2007 Southland Conference baseball tournament

2007 Southland Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field Natchitoches, Louisiana
Champions	Sam Houston State (2nd title)
Winning coach	Mark Johnson (1st title)
MVP	Luke Prihoda (Sam Houston State)

2007 Southland Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
Lamar ^x‍‍‍	20	–	10		.667			34	–	25		.576
McNeese State  ‍‍‍	17	–	12		.586			21	–	34		.382
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍	16	–	14		.533			34	–	21		.618
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍	15	–	14		.517			25	–	28		.472
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			21	–	32		.396
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍	6	–	24		.200			10	–	45		.182
Western
Texas–San Antonio  ^x‍‍‍	24	–	6		.800			36	–	22		.621
Texas State ‍‍‍	20	–	10		.667			37	–	23		.617
Sam Houston State ‍‍‡‍^y	18	–	12		.600			38	–	22		.633
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍	17	–	13		.567			31	–	28		.525
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			27	–	29		.482
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍	4	–	26		.133			13	–	40		.245
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2007[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2007 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 26, 2007[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2007 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field, home field of Northwestern State in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Fourth-seeded Sam Houston State won their second overall championship, and what would be the first of three consecutive titles, and claimed the automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

Seeding and format

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six, regardless of division. They played a double-elimination tournament. Despite the seeding, the two division champions were protected, so that third-seeded Lamar played fifth seeded McNeese State in the first round.

Team	W	L	T	Pct	Seed
UTSA	24	6	.800	—	1
Texas State	20	10	.667	4	2
Lamar	20	10	.667	4	3
Sam Houston State	18	12	.600	6	4
McNeese State	17	12	.586	6.5	5
Stephen F. Austin	17	13	.567	7	6
Southeastern Louisiana	16	14	.533	8	—
Northwestern State	15	14	.517	8.5	—
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	12	18	.400	12	—
Central Arkansas	10	20	.333	14	—
Nicholls State	6	24	.200	18	—
Texas–Arlington	4	26	.133	20	—

Bracket and results

	First round					Second round					Third round					Final
						1	UTSA	6
						2	Texas State	9^10
	1	UTSA	4								2	Texas State	7
	6	Stephen F. Austin	2								6	Stephen F. Austin	0
						6	Stephen F. Austin	11
						5	McNeese State	3
	2	Texas State	0													2	Texas State	1	—
	4	Sam Houston State	2													4	Sam Houston State	3	—
						4	Sam Houston State	7
						3	Lamar	3
	3	Lamar	12^7								4	Sam Houston State	5
	5	McNeese State	2								1	UTSA	4
						1	UTSA	7
						3	Lamar	6

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos.	Name	School
P	Mike Hart	Texas State
	Luke Prihoda	Sam Houston State
C	Heath Pugh	Sam Houston State
1B	Dan Hernandez	Lamar
2B	Clint Mann	Sam Houston State
3B	Ryan Saltzgaber	UTSA
SS	Thomas Field	Texas State
OF	Aaron Garza	Texas State
	Bobby Verbick	Sam Houston State
	Keith Stein	Sam Houston State
DH	David Jeans	Stephen F. Austin

Most Valuable Player

Luke Prihoda was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Prihoda was a pitcher for Sam Houston State.[3]

References

1. "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 16. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
2. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Sam Houston State Bearkats. p. 4. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
3. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved December 18, 2018.