2017 Heartland Conference Tournament

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The 2017 Heartland Conference baseball tournament was held at The Depot at Cleburne Station in Cleburne, TX. St. Edward's University defeated University of Arkansas, Fort Smith for the title. T.J. Giselbach of St. Edward's was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Lubbock Christian University 19-5 Nathan Blackwood
2 University of Arkansas, Fort Smith 18-6 Todd Holland
3 St. Mary's University 16-8 Charlie Migl
4 St. Edward's University 14-10 Rob Penders

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round   Second Round   Final
                             
  1 Lubbock Christian 8  
  4 St. Edward's 12    
      4 St. Edward's 10  
      2 Ark.-Fort Smith 5    
  2 Ark.-Fort Smith 6          
  3 St. Mary's 3        
      4 St. Edward's 3 x
        2 Ark.-Fort Smith 1 x
       
    2 Ark.-Fort Smith 4    
  1 Lubbock Christian 2     1 Lubbock Christian 3  
  3 St. Mary's 0  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 11
Game 1 St. Edward's University 12-8 Lubbock Christian University
Game 2 University of Arkansas, Fort Smith 6-3 St. Mary's University
May 12
Game 3 Lubbock Christian University 2-0 St. Mary's University St. Mary's eliminated
Game 4 St. Edward's University 10-5 University of Arkansas, Fort Smith
Game 5 University of Arkansas, Fort Smith 4-3 Lubbock Christian University Lubbock Christian eliminated
May 13
Game 6 St. Edward's University 3-1 University of Arkansas, Fort Smith St. Edward's advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • MVP - T.J. Giselbach, St. Edward's
  • P - Nick Yoning, UA Fort Smith
  • P - Daniel Crooks, Lubbock Christian
  • P - Tanner Lawson, St. Edward's
  • C - Gable Whitacre, St. Edward's
  • INF - Kasey Cooper, UA Fort Smith
  • INF - Jacob Vasquez, St. Edward's
  • INF - James Gillean, St. Mary's
  • INF - Jaime Bustamante, Lubbock Christian
  • OF - Romeo Cortina, St. Edward's
  • OF - Logan Allen, UA Fort Smith
  • OF - William Hairston, St. Edward's
  • DH - Troy Anderson, St. Edward's