Collegiate baseball tournament
The 2018 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 26. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's thirteen teams met in the double-elimination tournament, which was held at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas . As the winner of the tournament, Northwestern State earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament .[ 2] It was Northwestern State's first Tournament championship.[ 3]
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.
Results
Schedule
Game
Time*
Matchup#
Television
Attendance
Wednesday, May 23
1
9:00 a.m.
No. 3 Northwestern State vs. No. 6 McNeese State
ESPN+
N/A
2
12:00 p.m.
No. 2 SE Louisiana vs. No. 7 Nicholls State
3
4:00 p.m.
No. 1 Sam Houston St vs. No. 8 New Orleans
4
7:00 p.m.
No. 4 Houston Baptist vs. No. 5 Central Arkansas
Thursday, May 24
5
9:00 a.m.
No. 6 McNeese State vs. No. 7 Nicholls State
ESPN+
N/A
6
12:00 p.m.
No. 1 Sam Houston St vs. No. 5 Central Arkansas
7
4:00 p.m.
No. 3 Northwestern State vs. No. 2 SE Louisiana
8
7:00 p.m.
No. 8 New Orleans vs. No. 4 Houston Baptist
Friday, May 25
9
9:00 a.m.
No. 2 SE Louisiana vs. No. 7 Nicholls State
ESPN+
N/A
10
12:00 p.m.
No. 4 Houston Baptist vs. No. 1 Sam Houston St
11
4:00 p.m.
No. 3 Northwestern State vs. No. 7 Nicholls State
12
7:00 p.m.
No. 8 New Orleans vs. No. 4 Houston Baptist
Saturday, May 26
13
1:00 p.m.
No. 8 New Orleans vs. No. 4 Houston Baptist
ESPN+
N/A
Championship
6:00 p.m.
No. 8 New Orleans vs. No. 3 Northwestern State
*Game times in CDT . # – Rankings denote tournament seed.
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[ 3]
Name
School
Pitchers
Kyle Arjona
New Orleans
Corey Gaconi
Southeastern Louisiana
Cayden Hatcher
Nicholls State
Position players
David Fry
Northwestern State
Orynn Veillon
New Orleans
Grant Buck
Houston Baptist
Brady Bell
Nicholls State
Beau Bratton
New Orleans
Ethan Valdez
Nicholls State
Luke Watson
Northwestern State
Riley McKnight
Sam Houston State
Jake Pulcheon
Houston Baptist
Most Valuable Player
David Fry was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Fry was a first baseman for Northwestern State.[ 3]
References
Tournament Championship Series