1998 Southland Conference baseball tournament

1998 Southland Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Fair Grounds Field Shreveport, Louisiana
Champions	Nicholls State (1st title)
Winning coach	Jim Pizzolatto (1st title)
MVP	Jacques Jobert (Nicholls State)

1998 Southland Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northwestern State  ‍†‍‍	15	–	8		.652			40	–	20		.667
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍	13	–	9		.591			33	–	22		.600
McNeese State  ‍‍‍	13	–	10		.565			30	–	26		.536
Nicholls State  ‍‍‡‍^y	13	–	11		.542			28	–	34		.452
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			28	–	28		.500
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍	12	–	11		.522			29	–	28		.509
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍	9	–	13		.409			20	–	29		.408
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍	9	–	14		.391			29	–	27		.518
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			23	–	28		.451
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1998[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

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	15	8	.652	—	1
Northeast Louisiana	13	9	.591	1.5	2
McNeese State	13	10	.565	2	3
Nicholls State	13	11	.542	2.5	4
Southwest Texas State	13	11	.542	2.5	5
Sam Houston State	12	11	.522	3	6
Texas–Arlington	9	13	.409	5.5	—
Southeastern Louisiana	9	14	.391	6	—
UTSA	7	17	.292	8.5	—

Bracket and results

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	Northwestern State	2
	6	Sam Houston State	6			6	Sam Houston State	10
						3	McNeese State	5
	3	McNeese State	9								6	Sam Houston State	8
	4	Nicholls State	12								4	Nicholls State	14
						4	Nicholls State	7													4	Nicholls State	5	—
						5	Southwest Texas State	1													1	Northwestern State	4	—
	2	Northeast Louisiana	1													6	Sam Houston State	1
	5	Southwest Texas State	9								5	Southwest Texas State	3			1	Northwestern State	8
						1	Northwestern State	11			1	Northwestern State	7
						2	Northeast Louisiana	0

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos.	Name	School
P	Cheyenne Jenke	Nicholls State
	Cody Arcement	Nicholls State
C	Chris Phillips	Northwestern State
1B	Scott Duplantis	Nicholls State
2B	Jacques Jobert	Nicholls State
3B	Kevin Perret	Nicholls State
SS	Ryan Anholt	Northwestern State
OF	Brent Trosclair	Northwestern State
	Fred Knox	Nicholls State
	Chris Roosma	Nicholls State
DH	Tommy Cliffe	Sam Houston State

Most Valuable Player

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

References

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