The 2023 Southland Conference tournament was held at Joe Miller Ballpark on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from May 23 through 27, 2023. The tournament winner, Nicholls, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
| Teams | 7 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Nicholls (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Mike Silva (1st title) |
| MVP | Xane Washington (Nicholls) |
| Television | ESPN+ |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls †‡y | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | 34 | – | 24 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 28 | – | 26 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 36 | – | 24 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 32 | – | 23 | .582 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 35 | – | 23 | .603 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 29 | – | 27 | .518 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 24 | – | 30 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 9 | – | 14 | .391 | 25 | – | 25 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | 11 | – | 37 | .229 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 3, 2023[1] Rankings from D1Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format
editSeven teams competed with the sixth and seventh seeded teams playing an elimination game. No teams receive a bye.
Seeds
editTeams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top seven teams in the conference qualified for the tournament.[2][3]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tie-breaker #1 | Tie-breaker #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholls | 15–9 | ||
| 2 | Incarnate Word | 14–10 | ||
| 3 | Lamar | 13–11 | 2–1 conference record vs New Orleans | |
| 4 | New Orleans | 13–11 | 1–2 conference record vs Lamar | |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 12–12 | 3–3 record vs McNeese and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 2–1 conference record vs No. 1 seed Nicholls |
| 6 | McNeese | 12–12 | 3–3 record vs Northwestern State and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 2–1 record vs Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| 7 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 12–12 | 3–3 record vs McNeese and Northwestern State | 1–2 record vs McNeese |
Tournament
editSource:[4]
| Round | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Notes | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single Elimination – Tuesday, May 23, 2023 | |||||||
| SE | 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 6 McNeese vs. No. 7 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 4–0 | 884 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi eliminated | ESPN+ |
| First Round – Wednesday, May 24, 2023 | |||||||
| 1 | 3 | 11:00 am | No. 2 Incarnate Word vs. No. 5 Northwestern State | 1–2 | Not recorded | ESPN+ | |
| 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 3 Lamar vs. No. 4 New Orleans | 1–4 | Not recorded | |||
| 2 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Nicholls vs. No. 6 McNeese | 3–2 (14) | 757 | |||
| Second Round – Thursday, May 25, 2023 | |||||||
| 2 | 5 | 11:00 am | No. 6 McNeese vs. No. 2 Incarnate Word | 3–0 | Not recorded | Incarnate Word eliminated | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 2:30 pm | No. 1 Nicholls vs. No. 3 Lamar | 4–0 | Not recorded | Lamar eliminated | ||
| 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 5 Northwestern State vs. No. 4 New Orleans | 3–4 | 629 | |||
| Third Round – Thursday, May 26, 2023 | |||||||
| 3 | 8 | 11:00 am | No. 1 Nicholls vs. No. 4 New Orleans | 5–3 | Not recorded | ESPN+ | |
| 9 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Northwestern State vs. No. 6 McNeese | 6–2 | Not recorded | McNeese eliminated | ||
| 10 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 New Orleans vs. No. 5 Northwestern State | 7–3 | 633 | Northwestern State eliminated | ||
| Championship – Saturday, May 27, 2023 | |||||||
| 4 | 11 | 1:00 pm | No. 1 Nicholls vs. No. 4 New Orleans | 6–3 | 443 | Nicholls wins championship | ESPN+ |
| 12 | Rematch (not necessary) | – | |||||
| *Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||||
Bracket and results
editSingle elimination round
edit| Team | R |
|---|---|
| No. 7 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0 |
| No. 6 McNeese | 4 |
Main bracket
edit| First round | Second round | Third round | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | McNeese | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Incarnate Word | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nicholls | 3 | 5 | Northwestern State | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | McNeese | 214 | 6 | McNeese | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nicholls | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lamar | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Incarnate Word | 1 | 1 | Nicholls | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northwestern State | 2 | 4 | New Orleans | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northwestern State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | New Orleans | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lamar | 1 | 4 | New Orleans | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | New Orleans | 4 | 5 | Northwestern State | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nicholls | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | New Orleans | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Awards and honors
editTournament MVP: Xane Washington, Nicholls
All-Tournament Teams:
- Xane Washington, Nicholls
- Jacob Mayer, Nicholls
- Edgar Alvarez, Nicholls
- Kaden Amundsen, Nicholls
- Brandon Mitchell, New Orleans
- Tyler Bischke, New Orleans
- Jorge Tejeda, New Orleans
- Issac Williams, New Orleans
- Bo Willis, Northwestern State
- Broch Holmes, Northwestern State
- Josh Leslie, McNeese
- Grant Rogers, McNeese
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2023 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ "Baseball Tie-Breaking Procedures". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "Southland Conference announces bracket and schedule for 2023 SLC Baseball Championship". Southland Conference. May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Southland Baseball Championship". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 28, 2023.