1995 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

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]

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
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Seeding and format

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

TeamWLTPctSeed
Northwestern State195.792—1
McNeese State176.7391.52
Northeast Louisiana167.6962.53
Texas–Arlington1410.58354
UTSA1311.5426—
Southwest Texas State1014.4179—
Sam Houston State1014.4179—
Nicholls State816.33311—
Stephen F. Austin024.00019—

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.NameSchool
PDenny BairNortheast Louisiana
Russel ReederMcNeese State
CDanny ArdoinMcNeese State
1BAndy RussellNortheast Louisiana
2BStacey WilcoxNortheast Louisiana
3BMatt DonnerNorthwestern State
SSBrett ElamMcNeese State
OFTerry JosephNorthwestern State
Tommy LewisNortheast Louisiana
Curt LowryMcNeese State
DHPaul StovallTexas–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. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
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