1983 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (5th title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (5th title)
1983 Southwest Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Texas  ‍†‍‡‍y 18–3 .85766–14 .825
No. 24 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 13–8 .61944–21 .677
Houston  ‍‍‍ 13–8 .61943–15 .741
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 8–7 .53320–9 .690
Rice  ‍‍‍ 2–11 .1549–12 .429
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 8–13 .38118–23 .439
TCU  ‍‍‍ 6–15 .28626–25 .510
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 4–17 .19024–21 .533
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1983[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1983 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 13 through 16 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, Texas.

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3–1 to win the team's 5th SWC tournament under head coach Cliff Gustafson.[2]

Format and seeding

The tournament featured the top four finishers of the SWC's 8 teams in a double-elimination tournament.[3][4][5][6]

PlaceTeamConferenceOverallSeed
W L  % GB W L  %
1
Texas
18
3
.857
-
66
14
.825
1
2
Arkansas
13
8
.619
5
44
21
.677
2
3
Houston
13
8
.619
5
43
15
.741
3
4
Rice
11
10
.524
7
36
16
.692
4
5
Baylor
11
0
1.000
2
26
22
.542
-
6
Texas Tech
8
13
.381
10
18
23
.439
-
7
TCU
6
15
.286
12
26
25
.510
-
8
Texas A&M
4
17
.190
14
24
21
.533
-

Tournament

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Texas4
4Rice3
1Texas9
2Arkansas2
2Arkansas4
3Houston3
1Texas414
2Arkansas50
Lower round 1Lower final
2Arkansas9
4Rice23Houston7
3Houston4

References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1950". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  3. ↑ "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. ↑ "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. ↑ "2019 Houston Baseball Records Book" (PDF). Houston Courgars. pp. 57–60. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. ↑ "2017 Rice Owls Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 87–88. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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