2025 Southland Conference Tournament

The 2025 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held May 15-18 in Hammond, LA and Edinburg, TX and May 22-23 in Houston, TX. #6 Houston Christian University defeated #8 University of New Orleans for the title. Parker Edwards of Houston Christian was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Overall Record	Head Coach
1	Southeastern Louisiana University	22-8	Bobby Barbier
2	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	22-8	Derek Matlock
3	Lamar University	20-10	Will Davis
4	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	19-11	Chris Bertrand
5	McNeese State University	19-11	Justin Hill
6	Houston Christian University	17-13	Clay VanderLaan
7	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	12-18	Scott Malone
8	University of New Orleans	12-18	Blake Dean

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Southeastern Louisiana	6
	8	New Orleans	10
						8	New Orleans	3
						4	Northwestern St. (LA)	2
	4	Northwestern St. (LA)	7
	5	McNeese St.	6
											8	New Orleans	12	x
	Hammond, LA
										4	Northwestern St. (LA)	11	x
	1	Southeastern Louisiana	7
		McNeese St.	4
						4	Northwestern St. (LA)	11
						1	Southeastern Louisiana	8
																8	New Orleans	3	11	x
																6	Houston Christian	8	16	x
	2	UT Rio Grande Valley	11
	7	Texas A&M-C.C.	8
						2	UT Rio Grande Valley	6
						6	Houston Christian	9
	3	Lamar	3
	6	Houston Christian	6
											6	Houston Christian	4	x
	Edinburg, TX
										2	UT Rio Grande Valley	2	x
	7	Texas A&M-C.C.	12
	3	Lamar	5
						2	UT Rio Grande Valley	10
						7	Texas A&M-C.C.	4

Game Results

Bracket Play

• Hammond, LA

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 15
Game 1	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	7-6	McNeese State University
Game 2	University of New Orleans	10-6	Southeastern Louisiana University
May 16
Game 3	Southeastern Louisiana University	7-4	McNeese State University	McNeese St. eliminated
Game 4	University of New Orleans	3-2	Northwestern State University of Louisiana
May 17
Game 5	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	11-8	Southeastern Louisiana University	Southeastern Louisiana eliminated
Game 6	University of New Orleans	12-11	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	New Orleans advances to finals

• Edinburg, TX

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 15
Game 1	Houston Christian University	6-3	Lamar University
Game 2	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	11-8	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
May 16
Game 3	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	12-5	Lamar University	Lamar eliminated
Game 4	Houston Christian University	9-6	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
May 17
Game 5	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	10-4	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi eliminated
Game 6	Houston Christian University	4-2	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Houston Christian advances to finals

Championship Series

• Husky Field - Houston, TX

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 22
Championship 1	Houston Christian University	8-3	University of New Orleans
May 23
Championship 2	Houston Christian University	16-11	University of New Orleans	Houston Christian advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• Parker Edwards, HCU
• Katcher Halligan, HCU
• Jeremy Rader, HCU
• Trevor Roper, HCU
• Rhett Hendricks, HCU
• Jack Walker, HCU
• Louis Castano, HCU
• Bryce Calloway, New Orleans
• Tristan Moore, New Orleans
• Matt Gonzalez, New Orleans
• Steven Oliva, UTRGV
• Samuel Stephenson, Northwestern State