1989 Southwest Conference baseball tournament

The 1989 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 18 through 20 at Olsen Field on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

1989 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas A&M (2nd title)
Winning coachMark Johnson (2nd title)
1989 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Texas A&M  ‍y 17 4   .810 58 7   .892
No. 5 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 17 4   .810 51 16   .761
No. 2 Texas  ‍‍‍y 14 7   .667 54 18   .750
Houston  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 43 17   .717
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 32 22   .593
TCU  ‍‍‍ 7 14   .333 37 22   .627
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 7 14   .333 32 19   .627
Rice  ‍‍‍ 4 17   .190 28 30   .483
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1989[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 1 seed Texas A&M Aggies went 3–0 to win the team's second SWC tournament under head coach Mark Johnson.[2]

Format and seeding

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

Texas A&M won the tiebreaker over Arkansas based on a 2–1 head to head record.

Place Team Conference Overall Seed
W L % GB W L %
1
Texas A&M
17
4
.810
-
58
7
.892
1
2
Arkansas
17
4
.810
0
51
16
.761
2
3
Texas
14
7
.667
3
54
18
.750
3
4
Houston
9
12
.429
8
43
17
.717
4
5
Texas Tech
9
12
.429
8
32
22
.593
-
6
TCU
7
14
.333
10
37
22
.627
-
7
Baylor
7
14
.333
10
32
19
.627
-
8
Rice
4
17
.190
13
28
30
.483
-

Tournament

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Texas A&M15
4Houston3
1Texas A&M15
3Texas6
2Arkansas3
3Texas8
1Texas A&M5
3Texas4
Lower round 1Lower final
3Texas9
4Houston42Arkansas1
2Arkansas5

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989". boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Houston Baseball Records Book" (PDF). Houston Courgars. pp. 57–60. Retrieved November 20, 2019.