1999 Southland Conference baseball tournament
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]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Southwest Texas State (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Howard Bushong (2nd title) |
| MVP | Matt Mize (Texas–Arlington) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| First round | Second round | Third round | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northeast Louisiana | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northeast Louisiana | 8 | 3 | Texas State | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | 2 | Northwestern State | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Southeastern Louisiana | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northwestern State | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Southwest Texas State | 2 | 3 | Texas State | 612 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | UTSA | 11 | 5 | Texas–Arlington | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | UTSA | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas–Arlington | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northwestern State | 8 | 5 | Texas–Arlington | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas–Arlington | 11 | 4 | UTSA | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | UTSA | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northeast Louisiana | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
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
Matt Mize was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Mize was an outfielder for Texas–Arlington.[3]
References
- "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 5, 2019.