2008 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2008 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 21–24. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Don Sanders Stadium in Huntsville, Texas. The winner of the tournament, Sam Houston State, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

2008 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSam Houston State (3rd title)
Winning coachMark Johnson (2nd title)
MVPBobby Verbick, Sam Houston State
2008 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Eastern
Lamar ‍‍‍ 20–10–0 .667  35–23–0 .603
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 17–12–0 .586  28–28–0 .500
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .500  32–27–0 .542
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 13–16–1 .450  27–27–1 .500
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 7–23–0 .233  13–42–0 .236
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 5–25–0 .167  10–44–0 .185
Western
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 22–8–0 .733  39–19–0 .672
Texas State ‍†‍‍ 19–11–0 .633  30–27–0 .526
Sam Houston State ‍‍‡‍y 18–12–0 .600  37–25–0 .597
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .533  26–31–0 .456
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 14–15–1 .483  24–33–1 .422
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 12–17–0 .414  25–29–0 .463
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 24, 2008[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The top eight finishers from the regular season were seeded one through eight. They played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament, with the winner of each bracket meeting in a single championship final.

TeamWLTPctSeed
Texas–San Antonio2280.733
1
Lamar20100.667
2
Texas State19110.633
3
Sam Houston State18120.600
4
Northwestern State17120.586
5
Texas–Arlington16140.533
6
Southeastern Louisiana15150.500
7
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi14151.483
8
Central Arkansas13161.450
–
Stephen F. Austin12170.414
–
McNeese State7230.233
–
Nicholls State5250.167
–

Results
  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Texas–San Antonio 5  
8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 7  
  8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 2  
  4 Sam Houston State 13  
4 Sam Houston State 7
5 Northwestern State 1  
  8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 5  
  4 Sam Houston State 7  
1 Texas–San Antonio 9  
5 Northwestern State 7  
  1 Texas–San Antonio 10
  8 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 12  
  4 Sam Houston State 15
  2 Lamar 7
3 Texas State 22  
6 Texas–Arlington 2  
  3 Texas State 7
  2 Lamar 11  
2 Lamar 8
7 Southeastern Louisiana 7  
  2 Lamar 1 4
  7 Southeastern Louisiana 17 2  
6 Texas–Arlington 3  
7 Southeastern Louisiana 7  
  3 Texas State 7
  7 Southeastern Louisiana 11  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

PosNameTeam
CBen TheriotTexas State
1BTrent LockwoodTexas–San Antonio
2BBrian TaylorLamar
3BSeth HammockSam Houston State
SSRyan WeberSam Houston State
OFKeith SteinSam Houston State
OFChase WilliamsTexas A&M–Corpus Christi
OFDavid MooreLamar
DHBobby VerbickSam Houston State (MVP)
PBrian SiskLamar
PDallas GallantSam Houston State

References
  1. "2015 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 16. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  2. "Southland Conference 2015 Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
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