The 2016 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 28. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's ten teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas. won their fifth Tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. and were ineligible for postseason play as they transition from Division II.
Seeding and format The top eight finishers from the regular season, not including Abilene Christian or Incarnate Word, 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.
Every game of the tournament will be broadcast exclusively on ESPN3. Team W L Pct GB Seed 24 6 — 1 22 8 2 2 20 10 4 3 Lamar 20 10 4 4 16 14 8 5 15 15 9 6 14 16 10 7 14 16 10 8 14 16 10 — 12 18 12 — 8 20 15 — 8 21 15.5 — 5 22 17.5 —
Results
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Name School Webb Bobo Southeastern Louisiana Carson Crites Southeastern Louisiana Conner Fikes Stephen F. Austin Jameson Fisher Southeastern Louisiana Kaleb Fontenot McNeese State Lance Miles Sam Houston State Nick Ramos Stephen F. Austin Robie Rojas Sam Houston State Mac Scerole Southeastern Louisiana Jacob Seward Southeastern Louisiana Zach Smith Sam Houston State
Most Valuable Player Heath Donica was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Donica was a junior pitcher for Sam Houston State.
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