2002 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

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2002 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Lamar  (1st title)
Winning coach Jim Gilligan  (1st title)
MVP Clay Hensley (Lamar)
2002 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northwestern State  1710 .630  4317 .717
Louisiana–Monroe  1710 .630  2929 .500
Lamar  y1611 .593  3624 .600
Texas–Arlington  1511 .577  2929 .500
McNeese State  1512 .556  3028 .517
Southwest Texas State  1413 .519  3624 .600
Texas–San Antonio  1314 .481  2529 .463
Nicholls State  1115 .423  2826 .519
Sam Houston State  918 .333  2133 .389
Southeastern Louisiana  720 .259  2133 .389
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2002 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2002 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 22 through May 24, 2002 [2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2002 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Vincent–Beck Stadium, home field of Lamar in Beaumont, Texas. Third-seeded Lamar won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2002 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
Northwestern State 1710.6301
Louisiana–Monroe 1710.6302
Lamar 1611.59313
Texas–Arlington 1511.5771.54
McNeese State 1512.55625
Southwest Texas State 1413.51936
UTSA 1314.4814
Nicholls State 1115.4235.5
Sam Houston State 918.3338
Southeastern Louisiana 720.25910

Bracket and results

 First roundSecond roundThird roundSemi-finalsFinals
                         
 1 Northwestern State 0 
 6 Southwest Texas State 11  6Southwest Texas State4 
  4Texas–Arlington0  
 3 Lamar 5    6Southwest Texas State0      
 4 Texas–Arlington 3     3Lamar7       
   3Lamar4     3Lamar5
   5McNeese State3    1Northwestern State4
 2 Louisiana–Monroe 6    6Southwest Texas State4  
 5 McNeese State 7   5McNeese State2  1Northwestern State6 
 1Northwestern State12  1Northwestern State9 
 2Louisiana–Monroe3 

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
PJosh GrayLamar
Clay Hensley Lamar
CMatt GowanLamar
1BChris MichelesSouthwest Texas State
2BBlake JusticeLamar
3BMickey HernandezLamar
SSRicky SolisNorthwestern State
OFAlonzo SolizNorthwestern State
Jordan FosterLamar
Tommy EubanksMcNeese State
DHAnatole VincentNorthwestern State

Most Valuable Player

Clay Hensley was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Hensley was a pitcher for Lamar. [3]

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References

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  2. 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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