2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament


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]

2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsJackson State (15th title)
Winning coachOmar Johnson (1st title)
MVPAlexander Juday (Jackson State)
TelevisionESPNU (Final)
2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Jackson State  x‍‍y 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
West
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

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The 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
East Division
Jackson State 19 5 .792
1E
Alabama State 18 6 .750
1
2E
Alcorn State 14 10 .583
5
3E
Alabama A&M 6 16 .273
12
4E
Mississippi Valley State 1 21 .045
17
West Division
Southern 14 10 .583
1W
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 13 11 .542
1
2W
Prairie View A&M 12 12 .500
2
3W
Texas Southern 12 12 .500
2
4W
Grambling State 9 15 .375
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Bracket

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1EJackson State5
4WTexas Southern4
1EJackson State11
3EAlcorn State2
2WArkansas–Pine Bluff8
3EAlcorn State11
1EJackson State7
4WTexas Southern4
4WTexas Southern6
2WArkansas–Pine Bluff53EAlcorn State4
4WTexas Southern7
1EJackson State6
1WSouthern7
3WPrairie View A&M2
4EAlabama A&M1
1WSouthern9
2EAlabama State10
2EAlabama State16*
3WPrairie View A&M0*
2EAlabama State13
3WPrairie View A&M28
4EAlabama A&M4
3WPrairie View A&M61WSouthern4
3WPrairie View A&M11

* - Indicates game ended after 7 innings due to mercy rule.

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Name Player
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

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Alexander 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

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  1. ^ "Baseball standings". SWAC.org. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "2013 SWAC Baseball Tournament Moves to Texas". Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 8, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  3. ^ "SWAC Baseball Tournament Central". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Jackson State Wins SWAC Baseball Title". SWAC. May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.