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]
Teams | 8 |
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Format | Double elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Jackson State (15th title) |
Winning coach | Omar Johnson (1st title) |
MVP | Alexander Juday (Jackson State) |
Television | ESPNU (Final) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jackson State x‡y | 19 | – | 5 | .792 | 34 | – | 22 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 18 | – | 6 | .750 | 32 | – | 25 | .561 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 16 | – | 41 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 6 | – | 16 | .273 | 8 | – | 41 | .163 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 21 | .045 | 5 | – | 44 | .102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Southern x | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 21 | – | 23 | .477 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 21 | – | 32 | .396 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 27 | – | 27 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 22 | – | 29 | .431 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 18 | – | 30 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2013[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
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
editThe 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.
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
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East Division | |||||
Jackson State | 19 | 5 | .792 | – |
1E
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Alabama State | 18 | 6 | .750 | 1 |
2E
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Alcorn State | 14 | 10 | .583 | 5 |
3E
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Alabama A&M | 6 | 16 | .273 | 12 |
4E
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Mississippi Valley State | 1 | 21 | .045 | 17 |
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West Division | |||||
Southern | 14 | 10 | .583 | – |
1W
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Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 13 | 11 | .542 | 1 |
2W
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Prairie View A&M | 12 | 12 | .500 | 2 |
3W
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Texas Southern | 12 | 12 | .500 | 2 |
4W
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Grambling State | 9 | 15 | .375 | 4 |
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Bracket
editFirst round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
1E | Jackson State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
4W | Texas Southern | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1E | Jackson State | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
3E | Alcorn State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2W | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
3E | Alcorn State | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
1E | Jackson State | 7 | — | ||||||||||||||||
4W | Texas Southern | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||
4W | Texas Southern | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2W | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 5 | 3E | Alcorn State | 4 | ||||||||||||||
4W | Texas Southern | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
1E | Jackson State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
1W | Southern | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
3W | Prairie View A&M | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4E | Alabama A&M | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
1W | Southern | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
2E | Alabama State | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
2E | Alabama State | 16* | |||||||||||||||||
3W | Prairie View A&M | 0* | |||||||||||||||||
2E | Alabama State | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3W | Prairie View A&M | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
4E | Alabama A&M | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3W | Prairie View A&M | 6 | 1W | Southern | 4 | ||||||||||||||
3W | Prairie View A&M | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
* - Indicates game ended after 7 innings due to mercy rule.
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
Name | Player |
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Leo Rojas | Alabama State |
Dillon Cooper | Alabama State |
Angel Polo | Alcorn State |
Stephen Wallace | Southern |
Jerry Ford II | Texas Southern |
Jeff Sealy | Prairie View A&M |
Dominiq Harris | Prairie View A&M |
A. J. Helms | Prairie View A&M |
Aneko Knowles | Jackson State |
Charles Tillery | Jackson State |
Ethan Bright | Jackson State |
Most Valuable Player
editAlexander 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
edit- ^ "Baseball standings". SWAC.org. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ^ "2013 SWAC Baseball Tournament Moves to Texas". Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 8, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ "SWAC Baseball Tournament Central". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Jackson State Wins SWAC Baseball Title". SWAC. May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.