1993 Southland Conference baseball tournament
The 1993 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 16 to 18, 1993[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1993 season. The event pitted the top four finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field on the campus of Northwestern State in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Fourth-seeded McNeese State won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | McNeese State (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Tony Robichaux (1st title) |
| MVP | Clint Gould (McNeese State) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State † | 18 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .750 | 40 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .741 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington | 17 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .739 | 34 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 13 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .591 | 30 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State ‡y | 14 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .583 | 38 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .623 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 11 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .478 | 31 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .620 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 10 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .417 | 21 | – | 32 | – | 0 | .396 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–San Antonio | 9 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .375 | 21 | – | 34 | – | 0 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 8 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .348 | 26 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana | 5 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .217 | 13 | – | 26 | – | 1 | .338 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding and format
editThe top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern State | 18 | 6 | .750 | — | 1 |
| Texas–Arlington | 17 | 6 | .739 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Sam Houston State | 13 | 9 | .591 | 4 | 3 |
| McNeese State | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4 | 4 |
| Nicholls State | 11 | 12 | .478 | 6.5 | — |
| Stephen F. Austin | 10 | 14 | .417 | 8 | — |
| Texas–San Antonio | 9 | 15 | .375 | 9 | — |
| Southwest Texas State | 8 | 15 | .348 | 9.5 | — |
| Northeast Louisiana | 5 | 18 | .217 | 12.5 | — |
Bracket and results
edit| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | McNeese State | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | McNeese State | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas–Arlington | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | McNeese State | 3 | — | |||||||||||
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 2 | — | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 6 | 2 | Texas–Arlington | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Texas–Arlington | 12 | ||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Pos. | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Nolan Nicholls | Sam Houston State |
| Greg Garner | McNeese State | |
| C | Ryan Robertson | McNeese State |
| 1B | Clint Gould | McNeese State |
| 2B | Karl Heckendorn | Texas–Arlington |
| 3B | Kyle Shade | Northwestern State |
| SS | Trent Bourque | McNeese State |
| OF | Bobby Johnson | Sam Houston State |
| Scott Hiers | McNeese State | |
| Deron Hofstetter | McNeese State | |
| DH | Chris Mayfield | McNeese State |
Most Valuable Player
editClint Gould was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Gould was a first baseman for McNeese State.[3]
References
edit- ^ "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 14. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 42. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ a b c 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 12, 2019.