2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Wesley Barrow Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana from May 13 through May 17. Texas Southern won their third conference title, and first since 2008, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double elimination
Finals site	Wesley Barrow Stadium New Orleans, LA
Champions	Texas Southern (3rd title)
Winning coach	Michael Robertson (1st title)
MVP	,
Television	ESPN3

2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East
Alabama State  ^x‍‍‍	18	–	6	–	0		.750			30	–	17	–	0		.638
Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍	16	–	8	–	0		.667			25	–	26	–	0		.490
Jackson State  ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0		.625			30	–	22	–	0		.577
Alcorn State  ‍‍‍	8	–	17	–	0		.320			15	–	38	–	0		.283
Mississippi Valley State*  ‍‍‍	4	–	20	–	0		.167			7	–	36	–	1		.170
West
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  ^x‍‍‍	16	–	6	–	0		.727			24	–	16	–	0		.600
Texas Southern  ‍‍‍	16	–	7	–	0		.696			26	–	16	–	0		.619
Southern*  ‍‍‍	13	–	8	–	0		.619			17	–	22	–	0		.436
Grambling State  ‍‍‍	7	–	18	–	0		.280			9	–	34	–	0		.209
Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍	5	–	19	–	0		.208			15	–	34	–	0		.306
‡ – Tournament champion As of May 7, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball *Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

The double elimination tournament featured four teams from each division. Mississippi Valley State, from the East Division was ineligible for the postseason due to Academic Progress Rate penalties. Southern, from the West Division, was originally ineligible for postseason play in all sports, including baseball, due to failing to supply usable data to the NCAA.[3][4] However, the Jaguars were able to compete in the tournament in place of Arkansas–Pine Bluff.

Seeding and format

The four eligible teams in each division will be 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 play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament with a one-game final between the winners of each bracket.

Team W L Pct GB Seed East Division Alabama State 18 6 .750 – 1E Alabama A&M 16 8 .667 2 2E Jackson State 15 9 .625 3 3E Alcorn State 8 17 .320 10.5 4E Mississippi Valley State 4 20 .167 14 —

Team W L Pct GB Seed West Division Arkansas–Pine Bluff 16 6 .727 – — Texas Southern 16 7 .696 0.5 1W Southern 13 8 .619 2.5 2W Grambling State 7 18 .280 10.5 3W Prairie View A&M 5 19 .208 12 4W

Bracket

First round

Second round

Semifinals

Finals

1E

Alabama State

5

4W

Prairie View A&M

4

1E

Alabama State

12

2W

Southern

13^10

2W

Southern

10

3E

Jackson State

5

2W

Southern

6

–

3E

Jackson State

5

–

4W

Prairie View A&M

1

3E

Jackson State

10

1E

Alabama State

1

3E

Jackson State

3

2W

Southern

0

1W

Texas Southern

10

1W

Texas Southern

5

4E

Alcorn State

2

1W

Texas Southern

0

3W

Grambling State

6

2E

Alabama A&M

3

3W

Grambling State

8

3W

Grambling State

1

4

1W

Texas Southern

4

7

4E

Alcorn State

13^7

2E

Alabama A&M

3

1W

Texas Southern

10

4E

Alcorn State

0

References

1. "League Summary". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
2. "2014-15 Championship Schedule". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
3. "Student-athletes continue to achieve academically". NCAA. May 14, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
4. "Southern University remains under postseason ban because of APR problems". nola.com. January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.