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The 2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament took place at Lee–Hines Field, on the campus of Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA from May 16 through May 20, 2012. The Prairie View A&M Panthers won their third tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
The Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament decides the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Southwestern Athletic Conference. The top four finishers in each conference division participate in a two-bracket, double-elimination tournament, most recently played in Birmingham, Alabama, between May 25 and May 29, 2022. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament and, since 2019, to the HBCU World Series.
The 2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at LaGrave Field in Fort Worth, Texas from May 15 through May 19, 2013. First seed from the East Jackson State won their fifteenth tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
The 2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Wesley Barrow Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana from May 14 through May 18, 2014. Jackson State won their sixteenth tournament championship, and second in a row, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The event was originally scheduled for LaGrave Field in Fort Worth, Texas, but was moved due to concerns about player safety.
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.
The 2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Wesley Barrow Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana from May 18 through May 22. Alabama State won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The Hornets swept through the tournament after completed an undefeated season in the conference's regular season.
The 2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament will be held place at Wesley Barrow Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana from May 17 through May 21. The winner of the tournament will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I 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.
The 2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Wesley Barrow Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana from May 15 through May 19. The winner of the tournament, Southern, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
The 2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Toyota Field in Madison, Alabama from May 19 through May 23. Southern won the Tournament for the 17th time and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
The 2022 NCAA Bowling Championship was the 18th edition of the NCAA Bowling Championship, the annual tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA collegiate ten-pin bowling. The finals were hosted by the Mid-American Conference and played at Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl in Columbus, Ohio from April 15–16, 2022.
References
- ↑ "Baseball Standings". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ↑ "2022 SWAC Baseball Tournament to be Hosted at Regions Field". Southwestern Athletic Conference. January 13, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ↑ "SWAC Announces Baseball Tournament Seedings and Opening Round Match-Ups".
- ↑ "Inclement Weather Delays Start of SWAC Baseball Tournament".
- ↑ "2022 SWAC Baseball Tournament: FAMU vs. PVAMU (PDF) - Southwestern Athletic Conference" (PDF).
- ↑ "2022 SWAC Baseball Tournament: GSU vs. B-CU (PDF) - Southwestern Athletic Conference" (PDF).
- ↑ "SWAC Announces Baseball Tournament Schedule Adjustments".