1997 Southland Conference baseball tournament

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1997 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Southwest Texas State  (1st title)
Winning coach Howard Bushong  (1st title)
MVP Jeremy Fikac (Southwest Texas State)
1997 Southland Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Louisiana
Northwestern State  x1990 .67935220 .614
Northeast Louisianae  17110 .60733210 .611
McNeese State  11190 .36719311 .382
Nicholls State  9190 .32119350 .352
Texas
Southwest Texas State  xy18110 .62138260 .594
Sam Houston State  17110 .60736270 .571
Texas–Arlington  12170 .41422350 .386
Texas–San Antonio  12180 .40020360 .357
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1997 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 14 to 17, 1997 [2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1997 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Warhawk Field, home field of Northeast Louisiana in Monroe, Louisiana. Second-seeded Southwest Texas State won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1997 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
Northwestern State 199.6791
Northeast Louisiana 1711.60724
McNeese State 1119.3679
Nicholls State 919.32110
TeamWLTPctSeed
Texas Division
Southwest Texas State 1811.6212
Sam Houston State 1711.607.53
Texas–Arlington 1217.41465
UTSA 1218.4006.56

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1 Northwestern State 3
6 UTSA 56UTSA5
4Northeast Louisiana3
3 Sam Houston State 96UTSA3
4 Northeast Louisiana 83Sam Houston State2
3Sam Houston State126UTSA27
5Texas–Arlington32Southwest Texas State89
2 Southwest Texas State 103Sam Houston State4
5 Texas–Arlington 115Texas–Arlington12Southwest Texas State16
1Northwestern State32Southwest Texas State14
2Southwest Texas State12

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
PDavid BalcerNorthwestern State
Jeremy Fikac Southwest Texas State
CChad SpearSouthwest Texas State
1BRon ThamesSam Houston State
2BBrad PrihodaSam Houston State
3BBrad EubankSouthwest Texas State
SSTim LinvilleTexas–Arlington
OFSean AlvarezUTSA
Matt SchnabelSouthwest Texas State
Colin WissenSouthwest Texas State
DHTony GeeUTSA

Most Valuable Player

Jeremy Fikac was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Fikac was a pitcher for Southwest Texas 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.
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