2024 Southland Conference baseball tournament
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| Teams | 8 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Nicholls (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Mike Silva (2nd title) |
| MVP | Basiel Williams (Nicholls) |
| Television | ESPN+ |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar † | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | 44 | – | 15 | .746 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls ‡y | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 38 | – | 22 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 31 | – | 26 | .544 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | 32 | – | 27 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | 22 | – | 33 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 30 | – | 28 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 22 | – | 35 | .386 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 26 | – | 31 | .456 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 18 | – | 31 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 1, 2024[1] Rankings from D1Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 22 through 25.[2] The top eight regular season finishers of the league's nine competing teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field in Hammond, Louisiana. Note: Texas A&M–Commerce did not sponsor a baseball team.
Nicholls, the winner of the tournament, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3][4]
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. No team received a bye.
Seeds
Teams were seeded by record within the conference with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top eight teams in the conference qualified for the tournament.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tie-breaker #1 | Tie-breaker #2 |
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| 1 | Lamar | 17–7 | Not needed | |
| 2 | Nicholls | 16–8 | Not needed | |
| 3 | New Orleans | 14–10 | Not needed | |
| 4 | Northwestern State | 11–13 | 2-1 vs McNeese | |
| 5 | McNeese | 11–13 | 1–2 vs Northwestern State | |
| 6 | Southeastern Louisiana | 10–14 | 2–1 vs Texas A&M–Corpus Christi; 3–0 vs Incarnate Word |
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| 7 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 10–14 | 1–2 vs Southeastern Louisiana; 2–1 vs Incarnate Word |
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| 8 | Incarnate Word | 10–14 | 0–3 vs Southeastern Louisiana; 1-2 vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Note: Houston Christian with a 9-15 conference record failed to qualify. Texas A&M–Commerce does not sponsor a baseball team.
Tournament
Source:[3]
| Round | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Notes | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – Wednesday, May 22, 2024 | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 9:00 am | No. 4 Northwestern State vs. No. 5 McNeese | 5–10 | ESPN+ | ||
| 2 | 12:35 pm | No. 1 Lamar vs. No. 8 Incarnate Word | 3–6 | ||||
| 3 | 4:10 pm | No. 2 Nicholls vs. No. 7 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
14–2(7) | ||||
| 4 | 7:15 pm | No. 3 New Orleans vs. No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana |
2–10 | 1,487 | |||
| Second Round – Thursday, May 23, 2024 | |||||||
| 2 | 5 | 9:00 am | No. 4 Northwestern State vs. No. 1 Lamar | 5–12 | Northwestern State eliminated | ESPN+ | |
| 6 | 12:10 pm | No. 7 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 3 New Orleans |
4–7 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi eliminated | |||
| 7 | 4:00 pm | No. 5 McNeese vs. No. 8 Incarnate Word | 6–2 | ||||
| 8 | 7:20 pm | No. 2 Nicholls vs. No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana |
5–4(10) | 1,590 | |||
| Third Round – Friday, May 24, 2024 | |||||||
| 3 | 9 | 9:00 am | No. 1 Lamar vs. No. 8 Incarnate Word | 18–6(7) | Incarnate Word eliminated. | ESPN+ | |
| 10 | 12:04 pm | No. 3 New Orleans vs. No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana |
5–11 | New Orleans eliminated. | |||
| 11 | 4:04 pm | No. 5 McNeese vs. No. 1 Lamar | 9–18 | ||||
| 12 | 8:05 pm | No. 2 Nicholls vs. No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana |
4–3 | 2,232 | Southeastern Louisiana eliminated. Nicholls advances to championship game. | ||
| Championship – Saturday, May 25, 2024 | |||||||
| 4 | 13 | 1:00 pm | No. 1 Lamar vs. No. 5 McNeese | 4–14(7) | Lamar eliminated. McNeese advances to championship game. | ESPN+ | |
| 14 | – | Game 12 winner vs. Game 12 loser (if necessary) | – | Not necessary | |||
| Championship | 6:00 pm | No. 5 McNeese vs. No. 2 Nicholls | 1–157 | 1,198 | Nicholls wins tournament championship. | ||
| *Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||||
Results
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northwestern State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | McNeese | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | McNeese | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Incarnate Word | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lamar | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Incarnate Word | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | McNeese | 9 | 14(7) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lamar | 18 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northwestern State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lamar | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Incarnate Word | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lamar | 18(7) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | McNeese | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Nicholls | 15(7) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Nicholls | 14(7) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Nicholls | 5(10) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Orleans | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Southeastern Louisiana | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Nicholls | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Southeastern Louisiana | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Orleans | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Southeastern Louisiana | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Orleans | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "2024 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ Kaitlyn Schmidt (April 24, 2024). "2024 college baseball conference tournaments: Schedules, brackets, auto-bids". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 Southland Conference Baseball Championship". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ Kemmler Chapple (August 29, 2023). "Southland Conference Baseball, Softball Championships returning to SLU in 2024". Crescent City Sports Enterprises LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ "Baseball Tie-Breaking Procedures". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 17, 2024.