| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Northeast Louisiana (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Smoke Laval (1st title) |
| MVP | Stacey Wilcox (Northeast Louisiana) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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[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
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | McNeese State | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas–Arlington | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 3 | 2 | McNeese State | 4 | ||||||||
| 2 | McNeese State | 7 | |||||||||||
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
- ^ "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ a b c 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
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