1994 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1994 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 15 to 19, 1994[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1994 season. The event pitted the top four finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field on the campus of Northwestern State in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Third-seeded Texas–San Antonio won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

1994 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field Natchitoches, Louisiana
Champions	Texas–San Antonio (1st title)
Winning coach	Jimmy Shankle (1st title)
MVP	Scott Pederson, Texas–San Antonio

1994 Southland Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northwestern State  ‍†‍‍^y	16	–	5		.762			44	–	15		.746
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍	15	–	9		.625			29	–	24		.547
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‡‍	12	–	8		.600			39	–	18		.684
McNeese State  ‍‍‍	13	–	9		.591			47	–	17		.734
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			25	–	29		.463
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			27	–	27		.500
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍	10	–	13		.435			28	–	23		.549
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			13	–	42		.236
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			20	–	33		.377
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1994[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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	16	5	.762	—	1
Sam Houston State	15	9	.625	2.5	2
Texas–San Antonio	12	8	.600	3.5	3
McNeese State	13	9	.591	3.5	4
Texas–Arlington	13	11	.542	4.5	—
Nicholls State	11	13	.458	6.5	—
Southwest Texas State	10	13	.435	7	—
Stephen F. Austin	7	17	.292	10.5	—
Northeast Louisiana	6	18	.250	11.5	—

Bracket and results

	First round					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Northwestern State	2
	4	McNeese State	8
						4	McNeese State	5
						3	Texas–San Antonio	10
	3	Texas–San Antonio	3
	2	Sam Houston State	2
											3	Texas–San Antonio	7	—
										1	Northwestern State	6	—
	1	Northwestern State	7
	2	Sam Houston State	4
						1	Northwestern State	6
						4	McNeese State	3

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.	Name	School
P	Jeff Hutzler	Texas–San Antonio
	Keith Moore	Northwestern State
C	Scotty Stafford	Northwestern State
1B	Brent Houtchens	Texas–San Antonio
2B	Damon Rapp	McNeese State
3B	Matt Donner	Northwestern State
SS	Brad Duncan	Northwestern State
OF	Scott Pederson	Texas–San Antonio
	Jason Lecronier	McNeese State
	Marco Guajardo	Northwestern State
DH	Tony Gee	Texas–San Antonio

Most Valuable Player

Scott Pederson was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Pederson was an outfielder for Texas–San Antonio.[3]

References

1. "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 14. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
2. 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 42. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
3. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 12, 2019.