1996 Southland Conference baseball tournament

August 2023 1996 Southland Conference 6 Double-elimination Fair Grounds Field Shreveport, Louisiana 1996 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State 1st John Skeeters 1st Brent Bubela Sam Houston State The 1996 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 16 to 19, 1996https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/nsudemons.com/documents/2018/2/16/18BSBMGOnline.pdf 44 Northwestern State Demons 2018 Baseball Media Guide January 6, 2019 May 22, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210522114806/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/nsudemons.com/documents/2018/2/16/18BSBMGOnline.pdf dead to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 1996 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 1996 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/southland.org/documents/2018/5/16/Baseball_2018.pdf Southland Conference 2018 Baseball Record Book 28 January 6, 2019 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 Louisiana Division 1996 Northeast Louisiana Indians Northeast Louisiana 21 9 .700 — 1 1996 Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State 14 16 .467 7 5 1996 Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State 11 19 .367 10 — 1996 McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State 10 20 .333 11 — Team W L T Pct Seed Texas Division 1996 Southwest Texas State Bobcats Southwest Texas State 19 11 .633 — 2 1996 UTSA Roadrunners UTSA 17 13 .567 2 3 1996 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State 15 15 .500 4 4 1996 Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington 13 17 .433 6 6 Bracket and results 1 1996 Northeast Louisiana Indians Northeast Louisiana 4 6 1996 Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington 3 3 1996 UTSA Roadrunners UTSA 7 4 1996 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State 8 2 1996 Southwest Texas State Bobcats Southwest Texas State 11 5 1996 Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State 10 1 Northeast Louisiana 5 3 UTSA 3 4 Sam Houston State 2 2 Southwest Texas State 1 6 Texas–Arlington 6 5 Northwestern State 7 1 Northeast Louisiana 1 4 Sam Houston State 11 2 Southwest Texas State 1 5 Northwestern State 2 1 Northeast Louisiana 4 5 Northwestern State 7 4 Sam Houston State 8 — 5 Northwestern State 7 — All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Pos. Name School P Kevin Hermes Sam Houston State David Balcer Northwestern State C Juan Navarro Northwestern State 1B George Kellert Northwestern State 2B Brian Gaffney Sam Houston State 3B Fred Ortega Northwestern State SS Ray Arrrendondo Southwest Texas State OF Matt Schnabel Southwest Texas State Will Pearce Northwestern State Shannon Cooley Northeast Louisiana DH Brent Bubela Sam Houston State Most Valuable Player Brent Bubela was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Buebla was a designated hitter for Sam Houston State. References Tournament Category:Southland Conference baseball tournament Southland Conference baseball tournament Southland Conference baseball tournament