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2008 Southland Conference baseball tournament

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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
Team W   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


The 2008 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 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]

Seeding and format

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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.

Team W L T Pct Seed
Texas–San Antonio 22 8 0 .733
1
Lamar 20 10 0 .667
2
Texas State 19 11 0 .633
3
Sam Houston State 18 12 0 .600
4
Northwestern State 17 12 0 .586
5
Texas–Arlington 16 14 0 .533
6
Southeastern Louisiana 15 15 0 .500
7
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14 15 1 .483
8
Central Arkansas 13 16 1 .450
Stephen F. Austin 12 17 0 .414
McNeese State 7 23 0 .233
Nicholls State 5 25 0 .167

Results

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Texas–San Antonio5
8Texas A&M–Corpus Christi7
8Texas A&M–Corpus Christi2
4Sam Houston State13
4Sam Houston State7
5Northwestern State1
8Texas A&M–Corpus Christi5
4Sam Houston State7
1Texas–San Antonio9
5Northwestern State71Texas–San Antonio10
8Texas A&M–Corpus Christi12
4Sam Houston State15
3Texas State22
2Lamar7
6Texas–Arlington2
3Texas State7
2Lamar11
2Lamar8
7Southeastern Louisiana7
2Lamar14
7Southeastern Louisiana172
6Texas–Arlington3
7Southeastern Louisiana73Texas State7
7Southeastern Louisiana11

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos Name Team
C Ben Theriot Texas State
1B Trent Lockwood Texas–San Antonio
2B Brian Taylor Lamar
3B Seth Hammock Sam Houston State
SS Ryan Weber Sam Houston State
OF Keith Stein Sam Houston State
OF Chase Williams Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
OF David Moore Lamar
DH Bobby Verbick Sam Houston State (MVP)
P Brian Sisk Lamar
P Dallas Gallant Sam Houston State

References

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