The 2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Toyota Field in Madison, Alabama from May 19 through 23.[2] Southern won the Tournament for the 17th time and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3][4]
| Teams | 8 |
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| Format | Double elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Southern (17th title) |
| Winning coach | Chris Crenshaw (1st title) |
| MVP | O’Neill Burgos (Southern) |
| Television | SWAC DN (Friday & Saturday) ESPNews (Championship) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State x | 24 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 34 | – | 9 | .791 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 14 | – | 7 | .667 | 23 | – | 19 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 6 | – | 16 | .273 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 0 | – | 17 | .000 | 0 | – | 20 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M x | 12 | – | 7 | .632 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 12 | – | 9 | .571 | 17 | – | 27 | .386 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern ‡y | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 20 | – | 29 | .408 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 12 | – | 35 | .255 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 8 | – | 14 | .364 | 8 | – | 30 | .211 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 4, 2021[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The double elimination tournament featured four teams from each division.
Seeding and format
editThe four eligible teams in each division weree 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.
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Tournament
editBracket
edit| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
| 1E | Jackson State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4W | Texas Southern | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1E | Jackson State | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2W | Grambling State | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2W | Grambling State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3E | Alabama A&M | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1E | Jackson State | 9 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2W | Grambling State | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 4W | Texas Southern | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3E | Alabama A&M | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2W | Grambling State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4W | Texas Southern | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1E | Jackson State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3W | Southern | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1W | Prairie View A&M | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4E | Alcorn State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1W | Prairie View A&M | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3W | Southern | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2E | Alabama State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3W | Southern | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1W | Prairie View A&M | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3W | Southern | 24 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4E | Alcorn State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2E | Alabama State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2W | Southern | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4E | Alcorn State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Game results
edit| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
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| May 19 | Game 1 | (2W) Grambling State | 8–1 | (3E) Alabama A&M | |
| Game 2 | (3W) Southern | 3–0 | (2E) Alabama State | ||
| Game 3 | (1E) Jackson State | 7–4 | (4W) Texas Southern | ||
| Game 4 | (1W) Prairie View A&M | 2–0 | (4E) Alcorn State | ||
| May 20 | Game 5 | (4W) Texas Southern | 12–7 | (3E) Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M eliminated |
| Game 6 | (4E) Alcorn State | 3–2 | (2E) Alabama State | Alabama State eliminated | |
| Game 7 | (1E) Jackson State | 14–13 | (2W) Grambling State | ||
| Game 8 | (1W) Prairie View A&M | 2–1 | (3W) Southern | ||
| May 21 | Game 9 | (2W) Grambling State | 5–2 | (4W) Texas Southern | Texas Southern eliminated |
| Game 10 | (3W) Southern | 10–5 | (4E) Alcorn State | Alcorn State eliminated | |
| Game 11 | (1E) Jackson State | 9–5 | (2W) Grambling State | Grambling State eliminated | |
| Game 12 | (3W) Southern | 24–3 | (1W) Prairie View A&M | ||
| May 22 | Game 13 | (3W) Southern | 8–4 | (1W) Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M eliminated |
| May 23 | Game 14 | (3W) Southern | 7–6 | (1E) Jackson State | Southern wins SWAC Tournament |
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Name | School |
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| Isaiah Adams | Southern |
| Chenar Brown | Jackson State |
| Cameron Bufford | Grambling State |
| O’Neill Burgos | Southern |
| Colton Frank | Southern |
| Nickelle Galatas | Jackson State |
| Xavian Moore | Southern |
| Enrique Ozoa | Southern |
| Jahmoi Percival | Grambling State |
| Wesley Reyes | Jackson State |
| Equon Smith | Jackson State |
| Kyle Smith | Prairie View A&M |
Most Valuable Player
editO’Neill Burgos was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Burgos was a designated hitter for Southern.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Baseball Standings". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "2021 SWAC Baseball Tournament Relocated to Toyota Field". Huntsville, Alabama: WAAY-TV. April 23, 2021. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Southern Upsets Jackson State to claim SWAC Baseball Tournament Championship". Southwestern Athletic Conference. May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ "2021 SWAC Baseball Tournament Central". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 24, 2021.