1997 Southland Conference baseball tournament
Teams | 6 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Southwest Texas State (1st title) |
Winning coach | Howard Bushong (1st title) |
MVP | Jeremy Fikac (Southwest Texas State) |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State x | 19 | - | 9 | - | 0 | .679 | 35 | - | 22 | - | 0 | .614 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeast Louisianae | 17 | - | 11 | - | 0 | .607 | 33 | - | 21 | - | 0 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 11 | - | 19 | - | 0 | .367 | 19 | - | 31 | - | 1 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 9 | - | 19 | - | 0 | .321 | 19 | - | 35 | - | 0 | .352 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Texas State x‡y | 18 | - | 11 | - | 0 | .621 | 38 | - | 26 | - | 0 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 17 | - | 11 | - | 0 | .607 | 36 | - | 27 | - | 0 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–Arlington | 12 | - | 17 | - | 0 | .414 | 22 | - | 35 | - | 0 | .386 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–San Antonio | 12 | - | 18 | - | 0 | .400 | 20 | - | 36 | - | 0 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1997[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 1997 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 14 to 17, 1997[2] to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1997 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. Second-seeded Southwest Texas State won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]
Seeding and format
[edit]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
[edit]First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Northwestern State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | UTSA | 5 | 6 | UTSA | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Northeast Louisiana | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Sam Houston State | 9 | 6 | UTSA | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Northeast Louisiana | 8 | 3 | Sam Houston State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 6 | UTSA | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Texas–Arlington | 3 | 2 | Southwest Texas State | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Southwest Texas State | 10 | 3 | Sam Houston State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Texas–Arlington | 11 | 5 | Texas–Arlington | 1 | 2 | Southwest Texas State | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Northwestern State | 3 | 2 | Southwest Texas State | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Southwest Texas State | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
[edit]The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
Pos. | Name | School |
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P | David Balcer | Northwestern State |
Jeremy Fikac | Southwest Texas State | |
C | Chad Spear | Southwest Texas State |
1B | Ron Thames | Sam Houston State |
2B | Brad Prihoda | Sam Houston State |
3B | Brad Eubank | Southwest Texas State |
SS | Tim Linville | Texas–Arlington |
OF | Sean Alvarez | UTSA |
Matt Schnabel | Southwest Texas State | |
Colin Wissen | Southwest Texas State | |
DH | Tony Gee | UTSA |
Most Valuable Player
[edit]Jeremy Fikac was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Fikac was a pitcher for Southwest Texas State.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "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 6, 2019.
- ^ a b c 2018 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 28. Retrieved January 6, 2019.