1998 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1998 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 13 to 16, 1998[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1998 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 Nicholls State won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

1998 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsNicholls State (1st title)
Winning coachJim Pizzolatto (1st title)
MVPJacques Jobert, Nicholls State
1998 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northwestern State  ‍†‍‍ 15–8 .652  40–20 .667
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 13–9 .591  33–22 .600
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 13–10 .565  30–26 .536
Nicholls State  ‍‍‡‍y 13–11 .542  28–34 .452
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .542  28–28 .500
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 12–11 .522  29–28 .509
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 9–13 .409  20–29 .408
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 9–14 .391  29–27 .518
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .292  23–28 .451
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1998[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
Northwestern State158.652—1
Northeast Louisiana139.5911.52
McNeese State1310.56523
Nicholls State1311.5422.54
Southwest Texas State1311.5422.55
Sam Houston State1211.52236
Texas–Arlington913.4095.5—
Southeastern Louisiana914.3916—
UTSA717.2928.5—

Bracket and results
  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Northwestern State 2  
  6 Sam Houston State 6     6 Sam Houston State 10  
    3 McNeese State 5    
  3 McNeese State 9         6 Sam Houston State 8            
  4 Nicholls State 12           4 Nicholls State 14              
      4 Nicholls State 7           4 Nicholls State 5 —
      5 Southwest Texas State 1         1 Northwestern State 4 —
  2 Northeast Louisiana 1         6 Sam Houston State 1    
  5 Southwest Texas State 9       5 Southwest Texas State 3     1 Northwestern State 8  
  1 Northwestern State 11     1 Northwestern State 7  
  2 Northeast Louisiana 0  

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
PCheyenne JenkeNicholls State
Cody ArcementNicholls State
CChris PhillipsNorthwestern State
1BScott DuplantisNicholls State
2BJacques JobertNicholls State
3BKevin PerretNicholls State
SSRyan AnholtNorthwestern State
OFBrent TrosclairNorthwestern State
Fred KnoxNicholls State
Chris RoosmaNicholls State
DHTommy CliffeSam Houston State

Most Valuable Player

Jacques Jobert was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Jobert was a second baseman for Nicholls 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 5, 2019.
  3. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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