2024 Southland Conference baseball tournament

2024 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsNicholls (3rd title)
Winning coachMike Silva (2nd title)
MVPBasiel Williams (Nicholls)
TelevisionESPN+
2024 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar ‍†‍‍ 17 – 7   .708 44 – 15   .746
Nicholls ‍†‍‍y 16 – 8   .667 38 – 22   .633
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 31 – 26   .544
McNeese  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 32 – 27   .542
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 22 – 33   .400
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 30 – 28   .517
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 22 – 35   .386
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 26 – 31   .456
Houston Christian  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 18 – 31   .367
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 1, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 Southland Conference baseball tournament will be held from May 22 through 25.[2] The top eight regular season finishers of the league's nine competing teams will meet in the double-elimination tournament held at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field in Hammond, Louisiana. Note: Texas A&M–Commerce does not sponsor a baseball team.

The winner of the tournament will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3][4]

Seeding and format

The top eight finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through eight. They will play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament, with the winner of each bracket meeting in a single championship final. No team will receive a bye.

Seeds

Teams will be seeded by record within the conference with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top eight teams in the conference will qualify for the tournament.[5]

Seed School Conference Tie-breaker #1 Tie-breaker #2
1 Lamar 17–7 Not needed
2 Nicholls 16–8 Not needed
3 New Orleans 14–10 Not needed
4 Northwestern State 11–13 2-1 vs McNeese
5 McNeese 11–13 1–2 vs Northwestern State
6 Southeastern Louisiana 10–14 2–1 vs Texas A&M–Corpus Christi;
3–0 vs Incarnate Word
7 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 10–14 1–2 vs Southeastern Louisiana;
2–1 vs Incarnate Word
8 Incarnate Word 10–14 0–3 vs Southeastern Louisiana;
1-2 vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Note: Houston Christian with a 9-15 conference record failed to qualify. Texas A&M–Commerce does not sponsor a baseball team.

Tournament

Source:[3]

Round Game Time* Matchup Score Attendance Notes Television
First Round – Wednesday, May 22, 2024
1 1 9:00 am No. 4 Northwestern State vs. No. 5 McNeese 5–10 ESPN+
2 12:35 pm No. 1 Lamar vs. No. 8 Incarnate Word 3–6
3 4:10 pm No. 2 Nicholls vs.
No. 7 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 		14–2(7)
4 7:15 pm No. 3 New Orleans vs.
No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana 		2–10 1,487
Second Round – Thursday, May 23, 2024
2 5 9:00 am No. 4 Northwestern State vs. No. 1 Lamar 5–12 Northwestern State eliminated ESPN+
6 12:10 pm No. 7 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs.
No. 3 New Orleans 		4–7 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi eliminated
7 4:00 pm No. 5 McNeese vs. No. 8 Incarnate Word 6–2
8 7:20 pm No. 2 Nicholls vs.
No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana 		5–4(10) 1,590
Third Round – Friday, May 24, 2024
3 9 9:00 am No. 1 Lamar vs. No. 8 Incarnate Word 18–6(7) Incarnate Word eliminated. ESPN+
10 12:04 pm No. 3 New Orleans vs.
No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana 		5–11 New Orleans eliminated.
11 4:04 pm No. 5 McNeese vs. No. 1 Lamar 9–18
12 8:05 pm No. 2 Nicholls vs.
No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana 		4–3 2,232 Southeastern Louisiana eliminated. Nicholls advances to championship game.
Championship – Saturday, May 25, 2024
4 13 1:00 pm No. 1 Lamar vs. No. 5 McNeese 4–14(7) Lamar eliminated. McNeese advances to championship game. ESPN+
14 – Game 12 winner vs. Game 12 loser (if necessary) – Not necessary
Championship 6:00 pm No. 5 McNeese vs. No. 2 Nicholls 1–157 1,198 Nicholls wins tournament championship.
*Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Results

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
4 Northwestern State 5
5 McNeese 10
5 McNeese 6
8 Incarnate Word 2
1 Lamar 3
8 Incarnate Word 6
5 McNeese 9 14(7)
1 Lamar 18 4
4 Northwestern State 5
1 Lamar 12
8 Incarnate Word 6
1 Lamar 18(7)
5 McNeese 1
2 Nicholls 15(7)
2 Nicholls 14(7)
7 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 2
2 Nicholls 5(10)
6 Southeastern Louisiana 4
3 New Orleans 2
6 Southeastern Louisiana 10
2 Nicholls 4
6 Southeastern Louisiana 3
7 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 4
3 New Orleans 7
6 Southeastern Louisiana 11
3 New Orleans 5

See also

References

  1. ^ "2024 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Kaitlyn Schmidt (April 24, 2024). "2024 college baseball conference tournaments: Schedules, brackets, auto-bids". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "2024 Southland Conference Baseball Championship". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  4. ^ Kemmler Chapple (August 29, 2023). "Southland Conference Baseball, Softball Championships returning to SLU in 2024". Crescent City Sports Enterprises LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "Baseball Tie-Breaking Procedures". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 17, 2024.