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
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMcNeese State (1st title)
Winning coachTony Robichaux (1st title)
MVPClint Gould, McNeese State
1993 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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.

TeamWLTPctSeed
Northwestern State186.750—1
Texas–Arlington176.7390.52
Sam Houston State139.59143
McNeese State1410.58344
Nicholls State1112.4786.5—
Stephen F. Austin1014.4178—
Texas–San Antonio915.3759—
Southwest Texas State815.3489.5—
Northeast Louisiana518.21712.5—

Bracket and results
  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
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 —
1 Northwestern State 6  
2 Texas–Arlington 12  
  3 Sam Houston State 6
  2 Texas–Arlington 1  

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.NameSchool
PNolan NichollsSam Houston State
Greg GarnerMcNeese State
CRyan RobertsonMcNeese State
1BClint GouldMcNeese State
2BKarl HeckendornTexas–Arlington
3BKyle ShadeNorthwestern State
SSTrent BourqueMcNeese State
OFBobby JohnsonSam Houston State
Scott HiersMcNeese State
Deron HofstetterMcNeese State
DHChris MayfieldMcNeese 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.
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