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1994 Southland Conference baseball tournament

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1994 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsTexas–San Antonio (1st title)
Winning coachJimmy Shankle (1st title)
MVPScott Pederson (Texas–San Antonio)
1994 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍y 16 5   .762 44 15   .746
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 29 24   .547
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍ 12 8   .600 39 18   .684
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 13 9   .591 47 17   .734
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 25 29   .463
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 27 27   .500
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 10 13   .435 28 23   .549
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 13 42   .236
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 20 33   .377
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1994[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1994 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 15 to 19, 1994[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1994 season. The event pitted the top four finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field on the campus of Northwestern State in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Third-seeded Texas–San Antonio won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

Seeding and format

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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 16 5 .762 1
Sam Houston State 15 9 .625 2.5 2
Texas–San Antonio 12 8 .600 3.5 3
McNeese State 13 9 .591 3.5 4
Texas–Arlington 13 11 .542 4.5
Nicholls State 11 13 .458 6.5
Southwest Texas State 10 13 .435 7
Stephen F. Austin 7 17 .292 10.5
Northeast Louisiana 6 18 .250 11.5

Bracket and results

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Northwestern State2
4McNeese State8
4McNeese State5
3Texas–San Antonio10
3Texas–San Antonio3
2Sam Houston State2
3Texas–San Antonio
1Northwestern State
Lower round 1Lower final
1Northwestern State6
1Northwestern State74McNeese State3
2Sam Houston State4

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos. Name School
P Jeff Hutzler Texas–San Antonio
Keith Moore Northwestern State
C Scotty Stafford Northwestern State
1B Brent Houtchens Texas–San Antonio
2B Damon Rapp McNeese State
3B Matt Donner Northwestern State
SS Brad Duncan Northwestern State
OF Scott Pederson Texas–San Antonio
Jason Lecronier McNeese State
Marco Guajardo Northwestern State
DH Tony Gee Texas–San Antonio

Most Valuable Player

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Scott Pederson was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Pederson was an outfielder for Texas–San Antonio.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 14. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  2. ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 42. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 12, 2019.