2018 Southland Conference Tournament

The 2018 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held in Sugar Land, TX. #3 Northwestern State University of Louisiana defeated #8 University of New Orleans for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Sam Houston State University	24-6	Matt Deggs
2	Southeastern Louisiana University	21-9	Matt Riser
3	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	18-12	Bobby Barbier
4	Houston Baptist University	18-12	Jared Moon
5	University of Central Arkansas	17-13	Allen Gum
6	McNeese State University	15-15	Justin Hill
7	Nicholls State University	14-16	Seth Thibodeaux
8	University of New Orleans	14-16	Blake Dean

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	2-1	McNeese State University
Game 2	Southeastern Louisiana University	4-2	Nicholls State University
Game 3	University of New Orleans	4-3	Sam Houston State University
Game 4	Houston Baptist University	14-4 (7)	University of Central Arkansas
Game 5	Nicholls State University	10-4	McNeese State University	McNeese State eliminated
Game 6	Sam Houston State University	4-2	University of Central Arkansas	Central Arkansas eliminated
Game 7	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	5-1	Southeastern Louisiana University
Game 8	University of New Orleans	3-1	Houston Baptist University
Game 9	Nicholls State University	7-6	Southeastern Louisiana University	Southeastern Louisiana eliminated
Game 10	Houston Baptist University	6-4	Sam Houston State University	Sam Houston State eliminated
Game 11	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	3-2	Nicholls State University	Nicholls State eliminated
Game 12	Houston Baptist University	4-3	University of New Orleans
Game 13	University of New Orleans	6-1	Houston Baptist University	Houston Baptist eliminated
Game 14	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	7-5	University of New Orleans	Northwestern State advances to NCAA tournament