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.
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 Sam Houston State 22 8 21 9 19 11 19 11 18 12 17 13 17 13 Lamar 16 14 15 15 12 18 * 9 15 Stephen F. Austin 11 19 Abilene Christian* 6 18 2 28
Results
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 Jameson Fisher 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 Nick Heath 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
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