1999 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1999 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 16 to 19, 1999[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1999 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Warhawk Field, home field of Northeast Louisiana in Monroe, Louisiana. Third-seeded Southwest Texas State won their second championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

1999 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSouthwest Texas State (2nd title)
Winning coachHoward Bushong (2nd title)
MVPMatt Mize, Texas–Arlington
1999 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northeast Louisiana  ‍†‍‍y 19–7 .731  36–22 .621
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 18–9 .667  38–21 .644
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‡‍y 15–12 .556  27–32 .458
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .556  27–33 .450
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .519  26–35 .426
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .481  28–29 .491
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 12–14 .462  34–21 .618
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .444  31–25 .554
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .296  22–33 .400
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .296  20–32 .385
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1999[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
Northeast Louisiana207.741—1
Northwestern State207.741—2
Southwest Texas State1611.59343
UTSA1512.55654
Texas–Arlington1413.51965
Southeastern Louisiana1413.51966
Lamar1116.4079—
McNeese State1017.37010—
Sam Houston State918.33311—
Nicholls State621.22214—

Bracket and results
  First round Semifinals Semi- Finals
                                       
  1 Northeast Louisiana 8  
  6 Southeastern Louisiana 4     1 Northeast Louisiana 4  
    3 Texas State 5    
      3 Texas State 8  
      2 Northwestern State 4    
  6 Southeastern Louisiana 11          
  2 Northwestern State 13        
  3 Southwest Texas State 2         3 Texas State 612 9
  4 UTSA 11           5 Texas–Arlington 4 7
      4 UTSA 3        
      5 Texas–Arlington 4          
  2 Northwestern State 8           5 Texas–Arlington 7    
  5 Texas–Arlington 11         4 UTSA 3  
  4 UTSA 7    
  1 Northeast Louisiana 4  

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
PMike BradleyTexas–Arlington
Ben SheetsNortheast Louisiana
CChris SeamanTexas State
1BJohn TompkinsTexas State
2BJoe KennedyTexas–Arlington
3BNick FrankNortheast Louisiana
SSJ.T. HerakTexas–Arlington
OFMatt MizeTexas–Arlington
Anthony DominguezTexas State
Kent WallisUTSA
DHCorey ArtietaNortheast Louisiana

Most Valuable Player

Matt Mize was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Mize was an outfielder for Texas–Arlington.[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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