1995 Southland Conference baseball tournament

1995 Southland Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Fair Grounds Field Shreveport, Louisiana
Champions	Northeast Louisiana (1st title)
Winning coach	Smoke Laval (1st title)
MVP	Stacey Wilcox (Northeast Louisiana)

1995 Southland Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northwestern State  ‍†‍‍	19	–	5		.792			37	–	13		.740
McNeese State  ‍‍‍	17	–	6		.739			39	–	14		.736
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‡‍^y	16	–	7		.696			34	–	20		.630
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			26	–	30		.464
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			31	–	23		.574
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			23	–	31		.426
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			22	–	32		.407
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍	8	–	16		.333			23	–	28		.451
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍	0	–	24		.000			2	–	40		.048
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1995 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 13 to 15^[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1995 season. The event pitted the top four finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport, Louisiana. Third-seeded Northeast Louisiana won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.^[3]

Seeding and format

The top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four. They played a double-elimination tournament.

Team	W	L	T	Pct	Seed
Northwestern State	19	5	.792	—	1
McNeese State	17	6	.739	1.5	2
Northeast Louisiana	16	7	.696	2.5	3
Texas–Arlington	14	10	.583	5	4
UTSA	13	11	.542	6	—
Southwest Texas State	10	14	.417	9	—
Sam Houston State	10	14	.417	9	—
Nicholls State	8	16	.333	11	—
Stephen F. Austin	0	24	.000	19	—

Bracket and results

	Upper round 1					Upper final					Final
	1	Northwestern State	3
	4	Texas–Arlington	11
						4	Texas–Arlington	5
						3	Northeast Louisiana	6^10
	3	Northeast Louisiana	4
	2	McNeese State	0
											3	Northeast Louisiana
											2	McNeese State
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						4	Texas–Arlington	2
	1	Northwestern State	3			2	McNeese State	4
	2	McNeese State	7

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.	Name	School
P	Denny Bair	Northeast Louisiana
	Russel Reeder	McNeese State
C	Danny Ardoin	McNeese State
1B	Andy Russell	Northeast Louisiana
2B	Stacey Wilcox	Northeast Louisiana
3B	Matt Donner	Northwestern State
SS	Brett Elam	McNeese State
OF	Terry Joseph	Northwestern State
	Tommy Lewis	Northeast Louisiana
	Curt Lowry	McNeese State
DH	Paul Stovall	Texas–Arlington

Most Valuable Player

Stacey Wilcox was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Wilcox was a second baseman for Northeast Louisiana.^[3]

References

1. "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
2. 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
3. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 6, 2019.