls St.	2
						2	Southeastern La.	1
						3	Northwestern St.	5
	3	Northwestern St.	2
	6	McNeese St.	1
											3	Northwestern St.	3	x
										7	Nicholls St.	2	x
	7	Nicholls St.	10
	6	McNeese St.	4
						2	Southeastern La.	6
						7	Nicholls St.	7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 23
Game 1	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	2-1	McNeese State University
Game 2	Southeastern Louisiana University	4-2	Nicholls State University
Game 3	University of New Orleans	4-3	Sam Houston State University
Game 4	Houston Baptist University	14-4 (7)	University of Central Arkansas
May 24
Game 5	Nicholls State University	10-4	McNeese State University	McNeese State eliminated
Game 6	Sam Houston State University	4-2	University of Central Arkansas	Central Arkansas eliminated
Game 7	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	5-1	Southeastern Louisiana University
Game 8	University of New Orleans	3-1	Houston Baptist University
May 25
Game 9	Nicholls State University	7-6	Southeastern Louisiana University	Southeastern Louisiana eliminated
Game 10	Houston Baptist University	6-4	Sam Houston State University	Sam Houston State eliminated
Game 11	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	3-2	Nicholls State University	Nicholls State eliminated
Game 12	Houston Baptist University	4-3	University of New Orleans
May 26
Game 13	University of New Orleans	6-1	Houston Baptist University	Houston Baptist eliminated
Game 14	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	7-5	University of New Orleans	Northwestern State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• David Fry, Northwestern St.
• Luke Watson, Northwestern St.
• Kyle Arjona, New Orleans
• Beau Bratton, New Orleans
• Orynn Weillon, New Orleans
• Grant Buck, Houston Baptist
• Jake Pulcheon, Houston Baptist
• Cayden Hatcher, Nicholls St.
• Brady Bell, Nicholls St.
• Ethan Valdez, Nicholls St.
• Riley McKnight, Sam Houston St.
• Corey Gaconi, Southeastern Louisiana