1998 Southland Conference baseball tournament


The 1998 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 13 to 16, 1998[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1998 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport, Louisiana. Fourth-seeded Nicholls State won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

1998 Southland Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsNicholls State (1st title)
Winning coachJim Pizzolatto (1st title)
MVPJacques Jobert (Nicholls State)
1998 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 15 8   .652 40 20   .667
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 13 9   .591 33 22   .600
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 13 10   .565 30 26   .536
Nicholls State  ‍‍y 13 11   .542 28 34   .452
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 28 28   .500
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 12 11   .522 29 28   .509
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 9 13   .409 20 29   .408
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 9 14   .391 29 27   .518
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 23 28   .451
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

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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 15 8 .652 1
Northeast Louisiana 13 9 .591 1.5 2
McNeese State 13 10 .565 2 3
Nicholls State 13 11 .542 2.5 4
Southwest Texas State 13 11 .542 2.5 5
Sam Houston State 12 11 .522 3 6
Texas–Arlington 9 13 .409 5.5
Southeastern Louisiana 9 14 .391 6
UTSA 7 17 .292 8.5

Bracket and results

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Northwestern State2
6Sam Houston State66Sam Houston State10
3McNeese State5
3McNeese State96Sam Houston State8
4Nicholls State124Nicholls State14
4Nicholls State74Nicholls State5
5Southwest Texas State11Northwestern State4
2Northeast Louisiana16Sam Houston State1
5Southwest Texas State95Southwest Texas State31Northwestern State8
1Northwestern State111Northwestern State7
2Northeast Louisiana0

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos. Name School
P Cheyenne Jenke Nicholls State
Cody Arcement Nicholls State
C Chris Phillips Northwestern State
1B Scott Duplantis Nicholls State
2B Jacques Jobert Nicholls State
3B Kevin Perret Nicholls State
SS Ryan Anholt Northwestern State
OF Brent Trosclair Northwestern State
Fred Knox Nicholls State
Chris Roosma Nicholls State
DH Tommy Cliffe Sam Houston State

Most Valuable Player

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Jacques Jobert was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Jobert was a second baseman for Nicholls State.[3]

References

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