2002 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2002 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 22 through May 24, 2002[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2002 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 Lamar won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

2002 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLamar (1st title)
Winning coachJim Gilligan (1st title)
MVPClay Hensley, Lamar
2002 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northwestern State   1710 .630  4317 .717
Louisiana–Monroe   1710 .630  2929 .500
Lamar  y 1611 .593  3624 .600
Texas–Arlington   1511 .577  2929 .500
McNeese State   1512 .556  3028 .517
Southwest Texas State   1413 .519  3624 .600
Texas–San Antonio   1314 .481  2529 .463
Nicholls State   1115 .423  2826 .519
Sam Houston State   918 .333  2133 .389
Southeastern Louisiana   720 .259  2133 .389
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2002[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 State1710.6301
Louisiana–Monroe1710.6302
Lamar1611.59313
Texas–Arlington1511.5771.54
McNeese State1512.55625
Southwest Texas State1413.51936
UTSA1314.4814
Nicholls State1115.4235.5
Sam Houston State918.3338
Southeastern Louisiana720.25910

Bracket and results

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Northwestern State 0  
  6 Southwest Texas State 11     6 Southwest Texas State 4  
    4 Texas–Arlington 0    
  3 Lamar 5         6 Southwest Texas State 0            
  4 Texas–Arlington 3           3 Lamar 7              
      3 Lamar 4           3 Lamar 5
      5 McNeese State 3         1 Northwestern State 4
  2 Louisiana–Monroe 6         6 Southwest Texas State 4    
  5 McNeese State 7       5 McNeese State 2     1 Northwestern State 6  
  1 Northwestern State 12     1 Northwestern State 9  
  2 Louisiana–Monroe 3  

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
PJosh GrayLamar
Clay HensleyLamar
CMatt GowanLamar
1BChris MichelesSouthwest Texas State
2BBlake JusticeLamar
3BMickey HernandezLamar
SSRicky SolisNorthwestern State
OFAlonzo SolizNorthwestern State
Jordan FosterLamar
Tommy EubanksMcNeese State
DHAnatole VincentNorthwestern State

Most Valuable Player

Clay Hensley was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Hensley was a pitcher for Lamar.[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 30, 2018.
  3. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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