1995 Southland Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:1995
Conference:Southland Conference
Teams:4
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Fair Grounds Field
City:Shreveport, Louisiana
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Smoke Laval
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Stacey Wilcox
Mvpteam:Northeast Louisiana

The 1995 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 13 to 15[1] 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 won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

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
19 5 .792 1
17 6 .739 1.5 2
16 7 .696 2.5 3
14 10 .583 5 4
13 11 .542 6
10 14 .417 9
10 14 .417 9
8 16 .333 11
0 24 .000 19

All-Tournament Team

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

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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2018 Baseball Media Guide. 44. Northwestern State Demons. January 6, 2019.
  2. Book: 2018 Baseball Record Book. Southland Conference. 28. January 6, 2019.