1999 Southland Conference Tournament

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The 1999 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held in Monroe, LA. #4 Southwest Texas State University defeated #5 University of Texas at Arlington for the title. Matt Mize of UT Arlington was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Northeast Louisiana University 19-7 Smoke Laval
2 Northwestern State University of Louisiana 18-9 John Cohen
3 University of Texas at San Antonio 15-12 Mickey Lashley
4 Southwest Texas State University 15-12 Howard Bushong
5 University of Texas at Arlington 14-13 Butch McBroom
6 Southeastern Louisiana University 13-14 Greg Marten

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
  1 Northeast Louisiana 8  
  6 Southeastern La. 4     1 Northeast Louisiana 4  
    4 Southwest Texas St. 5    
      4 Southwest Texas St. 8  
      2 Northwestern St. 4    
  6 Southeastern La. 11          
  2 Northwestern St. 13        
  2 Northwestern St. 8         4 Southwest Texas St. 6 9
  5 UT Arlington 11           5 UT Arlington 4 7
      5 UT Arlington 4        
      3 UT San Antonio 0          
  3 UT San Antonio 11           5 UT Arlington 7    
  4 Southwest Texas St. 2         3 UT San Antonio 3  
  3 UT San Antonio 7    
  Northeast Louisiana 4  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 University of Texas at Arlington 11-8 Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Game 2 University of Texas at San Antonio 11-2 Southwest Texas State University
Game 3 Northeast Louisiana University 8-4 Southeastern Louisiana University
Game 4 Northwestern State University of Louisiana 13-11 Southeastern Louisiana University Southeastern Louisiana eliminated
Game 5 Southwest Texas State University 5-4 Northeast Louisiana University
Game 6 University of Texas at Arlington 4-0 University of Texas at San Antonio
Game 7 University of Texas at San Antonio 7-4 Northeast Louisiana University Northeast Louisiana eliminated
Game 8 Southwest Texas State University 8-4 Northwestern State University of Louisiana Northwestern State eliminated
Game 9 University of Texas at Arlington 7-3 University of Texas at San Antonio UT San Antonio eliminated
Game 10 Southwest Texas State University 6-4 (12) University of Texas at Arlington
Game 11 Southwest Texas State University 9-7 University of Texas at Arlington Southwest Texas State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • Chris Seaman, Southwest Texas St., C
  • John Tompkins, Southwest Texas St., 1B
  • Joe Kennedy, UT Arlington, 2B
  • Nick Frank, Northeast Louisiana, 3B
  • J.T. Herak, UT Arlington, SS
  • Matt Mize, UT Arlington, OF
  • Anthony Dominguez, Southwest Texas St., OF
  • Kent Wallis, UT San Antonio, OF
  • Corey Artieta, Northeast Louisiana, DH
  • Mike Bradley, UT Arlington, P
  • Ben Sheets, Northeast Louisiana, P