1998_Southland_Conference_baseball_tournament

1998 Southland Conference baseball tournament

1998 Southland Conference baseball tournament

Collegiate 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]

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Seeding and format

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. They played a double-elimination tournament.

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Bracket and results

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

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

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Most Valuable Player

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

References

  1. [1]
    "2018 Southland Conference Baseball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. [2]
    2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Northwestern State Demons. p. 44. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  3. [3]
    2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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