2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsJackson State (15th title)
Winning coachOmar Johnson (1st title)
MVPAlexander Juday (Jackson State)
TelevisionESPNU (Final)
2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Jackson State  x‍‍‡‍y 19–5 .79234–22 .607
Alabama State  ‍‍‍ 18–6 .75032–25 .561
Alcorn State  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58316–41 .281
Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍ 6–16 .2738–41 .163
Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍ 1–21 .0455–44 .102
West
Southern  x‍‍‍ 14–10 .58321–23 .477
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54221–32 .396
Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50027–27 .500
Texas Southern  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50022–29 .431
Grambling State  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37518–30 .375
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2013[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at LaGrave Field in Fort Worth, Texas, from May 15 through 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.[2][3][4]

The double elimination tournament features the top four teams from each division, leaving Mississippi Valley State and Grambling State out of the field.

Seeding and format

The top four finishers in each division were 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 played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament with a one-game final between the winners of each bracket. Prairie View A&M claimed the third seed from the West over Texas Southern by tiebreaker.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
East Division
Jackson State195.792
–
1E
Alabama State186.750
1
2E
Alcorn State1410.583
5
3E
Alabama A&M616.273
12
4E
Mississippi Valley State121.045
17
–
West Division
Southern1410.583
–
1W
Arkansas–Pine Bluff1311.542
1
2W
Prairie View A&M1212.500
2
3W
Texas Southern1212.500
2
4W
Grambling State915.375
4
–

Bracket

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1EJackson State5
4WTexas Southern4
1EJackson State11
3EAlcorn State2
2WArkansas–Pine Bluff8
3EAlcorn State11
1EJackson State7—
4WTexas Southern4—
4WTexas Southern6
2WArkansas–Pine Bluff53EAlcorn State4
4WTexas Southern7
1EJackson State6
1WSouthern7
3WPrairie View A&M2
4EAlabama A&M1
1WSouthern9
2EAlabama State10
2EAlabama State16*
3WPrairie View A&M0*
2EAlabama State13
3WPrairie View A&M28
4EAlabama A&M4
3WPrairie View A&M61WSouthern4
3WPrairie View A&M11

* - Indicates game ended after 7 innings due to mercy rule.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

NamePlayer
Leo RojasAlabama State
Dillon CooperAlabama State
Angel PoloAlcorn State
Stephen WallaceSouthern
Jerry Ford IITexas Southern
Jeff SealyPrairie View A&M
Dominiq HarrisPrairie View A&M
A. J. HelmsPrairie View A&M
Aneko KnowlesJackson State
Charles TilleryJackson State
Ethan BrightJackson State

Most Valuable Player

Alexander Juday was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Juday was a pitcher for Jackson State who earned the victory in the championship game with a complete game and nine strikeouts, while yielding nine hits and two runs.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Baseball standings". SWAC.org. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ "2013 SWAC Baseball Tournament Moves to Texas". Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 8, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ "SWAC Baseball Tournament Central". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jackson State Wins SWAC Baseball Title". SWAC. May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
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