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]

1999 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Warhawk Field Monroe, Louisiana
Champions	Southwest Texas State (2nd title)
Winning coach	Howard Bushong (2nd title)
MVP	Matt 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

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					Semifinals					Semi-					Finals
	1	Northeast Louisiana	8
	6	Southeastern Louisiana	4			1	Northeast Louisiana	4
						3	Texas State	5
											3	Texas State	8
											2	Northwestern State	4
						6	Southeastern Louisiana	11
						2	Northwestern State	13
	3	Southwest Texas State	2													3	Texas State	6^12	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

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. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 5, 2019.