1996 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1996 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 16 to 19, 1996[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1996 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport, Louisiana. Fourth-seeded Sam Houston State won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

1996 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSam Houston State (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Skeeters (1st title)
MVPBrent Bubela, Sam Houston State
1996 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Louisiana
Northeast Louisiana  x‍‍‍ 21–9 .700  41–19 .683
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .467  34–27 .557
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .367  17–36 .321
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .333  23–31 .426
Texas
Southwest Texas State  x‍‍‍ 19–11 .633  27–32 .458
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 17–13 .567  26–26 .500
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‡‍y 15–15 .500  31–29 .517
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .433  23–35 .397
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1996[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

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

TeamWLTPctSeed
Louisiana Division
Northeast Louisiana219.700—1
Northwestern State1416.46775
Nicholls State1119.36710—
McNeese State1020.33311—
TeamWLTPctSeed
Texas Division
Southwest Texas State1911.633—2
UTSA1713.56723
Sam Houston State1515.50044
Texas–Arlington1317.43366

Bracket and results
  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Northeast Louisiana 4  
  6 Texas–Arlington 3     1 Northeast Louisiana 5  
    3 UTSA 3    
  3 UTSA 7         1 Northeast Louisiana 1            
  4 Sam Houston State 8           4 Sam Houston State 11              
      4 Sam Houston State 2           4 Sam Houston State 8 —
      2 Southwest Texas State 1         5 Northwestern State 7 —
  2 Southwest Texas State 11         1 Northeast Louisiana 4    
  5 Northwestern State 10       2 Southwest Texas State 1     5 Northwestern State 7  
  6 Texas–Arlington 6     5 Northwestern State 2  
  5 Northwestern State 7  

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
PKevin HermesSam Houston State
David BalcerNorthwestern State
CJuan NavarroNorthwestern State
1BGeorge KellertNorthwestern State
2BBrian GaffneySam Houston State
3BFred OrtegaNorthwestern State
SSRay ArrrendondoSouthwest Texas State
OFMatt SchnabelSouthwest Texas State
Will PearceNorthwestern State
Shannon CooleyNortheast Louisiana
DHBrent BubelaSam Houston State

Most Valuable Player

Brent Bubela was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Buebla was a designated hitter for Sam Houston State.[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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