1993 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

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1993 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMcNeese State (1st title)
Winning coachTony Robichaux (1st title)
MVPClint Gould (McNeese State)
1993 Southland Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Northwestern State  ‍†‍‍ 18 – 6 – 0   .750 40 – 14 – 0   .741
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 17 – 6 – 0   .739 34 – 20 – 0   .630
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 9 – 0   .591 30 – 26 – 0   .536
McNeese State  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 38 – 23 – 0   .623
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12 – 0   .478 31 – 19 – 0   .620
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 21 – 32 – 0   .396
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 21 – 34 – 0   .382
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15 – 0   .348 26 – 29 – 0   .473
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18 – 0   .217 13 – 26 – 1   .338
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1993[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1993 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 16 to 18, 1993[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1993 season. The event pitted the top four finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field on the campus of Northwestern State in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Fourth-seeded McNeese State won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

Seeding and format[]

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L T Pct Seed
Northwestern State 18 6 .750 — 1
Texas–Arlington 17 6 .739 0.5 2
Sam Houston State 13 9 .591 4 3
McNeese State 14 10 .583 4 4
Nicholls State 11 12 .478 6.5 —
Stephen F. Austin 10 14 .417 8 —
Texas–San Antonio 9 15 .375 9 —
Southwest Texas State 8 15 .348 9.5 —
Northeast Louisiana 5 18 .217 12.5 —

Bracket and results[]

  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Northwestern State 2  
4 McNeese State 4  
  4 McNeese State 11  
  3 Sam Houston State 1  
3 Sam Houston State 4
2 Texas–Arlington 2  
  4 McNeese State 3 —
  3 Sam Houston State 2 —
1 Northwestern State 6  
2 Texas–Arlington 12  
  3 Sam Houston State 6
  2 Texas–Arlington 1  

All-Tournament Team[]

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Pos. Name School
P Nolan Nicholls Sam Houston State
Greg Garner McNeese State
C Ryan Robertson McNeese State
1B Clint Gould McNeese State
2B Karl Heckendorn Texas–Arlington
3B Kyle Shade Northwestern State
SS Trent Bourque McNeese State
OF Bobby Johnson Sam Houston State
Scott Hiers McNeese State
Deron Hofstetter McNeese State
DH Chris Mayfield McNeese State

Most Valuable Player[]

Clint Gould was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Gould was a first baseman for McNeese State.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 14. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  2. ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 42. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
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