2002 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2002 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 22 through May 24, 2002[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2002 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Vincent–Beck Stadium, home field of Lamar in Beaumont, Texas. Third-seeded Lamar won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

2002 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Vincent–Beck Stadium Beaumont, Texas
Champions	Lamar (1st title)
Winning coach	Jim Gilligan (1st title)
MVP	Clay Hensley, Lamar

2002 Southland Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northwestern State  ‍†‍‍	17	–	10		.630			43	–	17		.717
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	17	–	10		.630			29	–	29		.500
Lamar  ‍‍‡‍^y	16	–	11		.593			36	–	24		.600
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍	15	–	11		.577			29	–	29		.500
McNeese State  ‍‍‍	15	–	12		.556			30	–	28		.517
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍	14	–	13		.519			36	–	24		.600
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍	13	–	14		.481			25	–	29		.463
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍	11	–	15		.423			28	–	26		.519
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍	9	–	18		.333			21	–	33		.389
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍	7	–	20		.259			21	–	33		.389
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2002[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	17	10	.630	—	1
Louisiana–Monroe	17	10	.630	—	2
Lamar	16	11	.593	1	3
Texas–Arlington	15	11	.577	1.5	4
McNeese State	15	12	.556	2	5
Southwest Texas State	14	13	.519	3	6
UTSA	13	14	.481	4	—
Nicholls State	11	15	.423	5.5	—
Sam Houston State	9	18	.333	8	—
Southeastern Louisiana	7	20	.259	10	—

Bracket and results

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Northwestern State	0
	6	Southwest Texas State	11			6	Southwest Texas State	4
						4	Texas–Arlington	0
	3	Lamar	5								6	Southwest Texas State	0
	4	Texas–Arlington	3								3	Lamar	7
						3	Lamar	4													3	Lamar	5	—
						5	McNeese State	3													1	Northwetsern State	4	—
	2	Louisiana–Monroe	6													6	Southwest Texas State	4
	5	McNeese State	7								5	McNeese State	2			1	Northwestern State	6
						1	Northwestern State	12			1	Northwestern State	9
						2	Louisiana–Monroe	3

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.	Name	School
P	Josh Gray	Lamar
	Clay Hensley	Lamar
C	Matt Gowan	Lamar
1B	Chris Micheles	Southwest Texas State
2B	Blake Justice	Lamar
3B	Mickey Hernandez	Lamar
SS	Ricky Solis	Northwestern State
OF	Alonzo Soliz	Northwestern State
	Jordan Foster	Lamar
	Tommy Eubanks	McNeese State
DH	Anatole Vincent	Northwestern State

Most Valuable Player

Clay Hensley was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Hensley was a pitcher for Lamar.[3]

References

1. "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
2. 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
3. 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved December 30, 2018.