2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament

2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsTexas Southern (3rd title)
Winning coachMichael Robertson (1st title)
TelevisionESPN3
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 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 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

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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

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1EAlabama State5
4WPrairie View A&M4
1EAlabama State12
2WSouthern1310
2WSouthern10
3EJackson State5
2WSouthern6–
3EJackson State5–
4WPrairie View A&M1
3EJackson State101EAlabama State1
3EJackson State3
2WSouthern0
1WTexas Southern5
1WTexas Southern10
4EAlcorn State2
1WTexas Southern0
3WGrambling State6
2EAlabama A&M3
3WGrambling State8
3WGrambling State14
1WTexas Southern47
4EAlcorn State137
2EAlabama A&M31WTexas Southern10
4EAlcorn State0

References

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  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.
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