Collegiate baseball tournament
| Teams | 6 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Southwest Texas State (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Howard Bushong (2nd title) |
| MVP | Matt Mize (Texas–Arlington) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana † | 19 | – | 7 | .731 | 36 | – | 22 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | 38 | – | 21 | .644 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State ‡ | 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 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1999 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 16 to 19, 1999 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.
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 | Second round | Third round | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northeast Louisiana | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northeast Louisiana | 8 | 3 | Texas State | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | 2 | Northwestern State | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Southeastern Louisiana | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northwestern State | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Southwest Texas State | 2 | 3 | Texas State | 6 | 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.
| 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.
References
- "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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