2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament


The 2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament was at Wesley Barrow Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, from May 16 through 20. As winner of the tournament, Texas Southern earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsTexas Southern (5th title)
Winning coachMichael Robertson (3rd title)
MVPO. J. Oloruntimilehin (Texas Southern)
TelevisionESPNews (Championship)
2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Alabama State  ‍‍‍ 18 6   .750 30 22   .577
Jackson State  ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 34 18   .654
Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 12 37   .245
Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 11 35   .239
Alcorn State  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 13 39   .250
West
Texas Southern  ‍‍‍ 17 6   .739 27 28   .491
Grambling State  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 26 26   .500
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍ 12 10   .545 20 25   .444
Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 14 40   .259
Southern  ‍‍‍ 6 15   .286 9 33   .214
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 14, 2018[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The double elimination tournament features four teams from each division.

Seeding and format

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The four eligible teams in each division were seeded one through four, with the top seed from each division facing the fourth seed from the opposite division in the first round, and so on. The teams then played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament with a one-game final between the winners of each bracket.

Bracket

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First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1E Alabama State 7
4W Prairie View 2
1E Alabama State 7
2W Grambling State 12
2W Grambling State 14
3E Mississippi Valley State 5
2W Grambling State 1 5
1E Alabama State 5 1
4W Prairie View 13
3E Mississippi Valley State 1
4W Prairie View 2
1E Alabama State 4
2W Grambling State 3
1W Texas Southern 18
1W Texas Southern 10
4E Alcorn State 3
1W Texas Southern 8
2E Jackson State 4
2E Jackson State 13
3W Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3
1W Texas Southern 10 X
2E Jackson State 9 X
4E Alcorn State 14
3W Arkansas-Pine Bluff 13
4E Alcorn State 3
2E Jackson State 4

References

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  1. ^ "Standings & Leaders". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "2017-18 Championship Schedule". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018.