2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format Double elimination
Finals site
Champions Texas Southern  (3rd title)
Winning coach Michael Robertson  (1st title)
MVP()
Television ESPN3
2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Alabama State  x‍‍‍18–6–0 .75030–17–0 .638
Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍16–8–0 .66725–26–0 .490
Jackson State  ‍‍‍15–9–0 .62530–22–0 .577
Alcorn State  ‍‍‍8–17–0 .32015–38–0 .283
Mississippi Valley State*  ‍‍‍4–20–0 .1677–36–1 .170
West
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  x‍‍‍16–6–0 .72724–16–0 .600
Texas Southern  ‍‍‍16–7–0 .69626–16–0 .619
Southern*  ‍‍‍13–8–0 .61917–22–0 .436
Grambling State  ‍‍‍7–18–0 .2809–34–0 .209
Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍5–19–0 .20815–34–0 .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]

Contents

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.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
East Division
Alabama State 186.750–1E
Alabama A&M 168.66722E
Jackson State 159.62533E
Alcorn State 817.32010.54E
Mississippi Valley State 420.16714—
TeamWLPctGBSeed
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 166.727–—
Texas Southern 167.6960.51W
Southern 138.6192.52W
Grambling State 718.28010.53W
Prairie View A&M 519.208124W

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1E Alabama State 5
4W Prairie View A&M 4
1E Alabama State 12
2W Southern1310
2W Southern 10
3E Jackson State 5
2W Southern6–
3E Jackson State 5 –
4W Prairie View A&M 1
3E Jackson State10
1E Alabama State 1
3E Jackson State3
2W Southern 0
1W Texas Southern10
1W Texas Southern 5
4E Alcorn State 2
1W Texas Southern 0
3W Grambling State6
2E Alabama A&M 3
3W Grambling State 8
3W Grambling State 1 4
1W Texas Southern47
4E Alcorn State137
2E Alabama A&M 3
1W Texas Southern10
4E Alcorn State 0

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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.
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