2001 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

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2001 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsTexas–Arlington (1st title)
Winning coach (1st title)
MVPK. J. Hendricks (Texas–Arlington)
2001 Southland Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northwestern State  ‍†‍‍ 19 – 8   .704 38 – 17   .691
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10   .630 29 – 29   .500
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 11   .577 39 – 25   .609
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 11   .577 36 – 22   .621
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 30 – 29   .508
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14   .481 37 – 24   .607
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 29 – 25   .537
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 26 – 30   .464
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 8 – 19   .296 22 – 33   .400
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 19   .296 19 – 31   .380
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2001[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2001 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 16 to 19, 2001[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2001 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Vincent–Beck Stadium, home field of Lamar in Beaumont, Texas. Third-seeded Texas–Arlington won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2001 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 19 8 .704 — 1
Louisiana–Monroe 17 10 .630 2 2
Texas–Arlington 15 11 .577 3.5 3
Southwest Texas State 15 11 .577 3.5 4
UTSA 15 12 .556 4 5
Lamar 13 14 .481 6 6
McNeese State 12 15 .444 7 —
Nicholls State 12 15 .444 7 —
Southeastern Louisiana 8 19 .296 11 —
Sam Houston State 8 19 .296 11 —

Bracket and results[]

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Northwestern State 6  
  6 Lamar 8     6 Lamar 5  
    4 Southwest Texas State 1    
  3 Texas–Arlington 7         6 Lamar 1            
  4 Southwest Texas State 6           3 Texas–Arlington 0              
      3 Texas–Arlington 6           6 Lamar 1 1
      5 UTSA 2         3 Texas–Arlington 3 3
  2 Louisiana–Monroe 2         3 Texas–Arlington 5    
  5 UTSA 5       5 UTSA 0     2 Louisiana–Monroe 2  
  1 Northwestern State 7     2 Louisiana–Monroe 3  
  2 Louisiana–Monroe 13  

All-Tournament Team[]

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

Pos. Name School
P David Talamantez Lamar
Michael Snapp Texas–Arlington
C Joel Alvarado Texas–Arlington
1B Micah Hoffpauir Lamar
2B Craig Martin Texas–Arlington
3B Mickey Hernandez Lamar
SS K. J. Hendricks Texas–Arlington
OF Scott Cadwallader Louisiana–Monroe
Kaleb Carter Lamar
Junior Ramirez Texas–Arlington
DH Wes Cooksey Lamar

Most Valuable Player[]

K. J. Hendricks was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Hendricks was a shortstop for Texas–Arlington.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  2. ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. pp. 28–29. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
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