1996 Southland Conference baseball tournament

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1996 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Sam Houston State  (1st title)
Winning coach John Skeeters  (1st title)
MVP Brent Bubela (Sam Houston State)
1996 Southland Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Louisiana
Northeast Louisiana  x219 .7004119 .683
Northwestern State  1416 .4673427 .557
Nicholls State  1119 .3671736 .321
McNeese State  1020 .3332331 .426
Texas
Southwest Texas State  x1911 .6332732 .458
Texas–San Antonio  1713 .5672626 .500
Sam Houston State  y1515 .5003129 .517
Texas–Arlington  1317 .4332335 .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]

Contents

Seeding and format

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

TeamWLTPctSeed
Louisiana Division
Northeast Louisiana 219.7001
Northwestern State 1416.46775
Nicholls State 1119.36710
McNeese State 1020.33311
TeamWLTPctSeed
Texas Division
Southwest Texas State 1911.6332
UTSA 1713.56723
Sam Houston State 1515.50044
Texas–Arlington 1317.43366

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1 Northeast Louisiana 4
6 Texas–Arlington 31Northeast Louisiana5
3UTSA3
3 UTSA 71Northeast Louisiana1
4 Sam Houston State 84Sam Houston State11
4Sam Houston State24Sam Houston State8
2Southwest Texas State15Northwestern State7
2 Southwest Texas State 111Northeast Louisiana4
5 Northwestern State 102Southwest Texas State15Northwestern State7
6Texas–Arlington65Northwestern State2
5Northwestern State7

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
PKevin HermesSam Houston State
David BalcerNorthwestern State
CJuan NavarroNorthwestern State
1BGeorge KellertNorthwestern State
2BBrian GaffneySam Houston State
3BFred OrtegaNorthwestern State
SSRay ArrrendondoSouthwest Texas State
OFMatt SchnabelSouthwest Texas State
Will PearceNorthwestern State
Shannon CooleyNortheast Louisiana
DHBrent BubelaSam Houston State

Most Valuable Player

Brent Bubela was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Buebla was a designated hitter for Sam Houston State. [3]

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References

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  2. 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 6, 2019.