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 May 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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Alabama State   186 .750  3022 .577
Jackson State   177 .708  3418 .654
Alabama A&M   915 .375  1237 .245
Mississippi Valley State   915 .375  1135 .239
Alcorn State   717 .292  1339 .250
West
Texas Southern   176 .739  2728 .491
Grambling State   1410 .583  2626 .500
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1210 .545  2025 .444
Prairie View A&M   816 .333  1440 .259
Southern   615 .286  933 .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

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

  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  
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References

  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.
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