1993 Southland Conference baseball tournament

The 1993 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 16 to 18, 1993^[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1993 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. Fourth-seeded McNeese State won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.^[3]

1993 Southland Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field Natchitoches, Louisiana
Champions	McNeese State (1st title)
Winning coach	Tony Robichaux (1st title)
MVP	Clint Gould (McNeese State)
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1993 Southland Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Northwestern State  ‍†‍‍	18	–	6	–	0		.750			40	–	14	–	0		.741
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍	17	–	6	–	0		.739			34	–	20	–	0		.630
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍	13	–	9	–	0		.591			30	–	26	–	0		.536
McNeese State  ‍‍‡‍^y	14	–	10	–	0		.583			38	–	23	–	0		.623
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍	11	–	12	–	0		.478			31	–	19	–	0		.620
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0		.417			21	–	32	–	0		.396
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			21	–	34	–	0		.382
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍	8	–	15	–	0		.348			26	–	29	–	0		.473
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍	5	–	18	–	0		.217			13	–	26	–	1		.338
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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	18	6	.750	—	1
Texas–Arlington	17	6	.739	0.5	2
Sam Houston State	13	9	.591	4	3
McNeese State	14	10	.583	4	4
Nicholls State	11	12	.478	6.5	—
Stephen F. Austin	10	14	.417	8	—
Texas–San Antonio	9	15	.375	9	—
Southwest Texas State	8	15	.348	9.5	—
Northeast Louisiana	5	18	.217	12.5	—

Bracket and results

	Upper round 1					Upper final					Final
	1	Northwestern State	2
	4	McNeese State	4
						4	McNeese State	11
						3	Sam Houston State	1
	3	Sam Houston State	4
	2	Texas–Arlington	2
											4	McNeese State	3	—
											3	Sam Houston State	2	—
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						3	Sam Houston State	6
	1	Northwestern State	6			2	Texas–Arlington	1
	2	Texas–Arlington	12

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.	Name	School
P	Nolan Nicholls	Sam Houston State
	Greg Garner	McNeese State
C	Ryan Robertson	McNeese State
1B	Clint Gould	McNeese State
2B	Karl Heckendorn	Texas–Arlington
3B	Kyle Shade	Northwestern State
SS	Trent Bourque	McNeese State
OF	Bobby Johnson	Sam Houston State
	Scott Hiers	McNeese State
	Deron Hofstetter	McNeese State
DH	Chris Mayfield	McNeese State

Most Valuable Player

Clint Gould was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Gould was a first baseman for McNeese State.^[3]

References

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. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 12, 2019.