2002 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

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2002 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLamar (1st title)
Winning coachJim Gilligan (1st title)
MVPClay Hensley (Lamar)
2002 Southland Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northwestern State  ‍†‍‍ 17 – 10   .630 43 – 17   .717
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10   .630 29 – 29   .500
Lamar  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 11   .593 36 – 24   .600
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 15 – 11   .577 29 – 29   .500
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 30 – 28   .517
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 36 – 24   .600
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14   .481 25 – 29   .463
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 15   .423 28 – 26   .519
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18   .333 21 – 33   .389
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20   .259 21 – 33   .389
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2002[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2002 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 22 through May 24, 2002[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2002 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 Lamar won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2002 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 17 10 .630 — 1
Louisiana–Monroe 17 10 .630 — 2
Lamar 16 11 .593 1 3
Texas–Arlington 15 11 .577 1.5 4
McNeese State 15 12 .556 2 5
Southwest Texas State 14 13 .519 3 6
UTSA 13 14 .481 4 —
Nicholls State 11 15 .423 5.5 —
Sam Houston State 9 18 .333 8 —
Southeastern Louisiana 7 20 .259 10 —

Bracket and results[]

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Northwestern State 0  
  6 Southwest Texas State 11     6 Southwest Texas State 4  
    4 Texas–Arlington 0    
  3 Lamar 5         6 Southwest Texas State 0            
  4 Texas–Arlington 3           3 Lamar 7              
      3 Lamar 4           3 Lamar 5 —
      5 McNeese State 3         1 Northwestern State 4 —
  2 Louisiana–Monroe 6         6 Southwest Texas State 4    
  5 McNeese State 7       5 McNeese State 2     1 Northwestern State 6  
  1 Northwestern State 12     1 Northwestern State 9  
  2 Louisiana–Monroe 3  

All-Tournament Team[]

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

Pos. Name School
P Josh Gray Lamar
Clay Hensley Lamar
C Matt Gowan Lamar
1B Chris Micheles Southwest Texas State
2B Blake Justice Lamar
3B Mickey Hernandez Lamar
SS Ricky Solis Northwestern State
OF Alonzo Soliz Northwestern State
Jordan Foster Lamar
Tommy Eubanks McNeese State
DH Anatole Vincent Northwestern State

Most Valuable Player[]

Clay Hensley was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Hensley was a pitcher for Lamar.[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 30, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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