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2024 Southland Conference baseball tournament

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2024 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsNicholls (3rd title)
Winning coachMike Silva (2nd title)
MVPBasiel Williams (Nicholls)
TelevisionESPN+
2024 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
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
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 1, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 Southland Conference baseball tournament will be held from May 22 through 25.[2] The top eight regular season finishers of the league's nine competing teams will meet in the double-elimination tournament held at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field in Hammond, Louisiana. Note: Texas A&M–Commerce does not sponsor a baseball team.

The winner of the tournament will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3][4]

Seeding and format

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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. No team will receive a bye.

Seeds

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Teams will be 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 will qualify for the tournament.[5]

Seed School Conference Tie-breaker #1 Tie-breaker #2
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
7 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 10–14 1–2 vs Southeastern Louisiana;
2–1 vs Incarnate Word
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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Kaitlyn Schmidt (April 24, 2024). "2024 college baseball conference tournaments: Schedules, brackets, auto-bids". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "2024 Southland Conference Baseball Championship". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  4. ^ Kemmler Chapple (August 29, 2023). "Southland Conference Baseball, Softball Championships returning to SLU in 2024". Crescent City Sports Enterprises LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "Baseball Tie-Breaking Procedures". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 17, 2024.