2016 Southland Conference Tournament

The 2016 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held in Sugar Land, TX. #1 Sam Houston State University defeated #2 Southeastern Louisiana University for the title. Heath Donica of Sam Houston 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	22-8	Matt Riser
3	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	20-10	Lane Burroughs
4	Lamar University	20-10	Jim Gilligan
5	University of Central Arkansas	16-14	Allen Gum
6	McNeese State University	15-15	Justin Hill
7	University of New Orleans	14-16	Blake Dean
8	Stephen F. Austin State University	14-16	Johnny Cardenas

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Sam Houston St.	5
	8	Stephen F. Austin	3
						1	Sam Houston St.	12
						5	Central Arkansas	1
	4	Lamar	0
	5	Central Arkansas	3
											1	Sam Houston St.	0	8
										8	Stephen F. Austin	1	2
	8	Stephen F. Austin	5
	4	Lamar	2
						5	Central Arkansas	4
						8	Stephen F. Austin	10
																1	Sam Houston St.	7	x	x
																2	Southeastern La.	4	x	x
	2	Southeastern La.	5
	7	New Orleans	4
						2	Southeastern La.	10
						6	McNeese St.	0
	3	Northwestern St.	0
	6	McNeese St.	3
											2	Southeastern La.	4	x
										6	McNeese St.	1	x
	7	New Orleans	6
	3	Northwestern St.	5
						6	McNeese St.	8
						7	New Orleans	4

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 25
Game 1	McNeese State University	3-0	Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Game 2	Southeastern Louisiana University	5-4	University of New Orleans
Game 3	Sam Houston State University	5-3	Stephen F. Austin State University
Game 4	University of Central Arkansas	3-0	Lamar University
May 26
Game 5	University of New Orleans	6-5	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	Northwestern State eliminated
Game 6	Stephen F. Austin State University	5-2	Lamar University	Lamar eliminated
Game 7	Southeastern Louisiana University	10-0	McNeese State University
Game 8	Sam Houston State University	12-1 (7)	University of Central Arkansas
May 27
Game 9	McNeese State University	8-4 (13)	University of New Orleans	New Orleans eliminated
Game 10	Stephen F. Austin State University	10-4	University of Central Arkansas	Central Arkansas eliminated
May 28
Game 11	Southeastern Louisiana University	4-1	McNeese State University	McNeese State eliminated
Game 12	Stephen F. Austin State University	1-0	Sam Houston State University
Game 13	Sam Houston State University	8-2	Stephen F. Austin State University	Stephen F. Austin eliminated
May 29
Game 14	Sam Houston State University	7-4	Southeastern Louisiana University	Sam Houston State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• Heath Donica, Sam Houston St., P
• Lance Miles, Sam Houston St.
• Zach Smith, Sam Houston St.
• Jameson Fisher, Southeastern Louisiana
• Robie Rojas, Sam Houston St.
• Nick Ramos, Stephen F. Austin
• Conner Fikes, Stephen F. Austin
• Jacob Seward, Southeastern Louisiana
• Webb Bobo, Southeastern Louisiana
• Carson Crites, Southeastern Louisiana
• Mac Sceroler, Southeastern Louisiana
• Kaleb Fontenot, McNeese St.