2014 Southland Conference baseball tournament explained

The 2014 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 24. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's fourteen teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Bear Stadium on the campus of Central Arkansas University in Conway, Arkansas. The event returned to a campus environment for one year before again being played at neutral Sugar Land, Texas, in 2015 and 2016. won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Seeding and format

The top eight finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through eight. They will play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament, with the winner of each bracket meeting in a single championship final. Abilene Christian and were ineligible for postseason play as they transition from Division II.

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Seed
	22	8
	21	9
	19	11
	19	11
	18	12
	17	13
	17	13
	16	14
	15	15
	12	18
	9	15
	11	19
Abilene Christian	6	18
	2	28

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos	Name	Team
P	Tate Scioneaux	Southeastern Louisiana
P	Jacob Seward	Southeastern Louisiana
C		Southeastern Louisiana
OF	Andrew Godbold	Southeastern Louisiana
P	Connor McClain	Central Arkansas
OF	Doug Votolato	Central Arkansas
OF	Nate Ferrell	Central Arkansas
2B	Chris Townsend	Central Arkansas
P	Steven Spann	Northwestern State
SS	Sam Bumpers	Lamar
OF	Andrew Guillotte	McNeese State
DH		Northwestern State

Most Valuable Player

Tate Scioneaux was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Scioneaux was a pitcher for Southeastern Louisiana, pitching 11 scoreless innings over the tournament, recording 12 strikeouts while yielding nine hits and two walks.

See also

2014 Southland Conference softball tournament

Notes and References

1. Web site: Championships. Southland Conference. March 2, 2014.
2. Web site: Southland Baseball Tournament Returns to Sugar Land. Southland Conference. August 22, 2013. March 2, 2014.
3. Web site: Sam Houston State Picked to Win 2014 Southland Conference Baseball Title. Southland Conference. January 29, 2014. March 2, 2014.
4. Web site: Southeastern Louisiana wins first Southland Baseball Tournament. Southland Conference. May 24, 2014. May 24, 2014.