| Year: | 2002 |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Format: | Double-elimination |
| Ballpark: | Vincent–Beck Stadium |
| City: | Beaumont, Texas |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Jim Gilligan |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Clay Hensley |
| Mvpteam: | Lamar |
The 2002 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 22 through 24, 2002[1] 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 won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 10 | .630 | — | 1 | ||
| 17 | 10 | .630 | — | 2 | ||
| 16 | 11 | .593 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 11 | .577 | 1.5 | 4 | ||
| 15 | 12 | .556 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 13 | .519 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 14 | .481 | 4 | — | ||
| 11 | 15 | .423 | 5.5 | — | ||
| 9 | 18 | .333 | 8 | — | ||
| 7 | 20 | .259 | 10 | — |
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Pos. | Name | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Josh Gray | Lamar | |
| 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 |
Clay Hensley was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Hensley was a pitcher for Lamar.