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]

1994 Southland Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsTexas–San Antonio (1st title)
Winning coachJimmy Shankle (1st title)
MVPScott Pederson, Texas–San Antonio
1994 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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.

TeamWLTPctSeed
Northwestern State165.762—1
Sam Houston State159.6252.52
Texas–San Antonio128.6003.53
McNeese State139.5913.54
Texas–Arlington1311.5424.5—
Nicholls State1113.4586.5—
Southwest Texas State1013.4357—
Stephen F. Austin717.29210.5—
Northeast Louisiana618.25011.5—

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.NameSchool
PJeff HutzlerTexas–San Antonio
Keith MooreNorthwestern State
CScotty StaffordNorthwestern State
1BBrent HoutchensTexas–San Antonio
2BDamon RappMcNeese State
3BMatt DonnerNorthwestern State
SSBrad DuncanNorthwestern State
OFScott PedersonTexas–San Antonio
Jason LecronierMcNeese State
Marco GuajardoNorthwestern State
DHTony GeeTexas–San Antonio

Most Valuable Player

Scott Pederson was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Pederson was an outfielder for Texas–San Antonio.[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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