2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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]

2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsTexas Southern (3rd title)
Winning coachMichael Robertson (1st title)
MVP,
TelevisionESPN3
2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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 State186
.750
–
1E
Alabama A&M168
.667
2
2E
Jackson State159
.625
3
3E
Alcorn State817
.320
10.5
4E
Mississippi Valley State420
.167
14
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TeamWLPctGBSeed
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff166
.727
–
—
Texas Southern167
.696
0.5
1W
Southern138
.619
2.5
2W
Grambling State718
.280
10.5
3W
Prairie View A&M519
.208
12
4W

Bracket

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1E Alabama State 5  
4W Prairie View A&M 4  
  1E Alabama State 12  
  2W Southern 1310  
2W Southern 10
3E Jackson State 5  
  2W Southern 6 –  
  3E Jackson State 5 –  
4W Prairie View A&M 1  
3E Jackson State 10  
  1E Alabama State 1
  3E Jackson State 3  
  2W Southern 0
  1W Texas Southern 10
1W Texas Southern 5  
4E Alcorn State 2  
  1W Texas Southern 0
  3W Grambling State 6  
2E Alabama A&M 3
3W Grambling State 8  
  3W Grambling State 1 4
  1W Texas Southern 4 7  
4E Alcorn State 137  
2E Alabama A&M 3  
  1W Texas Southern 10
  4E Alcorn State 0  

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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