1994 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament
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]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Texas–San Antonio (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Jimmy Shankle (1st title) |
| MVP | Scott Pederson, Texas–San Antonio |
| 1994 Southland Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding and format
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
| First round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | McNeese State | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | McNeese State | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas–San Antonio | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas–San Antonio | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sam Houston State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas–San Antonio | 7 | — | |||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 6 | — | |||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sam Houston State | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | McNeese State | 3 | ||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
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
Scott Pederson was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Pederson was an outfielder for Texas–San Antonio.[3]
References
- "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 14. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 42. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 12, 2019.