Collegiate baseball tournament
| Teams | 6 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Texas–Arlington (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Clay Gould (1st title) |
| MVP | K. J. Hendricks (Texas–Arlington) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State † | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | 38 | – | 17 | .691 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | 29 | – | 29 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington ‡ | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | 39 | – | 25 | .609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | 36 | – | 22 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–San Antonio | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | 30 | – | 29 | .508 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | 37 | – | 24 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | 29 | – | 25 | .537 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | 26 | – | 30 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | 22 | – | 33 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | 19 | – | 31 | .380 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2001 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2001 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 16 to 19, 2001 to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2001 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 Texas–Arlington won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2001 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern State | 19 | 8 | .704 | — | 1 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | 17 | 10 | .630 | 2 | 2 |
| Texas–Arlington | 15 | 11 | .577 | 3.5 | 3 |
| Southwest Texas State | 15 | 11 | .577 | 3.5 | 4 |
| UTSA | 15 | 12 | .556 | 4 | 5 |
| Lamar | 13 | 14 | .481 | 6 | 6 |
| McNeese State | 12 | 15 | .444 | 7 | — |
| Nicholls State | 12 | 15 | .444 | 7 | — |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 8 | 19 | .296 | 11 | — |
| Sam Houston State | 8 | 19 | .296 | 11 | — |
Bracket and results
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Lamar | 8 | 6 | Lamar | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southwest Texas State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas–Arlington | 7 | 6 | Lamar | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southwest Texas State | 6 | 3 | Texas–Arlington | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas–Arlington | 6 | 6 | Lamar | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UTSA | 2 | 3 | Texas–Arlington | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisiana–Monroe | 2 | 3 | Texas–Arlington | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UTSA | 5 | 5 | UTSA | 0 | 2 | Louisiana–Monroe | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 7 | 2 | Louisiana–Monroe | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisiana–Monroe | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Pos. | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | David Talamantez | Lamar |
| Michael Snapp | Texas–Arlington | |
| C | Joel Alvarado | Texas–Arlington |
| 1B | Micah Hoffpauir | Lamar |
| 2B | Craig Martin | Texas–Arlington |
| 3B | Mickey Hernandez | Lamar |
| SS | K. J. Hendricks | Texas–Arlington |
| OF | Scott Cadwallader | Louisiana–Monroe |
| Kaleb Carter | Lamar | |
| Junior Ramirez | Texas–Arlington | |
| DH | Wes Cooksey | Lamar |
Most Valuable Player
K. J. Hendricks was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Hendricks was a shortstop for Texas–Arlington.
References
- "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. pp. 28–29. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
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