2023 Southland Conference baseball tournament

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.

2023 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams7
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsNicholls (2nd title)
Winning coachMike Silva (1st title)
MVPXane Washington (Nicholls)
TelevisionESPN+
2023 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
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

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Seven teams competed with the sixth and seventh seeded teams playing an elimination game. No teams receive a bye.

Seeds

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Teams 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

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Source:[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

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Single elimination round

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Tuesday, May 23
Team R
No. 7 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0
No. 6 McNeese 4

Main bracket

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
6McNeese3
2Incarnate Word0
1Nicholls35Northwestern State6
6McNeese2146McNeese2
1Nicholls4
3Lamar0
2Incarnate Word11Nicholls6
5Northwestern State24New Orleans3
5Northwestern State3
4New Orleans4
3Lamar14New Orleans7
4New Orleans45Northwestern State3
1Nicholls5
4New Orleans3

Awards and honors

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Tournament 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

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2023 Southland Conference softball tournament

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Baseball Tie-Breaking Procedures". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Southland Conference announces bracket and schedule for 2023 SLC Baseball Championship". Southland Conference. May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Southland Baseball Championship". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 28, 2023.