# 2017 Southland Conference baseball tournament

The 2017 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 24 through 27. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's thirteen teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas. Sam Houston State won their sixth tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word are 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, were seeded one through eight. They played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament, with the winner of each bracket meeting in a single championship final.
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
| McNeese State | 22 | 8 | .733 | — | 1 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 20 | 10 | .667 | 2 | 2 |
| Sam Houston State | 19 | 11 | .633 | 3 | 3 |
| Houston Baptist | 18 | 12 | .600 | 4 | 4 |
| Central Arkansas | 17 | 13 | .567 | 5 | 5 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 17 | 13 | .567 | 5 | 6 |
| New Orleans | 16 | 14 | .533 | 6 | 7 |
| Lamar | 16 | 14 | .533 | 6 | 8 |
| Nicholls State | 15 | 15 | .500 | 7 | – |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 14 | 16 | .467 | 8 | — |
| Northwestern State | 10 | 20 | .333 | 12 | – |
| Incarnate Word | 8 | 22 | .267 | 14 | — |
| Abilene Christian | 3 | 27 | .100 | 19 | — |

## Results

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | McNeese State | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lamar | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lamar | 5 | 1 | McNeese State | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Central Arkansas | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Houston Baptist | 4 | 5 | Central Arkansas | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Central Arkansas | 15$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Central Arkansas | 15$^7$ | | | | 5 | Central Arkansas | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Houston Baptist | 6 | 0 | | | |
| 8 | Lamar | 5 | | | | 4 | Houston Baptist | 6 | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Houston Baptist | 8 | 4 | Houston Baptist | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | McNeese State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Central Arkansas | 4 |
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 13$^7$ | | | | | | | | 5 | Central Arkansas | 4 |
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 13$^7$ | | | | | | | | 3 | Sam Houston State | 9 |
| 6 | Stephen F. Austin | 1 | | | | | | | | 3 | Sam Houston State | 9 |
| 6 | Stephen F. Austin | 1 | 3 | Sam Houston State | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 12 | 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | New Orleans | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | New Orleans | 7 | | | | 3 | Sam Houston State | 7 | — | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | New Orleans | 1 | — | | | |
| 6 | Stephen F. Austin | 3 | | | | 7 | New Orleans | 1 | — | | | |
| 7 | New Orleans | 4$^{10}$ | 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | New Orleans | 7 | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Name | School |
| Pitchers ||
| Heath Donica | Sam Houston State |
| Brandon Hagerla | Central Arkansas |
| Zach Carter | Houston Baptist |
| Position Players ||
| Robie Rojas | Sam Houston State |
| Blake Chisolm | Sam Houston State |
| Brooks Balisterri | Central Arkansas |
| Hunter Hearn | Sam Houston State |
| Hezekiah Randolph | New Orleans |
| Keaton Presley | Central Arkansas |
| Spencer Halloran | Houston Baptist |
| Eddie Sanchez | Central Arkansas |
| Christian Thames | Houston Baptist |

### Most Valuable Player

Robie Rojas was named Tournament Most valuable Player. Rojas was a catcher for Sam Houston State.