1995 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

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1995 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Northeast Louisiana  (1st title)
Winning coach Smoke Laval  (1st title)
MVPStacey Wilcox (Northeast Louisiana)
1995 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northwestern State  195 .792  3713 .740
McNeese State  176 .739  3914 .736
Northeast Louisiana  y167 .696  3420 .630
Texas–Arlington  1410 .583  2630 .464
Texas–San Antonio  1311 .542  3123 .574
Southwest Texas State  1014 .417  2331 .426
Sam Houston State  1014 .417  2232 .407
Nicholls State  816 .333  2328 .451
Stephen F. Austin  024 .000  240 .048
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1995 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 13 to 15, 1995 [2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1995 season. The event pitted the top four finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport, Louisiana. Third-seeded Northeast Louisiana won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [3]

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Seeding and format

The top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four. They played a double-elimination tournament.

TeamWLTPctSeed
Northwestern State 195.7921
McNeese State 176.7391.52
Northeast Louisiana 167.6962.53
Texas–Arlington 1410.58354
UTSA 1311.5426
Southwest Texas State 1014.4179
Sam Houston State 1014.4179
Nicholls State 816.33311
Stephen F. Austin 024.00019

Bracket and results

 First roundSemifinalsFinals
               
1 Northwestern State 3 
4 Texas–Arlington 11 
 4Texas–Arlington5 
 3Northeast Louisiana610 
3 Northeast Louisiana 4
2 McNeese State 0 
 3Northeast Louisiana10
 2McNeese State5
1Northwestern State3 
2McNeese State7 
 4Texas–Arlington2
 2McNeese State4 

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
PDenny BairNortheast Louisiana
Russel ReederMcNeese State
CDanny ArdoinMcNeese State
1BAndy RussellNortheast Louisiana
2BStacey WilcoxNortheast Louisiana
3BMatt DonnerNorthwestern State
SSBrett ElamMcNeese State
OFTerry JosephNorthwestern State
Tommy LewisNortheast Louisiana
Curt LowryMcNeese State
DHPaul StovallTexas–Arlington

Most Valuable Player

Stacey Wilcox was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Wilcox was a second baseman for Northeast Louisiana. [3]

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References

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