1996 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament
The 1996 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 16 to 19, 1996[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1996 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport, Louisiana. Fourth-seeded Sam Houston State won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]
Teams | 6 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Sam Houston State (1st title) |
Winning coach | John Skeeters (1st title) |
MVP | Brent Bubela, Sam Houston State |
1996 Southland Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeast Louisiana x | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | 41 | – | 19 | .683 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | 34 | – | 27 | .557 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | 17 | – | 36 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | 23 | – | 31 | .426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Texas State x | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | 27 | – | 32 | .458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–San Antonio | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | 26 | – | 26 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State ‡y | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | 31 | – | 29 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–Arlington | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 23 | – | 35 | .397 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1996[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
Seeding and format
The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.
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Bracket and results
First round | Second round | Third round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Northeast Louisiana | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Texas–Arlington | 3 | 1 | Northeast Louisiana | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | UTSA | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | UTSA | 7 | 1 | Northeast Louisiana | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Sam Houston State | 8 | 4 | Sam Houston State | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 4 | Sam Houston State | 8 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Southwest Texas State | 1 | 5 | Northwestern State | 7 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Southwest Texas State | 11 | 1 | Northeast Louisiana | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Northwestern State | 10 | 2 | Southwest Texas State | 1 | 5 | Northwestern State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Texas–Arlington | 6 | 5 | Northwestern State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Northwestern State | 7 |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
Pos. | Name | School |
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P | Kevin Hermes | Sam Houston State |
David Balcer | Northwestern State | |
C | Juan Navarro | Northwestern State |
1B | George Kellert | Northwestern State |
2B | Brian Gaffney | Sam Houston State |
3B | Fred Ortega | Northwestern State |
SS | Ray Arrrendondo | Southwest Texas State |
OF | Matt Schnabel | Southwest Texas State |
Will Pearce | Northwestern State | |
Shannon Cooley | Northeast Louisiana | |
DH | Brent Bubela | Sam Houston State |
Most Valuable Player
Brent Bubela was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Buebla was a designated hitter for Sam Houston State.[3]
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.