1999 Southland Conference baseball tournament

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1999 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Southwest Texas State  (2nd title)
Winning coach Howard Bushong  (2nd title)
MVP Matt Mize (Texas–Arlington)
1999 Southland Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northeast Louisiana  y197 .7313622 .621
Northwestern State  189 .6673821 .644
Southwest Texas State  y1512 .5562732 .458
Texas–San Antonio  1512 .5562733 .450
Texas–Arlington  1413 .5192635 .426
Southeastern Louisiana  1314 .4812829 .491
Lamar  1214 .4623421 .618
McNeese State  1215 .4443125 .554
Sam Houston State  819 .2962233 .400
Nicholls State  819 .2962032 .385
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1999 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1999 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 16 to 19, 1999 [2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1999 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. Third-seeded Southwest Texas State won their second championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1999 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
Northeast Louisiana 207.7411
Northwestern State 207.7412
Southwest Texas State 1611.59343
UTSA 1512.55654
Texas–Arlington 1413.51965
Southeastern Louisiana 1413.51966
Lamar 1116.4079
McNeese State 1017.37010
Sam Houston State 918.33311
Nicholls State 621.22214

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
1Northeast Louisiana4
3Texas State5
1 Northeast Louisiana 83Texas State8
6 Southeastern Louisiana 42Northwestern State4
6Southeastern Louisiana11
2Northwestern State13
3 Southwest Texas State 23Texas State6129
4 UTSA 115Texas–Arlington47
4UTSA3
5Texas–Arlington4
2 Northwestern State 85Texas–Arlington7
5 Texas–Arlington 114UTSA3
4UTSA7
1Northeast Louisiana4

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
PMike BradleyTexas–Arlington
Ben SheetsNortheast Louisiana
CChris SeamanTexas State
1BJohn TompkinsTexas State
2BJoe KennedyTexas–Arlington
3BNick FrankNortheast Louisiana
SSJ.T. HerakTexas–Arlington
OFMatt MizeTexas–Arlington
Anthony DominguezTexas State
Kent WallisUTSA
DHCorey ArtietaNortheast Louisiana

Most Valuable Player

Matt Mize was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Mize was an outfielder for Texas–Arlington. [3]

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References

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  2. 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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