# 2015 Southland Conference baseball tournament

The 2015 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 20 through 23. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's ten teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas. The event returned to Sugar Land as part of a two season contract after one season on campus. The winner of the tournament, Houston Baptist, earns the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 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. Seeding for the 2015 tournament was based on the order of finish in conference regular season play. No tie-breakers were needed, and teams ineligible for the 2015 tournament did not finish in the top eight. The teams played a two bracket, double–elimination tournament, with the winner of each bracket meeting in a single championship final.

## Results

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 4 | 8 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Sam Houston State | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | McNeese State | 1 | 5 | Sam Houston State | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Sam Houston State | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Sam Houston State | 5 | | | | 5 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 6 | 2 | | | |
| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 3 | | | | 8 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 6 | 2 | | | |
| 4 | McNeese State | 2 | 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 6* | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Sam Houston State | 0 |
| 3 | Nicholls State | 6 | | | | | | | | 5 | Sam Houston State | 0 |
| 3 | Nicholls State | 6 | | | | | | | | 7 | Houston Baptist | 6 |
| 6 | Central Arkansas | 7 | | | | | | | | 7 | Houston Baptist | 6 |
| 6 | Central Arkansas | 7 | 7 | Houston Baptist | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Central Arkansas | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Northwestern State | 1 | 6 | Central Arkansas | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Houston Baptist | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Houston Baptist | 4 | | | | 7 | Houston Baptist | 1 | – | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Central Arkansas | 0 | – | | | |
| 3 | Nicholls State | 3 | | | | 6 | Central Arkansas | 0 | – | | | |
| 2 | Northwestern State | 4 | 2 | Northwestern State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Central Arkansas | 5 | | | | | | | |

## Line scores
### Day one
#### Game 1 (Central Arkansas vs Nicholls)

May 20, 2015 9:05 am CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Central Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| Nicholls | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 5 |
| WP: Gilmore, C. (8–3) LP: Borne, G. (6–5) Sv: Stitch, B. (6) Attendance: N/A |||||||||||||

#### Game 2 (Houston Baptist vs Northwestern State)

May 20, 2015 12:30 pm CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Houston Baptist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Northwestern State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| WP: McCollough (8–2) LP: Oller, A. (6–4) Sv: None Attendance: N/A |||||||||||||

#### Game 3 (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs Southeastern Louisiana)

May 20, 2015 4:00 pm CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| WP: Belicek,T (9–4) LP: Scioneaux, T (9–3) Sv: Dorris,J (9) Attendance: N/A |||||||||||||

#### Game 4 (Sam Houston State vs McNeese State)

May 21, 2015 7:05 pmCDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Sam Houston State | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| McNeese State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| WP: Godail, A. (5–6) LP: Fontenot, K. (7–4) Sv: None Attendance: 1,511 |||||||||||||

### Day two
#### Game 5 (Northwestern State vs Nicholls)

May 21, 2015 9:00 am CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Northwestern State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Nicholls | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
| WP: Oller, J. (10–2) LP: Deemes, R. (5–4) Sv: Smith, B. (10) Attendance: 1,292 |||||||||||||

#### Game 6 (McNeese State vs Southeastern Louisiana)

May 21, 2015 12:22 pm CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
| McNeese State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| WP: Sceroler, M. (3–2) LP: Lapeze, C. (0–1) Sv: None Attendance: 1,292 ||||||||||||||||

#### Game 7 (Central Arkansas vs Houston Baptist)

May 21, 2015 2:19 pm CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Central Arkansas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Houston Baptist | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| WP: Wright, T. (7–6) LP: Durham, C. (2–1) Sv: None Attendance: 1,292 |||||||||||||

#### Game 8 (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs Sam Houston State)

May 21, 2015 2:19 pm CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Sam Houston State | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| WP: Boyd, L. (6–4) LP: Danton,M (4–7) Sv: Bisacca, A. (4) Attendance: 1,292 |||||||||||||

### Day three
#### Game 9 (Northwestern State vs Central Arkansas)

May 22, 2015 9:00 am CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Northwestern State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| Central Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| WP: Stitch, B. (5–5) LP: Duvic, H. (1–1) Sv: None Attendance: 1,361 |||||||||||||

#### Game 10 (Southeastern Louisiana vs Texas A&M–Corpus Christi)

May 22, 2015 12:41 pm CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| WP: Holland,N (2–1) LP: Granier, K. (4–2) Sv: None Attendance: 1,361 ||||||||||||||

#### Game 11 (Houston Baptist vs Central Arkansas)

May 22, 2015 4:13 pm CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Houston Baptist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Central Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| WP: Kennell, R. (2–0) LP: Gray, T. (1–1) Sv: None Attendance: 1,361 |||||||||||||

#### Game 12 (Sam Houston State vs Texas A&M–Corpus Christi)

May 22, 2015 7:00 pm CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Sam Houston State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| WP: Holland,N (3–1) LP: Brinley, R. (1–6) Sv: Dorris,J (10) Attendance: 1,361 |||||||||||||

### Day four
#### Game "14" (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs Sam Houston State)

May 23, 2015 1:00 pm CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Sam Houston State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| WP: Bisacca, A. (7–2) LP: Belicek,T (9–5) Sv: None Attendance: 1,421 |||||||||||||

#### Championship game (Houston Baptist vs Sam Houston State)

May 23, 2015 6:00 pm CDT at Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Sam Houston State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Houston Baptist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | X | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| WP: Bisacca, A. (7–2) LP: Belicek,T (9–5) Sv: None Attendance: 1,421 |||||||||||||

## Awards and honors

Source:
Tournament MVP: Curtis Jones – Houston Baptist
All–Tournament Teams:
   * Greg Espiosna – Houston Baptist
   * Andrew Alvarez – Houston Baptist
   * Clay Thomas – Houston Baptist
   * Jake MacWillians – Sam Houston State
   * Hayden Simerly – Sam Houston State
   * Bryce Johnson – Sam Houston State
   * Andrew Godail – Sam Houston State
   * Zacarias Hardy – Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
   * Brett Burner – Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
   * Ty Tice – Central Arkansas
   * Carson Crites – Southeastern Louisiana