2015 Southland Conference Tournament

The 2015 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held in Sugar Land, TX. #7 Houston Baptist University defeated #5 Sam Houston State University for the title. Curtis Jones of Houston Baptist was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Southeastern Louisiana University	25-5	Matt Riser
2	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	20-8	Lane Burroughs
3	Nicholls State University	18-11	Seth Thibodeaux
4	McNeese State University	18-12	Justin Hill
5	Sam Houston State University	17-12	Matt Deggs
6	University of Central Arkansas	16-14	Allen Gum
7	Houston Baptist University	14-13	Jared Moon
8	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	13-14	Scott Malone

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Southeastern La.	2
	8	Texas A&M-C.C.	4
						8	Texas A&M-C.C.	1
						5	Sam Houston St.	6
	4	McNeese St.	1
	5	Sam Houston St.	5
											5	Sam Houston St.	4	3
										8	Texas A&M-C.C.	6	2
	1	Southeastern La.	3
	4	McNeese St.	2
						8	Texas A&M-C.C.	6
						1	Southeastern La.	5
																5	Sam Houston St.	0	x	x
																7	Houston Baptist	8	x	x
	2	Northwestern St.	1
	7	Houston Baptist	4
						7	Houston Baptist	6
						6	Central Arkansas	1
	3	Nicholls St.	6
	6	Central Arkansas	7
											7	Houston Baptist	1	x
										6	Central Arkansas	0	x
	2	Northwestern St.	4
	3	Nicholls St.	3
						6	Central Arkansas	5
						2	Northwestern St.	4

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 20
Game 1	University of Central Arkansas	7-6	Nicholls State University
Game 2	Houston Baptist University	4-1	Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Game 3	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	4-2	Southeastern Louisiana University
Game 4	Sam Houston State University	5-1	McNeese State University
May 21
Game 5	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	4-3	Nicholls State University	Nicholls State eliminated
Game 6	Southeastern Louisiana University	3-2 (12)	McNeese State University	McNeese State eliminated
Game 7	Houston Baptist University	6-1	University of Central Arkansas
Game 8	Sam Houston State University	6-1	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
May 22
Game 9	University of Central Arkansas	5-4	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	Northwestern State eliminated
Game 10	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	6-5 (10)	Southeastern Louisiana University	Southeastern Louisiana eliminated
Game 11	Houston Baptist University	1-0	University of Central Arkansas	Central Arkansas eliminated
Game 12	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	6-4	Sam Houston State University
May 23
Game 13	Sam Houston State University	3-2	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	Texas A&M C.C. eliminated
Game 14	Houston Baptist University	8-0	Sam Houston State University	Houston Baptist advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• Curtis Jones, Houston Baptist, P
• Greg Espinosa, Houston Baptist, 2B
• Andrew Alvarez, Houston Baptist, 1B
• Thomas Clay, Houston Baptist, OF
• Jake MacWilliams, Sam Houston St., DH
• Hayden Simerly; Sam Houston St., OF
• Bryce Johnson, Sam Houston St., OF
• Andrew Godail, Sam Houston St., P
• Zacarias Hardy, Texas A&M C.C., OF
• Brett Burner, Texas A&M C.C., 2B
• Ty Tice, Central Arkansas, OF
• Carson Crites, Southeastern Louisiana, 2B