Collegiate baseball tournament
| Teams | 4 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Northeast Louisiana (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Smoke Laval (1st title) |
| MVP | Stacey Wilcox (Northeast Louisiana) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State † | 19 | – | 5 | .792 | 37 | – | 13 | .740 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 17 | – | 6 | .739 | 39 | – | 14 | .736 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana ‡ | 16 | – | 7 | .696 | 34 | – | 20 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 26 | – | 30 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–San Antonio | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 31 | – | 23 | .574 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 23 | – | 31 | .426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 22 | – | 32 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | 23 | – | 28 | .451 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 0 | – | 24 | .000 | 2 | – | 40 | .048 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1995 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 13 to 15 to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1995 season. The event pitted the top four finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport, Louisiana. Third-seeded Northeast Louisiana won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Seeding and format
The top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four. They played a double-elimination tournament.
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern State | 19 | 5 | .792 | — | 1 |
| McNeese State | 17 | 6 | .739 | 1.5 | 2 |
| Northeast Louisiana | 16 | 7 | .696 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Texas–Arlington | 14 | 10 | .583 | 5 | 4 |
| UTSA | 13 | 11 | .542 | 6 | — |
| Southwest Texas State | 10 | 14 | .417 | 9 | — |
| Sam Houston State | 10 | 14 | .417 | 9 | — |
| Nicholls State | 8 | 16 | .333 | 11 | — |
| Stephen F. Austin | 0 | 24 | .000 | 19 | — |
Bracket and results
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Texas–Arlington | 11 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Texas–Arlington | 5 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Northeast Louisiana | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Northeast Louisiana | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | McNeese State | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Northeast Louisiana | ||||||||||||
| 2 | McNeese State | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas–Arlington | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 3 | 2 | McNeese State | 4 | ||||||||
| 2 | McNeese State | 7 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Pos. | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Denny Bair | Northeast Louisiana |
| Russel Reeder | McNeese State | |
| C | Danny Ardoin | McNeese State |
| 1B | Andy Russell | Northeast Louisiana |
| 2B | Stacey Wilcox | Northeast Louisiana |
| 3B | Matt Donner | Northwestern State |
| SS | Brett Elam | McNeese State |
| OF | Terry Joseph | Northwestern State |
| Tommy Lewis | Northeast Louisiana | |
| Curt Lowry | McNeese State | |
| DH | Paul Stovall | Texas–Arlington |
Most Valuable Player
Stacey Wilcox was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Wilcox was a second baseman for Northeast Louisiana.
References
- "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
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