2002 Southland Conference baseball tournament
The 2002 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 22 through 24, 2002[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2002 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 Lamar won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Lamar (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Jim Gilligan (1st title) |
| MVP | Clay Hensley (Lamar) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State † | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | 43 | – | 17 | .717 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | 29 | – | 29 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar ‡y | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | 36 | – | 24 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | 29 | – | 29 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | 30 | – | 28 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | 36 | – | 24 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–San Antonio | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | 25 | – | 29 | .463 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | 28 | – | 26 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | 21 | – | 33 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | 21 | – | 33 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2002[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 | 17 | 10 | .630 | — | 1 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | 17 | 10 | .630 | — | 2 |
| Lamar | 16 | 11 | .593 | 1 | 3 |
| Texas–Arlington | 15 | 11 | .577 | 1.5 | 4 |
| McNeese State | 15 | 12 | .556 | 2 | 5 |
| Southwest Texas State | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3 | 6 |
| UTSA | 13 | 14 | .481 | 4 | — |
| Nicholls State | 11 | 15 | .423 | 5.5 | — |
| Sam Houston State | 9 | 18 | .333 | 8 | — |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 7 | 20 | .259 | 10 | — |
Bracket and results
edit| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Southwest Texas State | 11 | 6 | Southwest Texas State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas–Arlington | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lamar | 5 | 6 | Southwest Texas State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas–Arlington | 3 | 3 | Lamar | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lamar | 4 | 3 | Lamar | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | McNeese State | 3 | 1 | Northwestern State | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisiana–Monroe | 6 | 6 | Southwest Texas State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | McNeese State | 7 | 5 | McNeese State | 2 | 1 | Northwestern State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 12 | 1 | Northwestern State | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisiana–Monroe | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Pos. | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Josh Gray | Lamar |
| Clay Hensley | Lamar | |
| C | Matt Gowan | Lamar |
| 1B | Chris Micheles | Southwest Texas State |
| 2B | Blake Justice | Lamar |
| 3B | Mickey Hernandez | Lamar |
| SS | Ricky Solis | Northwestern State |
| OF | Alonzo Soliz | Northwestern State |
| Jordan Foster | Lamar | |
| Tommy Eubanks | McNeese State | |
| DH | Anatole Vincent | Northwestern State |
Most Valuable Player
editClay Hensley was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Hensley was a pitcher for Lamar.[3]
References
edit- ^ "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ a b c 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved December 30, 2018.