| Teams | 6 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Sam Houston State (1st title) |
| Winning coach | John Skeeters (1st title) |
| MVP | Brent Bubela (Sam Houston State) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana x | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | 41 | – | 19 | .683 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | 34 | – | 27 | .557 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | 17 | – | 36 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | 23 | – | 31 | .426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State x | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | 27 | – | 32 | .458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–San Antonio | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | 26 | – | 26 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State ‡y | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | 31 | – | 29 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 23 | – | 35 | .397 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1996 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1996 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 16 to 19, 1996 [2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1996 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport, Louisiana. Fourth-seeded Sam Houston State won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [3]
The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.
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| First round | Second round | Third round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northeast Louisiana | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Texas–Arlington | 3 | 1 | Northeast Louisiana | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UTSA | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UTSA | 7 | 1 | Northeast Louisiana | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sam Houston State | 8 | 4 | Sam Houston State | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 4 | Sam Houston State | 8 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Southwest Texas State | 1 | 5 | Northwestern State | 7 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Southwest Texas State | 11 | 1 | Northeast Louisiana | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northwestern State | 10 | 2 | Southwest Texas State | 1 | 5 | Northwestern State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Texas–Arlington | 6 | 5 | Northwestern State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northwestern State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [3]
| Pos. | Name | School |
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| P | Kevin Hermes | Sam Houston State |
| David Balcer | Northwestern State | |
| C | Juan Navarro | Northwestern State |
| 1B | George Kellert | Northwestern State |
| 2B | Brian Gaffney | Sam Houston State |
| 3B | Fred Ortega | Northwestern State |
| SS | Ray Arrrendondo | Southwest Texas State |
| OF | Matt Schnabel | Southwest Texas State |
| Will Pearce | Northwestern State | |
| Shannon Cooley | Northeast Louisiana | |
| DH | Brent Bubela | Sam Houston State |
Brent Bubela was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Buebla was a designated hitter for Sam Houston State. [3]
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