1979 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1979 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament was held from May 12 through May 14 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, TX.

1979 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (1st title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (1st title)
MVP,
1979 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Texas  ‍†‍‡‍y 22–2 .917  61–8 .884
No. 2 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 19–5 .792  49–15 .766
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 13–9 .591  34–15 .694
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 13–10 .565  30–20 .600
Houston  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  27–17 .614
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  16–23 .410
Southern Methodist  ‍‍‍ 7–16 .304  21–26 .447
Texas Christian  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .292  21–24 .467
Rice  ‍‍‍ 5–19 .208  20–29 .408
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1979[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3-0 to win the team's 1st SWC Tournament under head coach Cliff Gustafson.[2]

Format and seeding

The tournament featured the top four finishers of the SWC's 9 teams in a double-elimination tournament.[3][4][5][6]

Place
Team
Conference
Overall
Seed
W L % GB W L %
1
Texas
22
2
.917
-
55
8
.873
1
2
Arkansas
19
5
.792
3
49
15
.766
2
3
Baylor
13
9
.591
8
34
15
.694
3
4
Texas A&M
13
10
.565
8.5
30
20
.600
4
5
Houston
11
13
.458
11
27
17
.614
-
6
Texas Tech
9
15
.375
13
16
23
.410
-
7
SMU
7
16
.304
14.5
21
26
.447
-
8
TCU
7
17
.292
15
21
24
.467
-
9
Rice
5
19
.208
17
20
29
.408
-

Tournament
  First Round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Texas 6  
4 Texas A&M 4  
  1 Texas 6  
  2 Arkansas 2  
2 Arkansas 6
3 Baylor 1  
  1 Texas 12 -
  2 Arkansas 6 -
4 Texas A&M 2  
3 Baylor 1  
  2 Arkansas 6
  4 Texas A&M 2  
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References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1979". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  3. "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. "2019 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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