The 2001 Southland Conference baseball tournament was held from May 16 to 19, 2001 to determine the champion of the Southland Conference in the sport of college baseball for the 2001 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 2001 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 19 8 .704 — 1 17 10 .630 2 2 15 11 .577 3.5 3 15 11 .577 3.5 4 15 12 .556 4 5 13 14 .481 6 6 12 15 .444 7 — 12 15 .444 7 — 8 19 .296 11 — 8 19 .296 11 —
Bracket and results
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Pos. Name School P David Talamantez Lamar Michael Snapp Texas–Arlington C Joel Alvarado Texas–Arlington 1B Micah Hoffpauir Lamar 2B Craig Martin Texas–Arlington 3B Mickey Hernandez Lamar SS K. J. Hendricks Texas–Arlington OF Scott Cadwallader Louisiana–Monroe Kaleb Carter Lamar Junior Ramirez Texas–Arlington DH Wes Cooksey Lamar
Most Valuable Player K. J. Hendricks was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Hendricks was a shortstop for Texas–Arlington.
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