2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
Classification Division
Teams 8
Format Double elimination
Site
Champions Texas Southern (3rd title)
Winning coach Michael Robertson (1st title)
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 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]

The double elimination tournament featureed 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 1310  
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 137  
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. 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.
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