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2002 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Lamar (1st title)
Winning coach Jim Gilligan (1st title)
MVP Clay Hensley ( Lamar)
2002 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northwestern State  ‍†‍‍ 17 – 10   .630 43 – 17   .717
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10   .630 29 – 29   .500
Lamar  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 11   .593 36 – 24   .600
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 15 – 11   .577 29 – 29   .500
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 30 – 28   .517
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 36 – 24   .600
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14   .481 25 – 29   .463
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 15   .423 28 – 26   .519
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18   .333 21 – 33   .389
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20   .259 21 – 33   .389
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2002 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 22 through 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]

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 17 10 .630 — 1
Louisiana–Monroe 17 10 .630 — 2
Lamar 16 11 .593 1 3
Texas–Arlington 15 11 .577 1.5 4
McNeese State 15 12 .556 2 5
Southwest Texas State 14 13 .519 3 6
UTSA 13 14 .481 4 —
Nicholls State 11 15 .423 5.5 —
Sam Houston State 9 18 .333 8 —
Southeastern Louisiana 7 20 .259 10 —

Bracket and results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1 Northwestern State0
6 Southwest Texas State116Southwest Texas State4
4Texas–Arlington0
3 Lamar56Southwest Texas State0
4 Texas–Arlington33Lamar7
3Lamar43Lamar5—
5McNeese State31Northwestern State4—
2 Louisiana–Monroe66Southwest Texas State4
5 McNeese State75McNeese State21Northwestern State6
1Northwestern State121Northwestern State9
2Louisiana–Monroe3

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos. Name School
P Josh Gray Lamar
Clay Hensley Lamar
C Matt Gowan Lamar
1B Chris Micheles Southwest Texas State
2B Blake Justice Lamar
3B Mickey Hernandez Lamar
SS Ricky Solis Northwestern State
OF Alonzo Soliz Northwestern State
Jordan Foster Lamar
Tommy Eubanks McNeese State
DH Anatole Vincent Northwestern 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. ^ a b c 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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