2001 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2001 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 16 to 19, 2001[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2001 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Vincent–Beck Stadium, home field of Lamar in Beaumont, Texas. Third-seeded Texas–Arlington won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

2001 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsTexas–Arlington (1st title)
Winning coachClay Gould (1st title)
MVPK. J. Hendricks, Texas–Arlington
2001 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northwestern State  ‍†‍‍ 19–8 .704  38–17 .691
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 17–10 .630  29–29 .500
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‡‍y 15–11 .577  39–25 .609
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 15–11 .577  36–22 .621
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .556  30–29 .508
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .481  37–24 .607
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .444  29–25 .537
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .444  26–30 .464
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .296  22–33 .400
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .296  19–31 .380
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2001[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 State198.704—1
Louisiana–Monroe1710.63022
Texas–Arlington1511.5773.53
Southwest Texas State1511.5773.54
UTSA1512.55645
Lamar1314.48166
McNeese State1215.4447—
Nicholls State1215.4447—
Southeastern Louisiana819.29611—
Sam Houston State819.29611—

Bracket and results
  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Northwestern State 6  
  6 Lamar 8     6 Lamar 5  
    4 Southwest Texas State 1    
  3 Texas–Arlington 7         6 Lamar 1            
  4 Southwest Texas State 6           3 Texas–Arlington 0              
      3 Texas–Arlington 6           6 Lamar 1 1
      5 UTSA 2         3 Texas–Arlington 3 3
  2 Louisiana–Monroe 2         3 Texas–Arlington 5    
  5 UTSA 5       5 UTSA 0     2 Louisiana–Monroe 2  
  1 Northwestern State 7     2 Louisiana–Monroe 3  
  2 Louisiana–Monroe 13  

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
PDavid TalamantezLamar
Michael SnappTexas–Arlington
CJoel AlvaradoTexas–Arlington
1BMicah HoffpauirLamar
2BCraig MartinTexas–Arlington
3BMickey HernandezLamar
SSK. J. HendricksTexas–Arlington
OFScott CadwalladerLouisiana–Monroe
Kaleb CarterLamar
Junior RamirezTexas–Arlington
DHWes CookseyLamar

Most Valuable Player

K. J. Hendricks was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Hendricks was a shortstop for Texas–Arlington.[3]

References
  1. "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  2. 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  3. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. pp. 28–29. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
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