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]
Teams | 6 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Texas–Arlington (1st title) |
Winning coach | Clay Gould (1st title) |
MVP | K. J. Hendricks, Texas–Arlington |
2001 Southland Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State † | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | 38 | – | 17 | .691 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | 29 | – | 29 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–Arlington ‡y | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | 39 | – | 25 | .609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Texas State | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | 36 | – | 22 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–San Antonio | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | 30 | – | 29 | .508 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | 37 | – | 24 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | 29 | – | 25 | .537 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | 26 | – | 30 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | 22 | – | 33 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | 19 | – | 31 | .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.
Team | W | L | T | Pct | Seed |
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Northwestern State | 19 | 8 | .704 | — | 1 |
Louisiana–Monroe | 17 | 10 | .630 | 2 | 2 |
Texas–Arlington | 15 | 11 | .577 | 3.5 | 3 |
Southwest Texas State | 15 | 11 | .577 | 3.5 | 4 |
UTSA | 15 | 12 | .556 | 4 | 5 |
Lamar | 13 | 14 | .481 | 6 | 6 |
McNeese State | 12 | 15 | .444 | 7 | — |
Nicholls State | 12 | 15 | .444 | 7 | — |
Southeastern Louisiana | 8 | 19 | .296 | 11 | — |
Sam Houston State | 8 | 19 | .296 | 11 | — |
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. | Name | School |
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P | David Talamantez | Lamar |
Michael Snapp | Texas–Arlington | |
C | Joel Alvarado | Texas–Arlington |
1B | Micah Hoffpauir | Lamar |
2B | Craig Martin | Texas–Arlington |
3B | Mickey Hernandez | Lamar |
SS | K. J. Hendricks | Texas–Arlington |
OF | Scott Cadwallader | Louisiana–Monroe |
Kaleb Carter | Lamar | |
Junior Ramirez | Texas–Arlington | |
DH | Wes Cooksey | Lamar |
Most Valuable Player
K. J. Hendricks was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Hendricks was a shortstop for Texas–Arlington.[3]
References
- "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. pp. 28–29. Retrieved December 31, 2018.