1998 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament
The 1998 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 13 to 16, 1998[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1998 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 Nicholls State won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Nicholls State (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Jim Pizzolatto (1st title) |
| MVP | Jacques Jobert, Nicholls State |
| 1998 Southland Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State † | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | 40 | – | 20 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | 33 | – | 22 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | 30 | – | 26 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State ‡y | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 28 | – | 34 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 28 | – | 28 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 12 | – | 11 | .522 | 29 | – | 28 | .509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | 20 | – | 29 | .408 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 9 | – | 14 | .391 | 29 | – | 27 | .518 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–San Antonio | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | 23 | – | 28 | .451 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1998[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.
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern State | 15 | 8 | .652 | — | 1 |
| Northeast Louisiana | 13 | 9 | .591 | 1.5 | 2 |
| McNeese State | 13 | 10 | .565 | 2 | 3 |
| Nicholls State | 13 | 11 | .542 | 2.5 | 4 |
| Southwest Texas State | 13 | 11 | .542 | 2.5 | 5 |
| Sam Houston State | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3 | 6 |
| Texas–Arlington | 9 | 13 | .409 | 5.5 | — |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 9 | 14 | .391 | 6 | — |
| UTSA | 7 | 17 | .292 | 8.5 | — |
Bracket and results
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sam Houston State | 6 | 6 | Sam Houston State | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | McNeese State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | McNeese State | 9 | 6 | Sam Houston State | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nicholls State | 12 | 4 | Nicholls State | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nicholls State | 7 | 4 | Nicholls State | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Southwest Texas State | 1 | 1 | Northwestern State | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northeast Louisiana | 1 | 6 | Sam Houston State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Southwest Texas State | 9 | 5 | Southwest Texas State | 3 | 1 | Northwestern State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 11 | 1 | Northwestern State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northeast Louisiana | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Pos. | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Cheyenne Jenke | Nicholls State |
| Cody Arcement | Nicholls State | |
| C | Chris Phillips | Northwestern State |
| 1B | Scott Duplantis | Nicholls State |
| 2B | Jacques Jobert | Nicholls State |
| 3B | Kevin Perret | Nicholls State |
| SS | Ryan Anholt | Northwestern State |
| OF | Brent Trosclair | Northwestern State |
| Fred Knox | Nicholls State | |
| Chris Roosma | Nicholls State | |
| DH | Tommy Cliffe | Sam Houston State |
Most Valuable Player
Jacques Jobert was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Jobert was a second baseman for Nicholls 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 5, 2019.
- 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 5, 2019.