1995 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament
| 1995 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament |
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| Classification | Division I | ||
| Season | 1995 | ||
| Teams | 4 | ||
| Format | Double-elimination | ||
| Site | Fair Grounds Field Shreveport, Louisiana |
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| Champions | Northeast Louisiana (1st title) | ||
| Winning coach | Smoke Laval (1st title) | ||
| MVP | Stacey Wilcox (Northeast Louisiana) | ||
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Template:1995 Southland Conference baseball standings The 1995 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 13 to 15, 1995[1] 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.[2]
Contents
Seeding and format
The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. 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
| First round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas–Arlington | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas–Arlington | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northeast Louisiana | 610 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northeast Louisiana | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | McNeese State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northeast Louisiana | 10 | — | |||||||||||
| 2 | McNeese State | 5 | — | |||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | McNeese State | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas–Arlington | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | McNeese State | 4 | ||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]
| 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.[2]
