2002 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2002 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 22 through May 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 |
P | 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 |
OF | Jordan Foster | Lamar |
OF | Tommy Eubanks | McNeese State |
DH | Anatole Vincent | Northwestern State |
Clay Hensley was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Hensley was a pitcher for Lamar.