The 2002 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 22 through 24, 2002 to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2002 season. The event pitted the top six finishers from the conference's regular season in a double-elimination tournament held at Vincent–Beck Stadium, home field of Lamar in Beaumont, Texas. Third-seeded won their first championship and claimed the automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
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 17 10 .630 — 1 17 10 .630 — 2 16 11 .593 1 3 15 11 .577 1.5 4 15 12 .556 2 5 14 13 .519 3 6 13 14 .481 4 — 11 15 .423 5.5 — 9 18 .333 8 — 7 20 .259 10 —
Bracket and results
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Pos. Name School P Josh Gray Lamar Clay Hensley Lamar C Matt Gowan Lamar 1B Chris Micheles Southwest Texas State 2B Blake Justice Lamar 3B Mickey Hernandez Lamar SS Ricky Solis Northwestern State OF Alonzo Soliz Northwestern State Jordan Foster Lamar Tommy Eubanks McNeese State DH Anatole Vincent Northwestern State
Most Valuable Player Clay Hensley was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Hensley was a pitcher for Lamar.
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