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1979 Southwest Conference baseball tournament


The 1979 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 12 through 14 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, Texas.

1979 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (1st title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (1st title)
1979 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Texas  ‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 2   .917 61 – 8   .884
No. 2 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 19 – 5   .792 49 – 15   .766
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 13 – 9   .591 34 – 15   .694
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565 30 – 20   .600
Houston  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 27 – 17   .614
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 16 – 23   .410
Southern Methodist  ‍‍‍ 7 – 16   .304 21 – 26   .447
Texas Christian  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 21 – 24   .467
Rice  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19   .208 20 – 29   .408
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1979[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3–0 to win the team's first SWC tournament under head coach Cliff Gustafson.[2]

Format and seeding

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The tournament featured the top four finishers of the SWC's 9 teams in a double-elimination tournament.[3][4][5][6]

Place Team Conference Overall Seed
W L % GB W L %
1
 Texas
22
2
 .917
-
55
8
 .873
1
2
 Arkansas
19
5
 .792
3
49
15
 .766
2
3
 Baylor
13
9
 .591
8
34
15
 .694
3
4
 Texas A&M
13
10
 .565
8.5
30
20
 .600
4
5
 Houston
11
13
 .458
11
27
17
 .614
-
6
 Texas Tech
9
15
 .375
13
16
23
 .410
-
7
 SMU
7
16
 .304
14.5
21
26
 .447
-
8
 TCU
7
17
 .292
15
21
24
 .467
-
9
 Rice
5
19
 .208
17
20
29
 .408
-

Tournament

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Texas6
4Texas A&M4
1Texas6
2Arkansas2
2Arkansas6
3Baylor1
1Texas12–
2Arkansas6–
Lower round 1Lower final
2Arkansas6
4Texas A&M24Texas A&M2
3Baylor1

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1979". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  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 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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