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1999 Southland Conference baseball tournament

1999 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSouthwest Texas State (2nd title)
Winning coachHoward Bushong (2nd title)
MVPMatt Mize (Texas–Arlington)
1999 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northeast Louisiana  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 7   .731 36 – 22   .621
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 9   .667 38 – 21   .644
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 12   .556 27 – 32   .458
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 27 – 33   .450
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 26 – 35   .426
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14   .481 28 – 29   .491
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 12 – 14   .462 34 – 21   .618
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 31 – 25   .554
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 19   .296 22 – 33   .400
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 19   .296 20 – 32   .385
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1999[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1999 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 16 to 19, 1999[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1999 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Warhawk Field, home field of Northeast Louisiana in Monroe, Louisiana. Third-seeded Southwest Texas State won their second championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

Seeding and format

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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
Northeast Louisiana 20 7 .741 — 1
Northwestern State 20 7 .741 — 2
Southwest Texas State 16 11 .593 4 3
UTSA 15 12 .556 5 4
Texas–Arlington 14 13 .519 6 5
Southeastern Louisiana 14 13 .519 6 6
Lamar 11 16 .407 9 —
McNeese State 10 17 .370 10 —
Sam Houston State 9 18 .333 11 —
Nicholls State 6 21 .222 14 —

Bracket and results

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
1Northeast Louisiana4
3Texas State5
1Northeast Louisiana83Texas State8
6Southeastern Louisiana42Northwestern State4
6Southeastern Louisiana11
2Northwestern State13
3Southwest Texas State23Texas State6129
4UTSA115Texas–Arlington47
4UTSA3
5Texas–Arlington4
2Northwestern State85Texas–Arlington7
5Texas–Arlington114UTSA3
4UTSA7
1Northeast Louisiana4

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos. Name School
P Mike Bradley Texas–Arlington
Ben Sheets Northeast Louisiana
C Chris Seaman Texas State
1B John Tompkins Texas State
2B Joe Kennedy Texas–Arlington
3B Nick Frank Northeast Louisiana
SS J.T. Herak Texas–Arlington
OF Matt Mize Texas–Arlington
Anthony Dominguez Texas State
Kent Wallis UTSA
DH Corey Artieta Northeast Louisiana

Most Valuable Player

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Matt Mize was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Mize was an outfielder for Texas–Arlington.[3]

References

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  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 5, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 5, 2019.