2001 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2001 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 16 to 19, 2001[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2001 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Vincent–Beck Stadium, home field of Lamar in Beaumont, Texas. Third-seeded Texas–Arlington won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

2001 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsTexas–Arlington (1st title)
Winning coachClay Gould (1st title)
MVPK. J. Hendricks, Texas–Arlington
2001 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northwestern State   198 .704  3817 .691
Louisiana–Monroe   1710 .630  2929 .500
Texas–Arlington  y 1511 .577  3925 .609
Southwest Texas State   1511 .577  3622 .621
Texas–San Antonio   1512 .556  3029 .508
Lamar   1314 .481  3724 .607
McNeese State   1215 .444  2925 .537
Nicholls State   1215 .444  2630 .464
Southeastern Louisiana   819 .296  2233 .400
Sam Houston State   819 .296  1931 .380
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2001[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.

TeamWLTPctSeed
Northwestern State198.7041
Louisiana–Monroe1710.63022
Texas–Arlington1511.5773.53
Southwest Texas State1511.5773.54
UTSA1512.55645
Lamar1314.48166
McNeese State1215.4447
Nicholls State1215.4447
Southeastern Louisiana819.29611
Sam Houston State819.29611

Bracket and results

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Northwestern State 6  
  6 Lamar 8     6 Lamar 5  
    4 Southwest Texas State 1    
  3 Texas–Arlington 7         6 Lamar 1            
  4 Southwest Texas State 6           3 Texas–Arlington 0              
      3 Texas–Arlington 6           6 Lamar 1 1
      5 UTSA 2         3 Texas–Arlington 3 3
  2 Louisiana–Monroe 2         3 Texas–Arlington 5    
  5 UTSA 5       5 UTSA 0     2 Louisiana–Monroe 2  
  1 Northwestern State 7     2 Louisiana–Monroe 3  
  2 Louisiana–Monroe 13  

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
PDavid TalamantezLamar
Michael SnappTexas–Arlington
CJoel AlvaradoTexas–Arlington
1BMicah HoffpauirLamar
2BCraig MartinTexas–Arlington
3BMickey HernandezLamar
SSK. J. HendricksTexas–Arlington
OFScott CadwalladerLouisiana–Monroe
Kaleb CarterLamar
Junior RamirezTexas–Arlington
DHWes CookseyLamar

Most Valuable Player

K. J. Hendricks was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Hendricks was a shortstop for Texas–Arlington.[3]

References

  1. "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  2. 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  3. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. pp. 28–29. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
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