1995 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

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1995 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsNortheast Louisiana (1st title)
Winning coachSmoke Laval (1st title)
MVPStacey Wilcox (Northeast Louisiana)
1995 Southland Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northwestern State  ‍†‍‍ 19 – 5   .792 37 – 13   .740
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 6   .739 39 – 14   .736
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 7   .696 34 – 20   .630
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 26 – 30   .464
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 31 – 23   .574
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 23 – 31   .426
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 22 – 32   .407
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 23 – 28   .451
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 0 – 24   .000 2 – 40   .048
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1995 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 13 to 15, 1995[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1995 season. The event pitted the top four finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport, Louisiana. Third-seeded Northeast Louisiana won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

Seeding and format[]

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

Team W L T Pct Seed
Northwestern State 19 5 .792 — 1
McNeese State 17 6 .739 1.5 2
Northeast Louisiana 16 7 .696 2.5 3
Texas–Arlington 14 10 .583 5 4
UTSA 13 11 .542 6 —
Southwest Texas State 10 14 .417 9 —
Sam Houston State 10 14 .417 9 —
Nicholls State 8 16 .333 11 —
Stephen F. Austin 0 24 .000 19 —

Bracket and results[]

  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Northwestern State 3  
4 Texas–Arlington 11  
  4 Texas–Arlington 5  
  3 Northeast Louisiana 610  
3 Northeast Louisiana 4
2 McNeese State 0  
  3 Northeast Louisiana 10 —
  2 McNeese State 5 —
1 Northwestern State 3  
2 McNeese State 7  
  4 Texas–Arlington 2
  2 McNeese State 4  

All-Tournament Team[]

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

Pos. Name School
P Denny Bair Northeast Louisiana
Russel Reeder McNeese State
C Danny Ardoin McNeese State
1B Andy Russell Northeast Louisiana
2B Stacey Wilcox Northeast Louisiana
3B Matt Donner Northwestern State
SS Brett Elam McNeese State
OF Terry Joseph Northwestern State
Tommy Lewis Northeast Louisiana
Curt Lowry McNeese State
DH Paul Stovall Texas–Arlington

Most Valuable Player[]

Stacey Wilcox was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Wilcox was a second baseman for Northeast Louisiana.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
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