# 2007 Southland Conference baseball tournament

The 2007 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 26, 2007 to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2007 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field, home field of Northwestern State in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Fourth-seeded Sam Houston State won their second overall championship, and what would be the first of three consecutive titles, and claimed the automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

## Seeding and format

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six, regardless of division. They played a double-elimination tournament. Despite the seeding, the two division champions were protected, so that third-seeded Lamar played fifth seeded McNeese State in the first round.
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | Seed |
| UTSA | 24 | 6 | .800 | — | 1 |
| Texas State | 20 | 10 | .667 | 4 | 2 |
| Lamar | 20 | 10 | .667 | 4 | 3 |
| Sam Houston State | 18 | 12 | .600 | 6 | 4 |
| McNeese State | 17 | 12 | .586 | 6.5 | 5 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 17 | 13 | .567 | 7 | 6 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 16 | 14 | .533 | 8 | — |
| Northwestern State | 15 | 14 | .517 | 8.5 | — |
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 12 | 18 | .400 | 12 | — |
| Central Arkansas | 10 | 20 | .333 | 14 | — |
| Nicholls State | 6 | 24 | .200 | 18 | — |
| Texas–Arlington | 4 | 26 | .133 | 20 | — |

## Bracket and results

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | UTSA | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Texas State | 9$^{10}$ | | | | | | | |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 2 | Texas State | 9$^{10}$ | 2 | Texas State | 7 | | | | |
| 6 | Stephen F. Austin | 2 | | | | 6 | Stephen F. Austin | 0 | | | | |
| 6 | Stephen F. Austin | 2 | 6 | Stephen F. Austin | 11 | 6 | Stephen F. Austin | 0 | | | | |
| | | | 5 | McNeese State | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Texas State | 0 | 5 | McNeese State | 3 | | | | 2 | Texas State | 1 | — |
| 4 | Sam Houston State | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | Sam Houston State | 3 | — |
| 4 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 4 | Sam Houston State | 7 | | | | 4 | Sam Houston State | 3 | — |
| | | | 3 | Lamar | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lamar | 12$^7$ | 3 | Lamar | 3 | 4 | Sam Houston State | 5 | | | | |
| 5 | McNeese State | 2 | | | | 1 | UTSA | 4 | | | | |
| 5 | McNeese State | 2 | 1 | UTSA | 7 | 1 | UTSA | 4 | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Lamar | 6 | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Pos. | Name | School |
| P | Mike Hart | Texas State |
| P | Luke Prihoda | Sam Houston State |
| C | Heath Pugh | Sam Houston State |
| 1B | Dan Hernandez | Lamar |
| 2B | Clint Mann | Sam Houston State |
| 3B | Ryan Saltzgaber | UTSA |
| SS | Thomas Field | Texas State |
| OF | Aaron Garza | Texas State |
| OF | Bobby Verbick | Sam Houston State |
| OF | Keith Stein | Sam Houston State |
| DH | David Jeans | Stephen F. Austin |

### Most Valuable Player

Luke Prihoda was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Prihoda was a pitcher for Sam Houston State.