Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
Conference Baseball Championship
Sport	Baseball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Number of teams	8
Format	Two bracket Double-elimination, single elimination final
Current stadium	Wesley Barrow Stadium
Current location	New Orleans, LA
Played	1959–Present
Last contest	2015
Current champion	Texas Southern (3)
Most championships	Southern (26)

The Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Southwestern Athletic Conference. The top four finshers in each division participate in the two bracket, double-elimination tournament, which in 2014 was played at Wesley Barrow Stadium in New Orleans, LA.^[1] The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

From the first tournament in 1959 through 2003, only Southern, Jackson State, and Grambling State won championships. However, since 2004, five programs have won championships suggesting greater competitiveness in the league.^[2]

Champions

By year

The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.^[3]

Year	Program	Site
1959	Southern
1960	Southern
1961	Grambling State
1962	Grambling State
1963	Grambling State
1964	Grambling State
1965	Southern
1966	Southern
1967	Grambling State
1968	Jackson State
1969	Southern
1970	Southern
1971	Jackson State
1972	Southern
1973	Jackson State
1974	Southern
1975	Southern
1976	Southern
1977	Jackson State
1978	Jackson State
1979	Southern
1980	Jackson State
1981	Southern
1982	Jackson State
1983	Grambling State
1984	Grambling State
1985	Grambling State
1986	Jackson State
1987	Southern
1988	Southern
1989	Jackson State
1990	Jackson State
1991	Southern
1992	Southern
1993	Jackson State/Southern	Chester Willis Field • Natchez, MS
1994	Jackson State
1995	Jackson State
1996	Southern
1997	Southern
1998	Southern
1999	Southern
2000	Jackson State
2001	Southern
2002	Southern
2003	Southern
2004	Texas Southern
2005	Southern
2006	Prairie View A&M	Trustmark Park • Pearl, MS[4]
2007	Prairie View A&M	Smith-Wills Stadium • Jackson, MS[5]
2008	Texas Southern	Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA
2009	Southern	Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA
2010	Grambling State	Fair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LA
2011	Alcorn State	Fair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LA
2012	Prairie View A&M	Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA
2013	Jackson State	LaGrave Field • Fort Worth, TX
2014	Jackson State	Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA
2015	Texas Southern	Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA
2016		Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA

Jackson State and Southern were declared co-Champions in 1993 as weather forced cancellation of the tournament final.

By school

The following is a list of conference champions listed by school.

Program	No. of titles	Title years
Southern	26	1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009
Jackson State	16	1968, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2013, 2014[6]
Grambling State	9	1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2010[7]
Prairie View A&M	3	2006, 2007,[8] 2012
Texas Southern	3	2004, 2008, 2015
Alcorn State	1	2011

References

1. "2011-12 Championships". SWAC.org. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
2. "Will recent baseball tournament trend continue?". SWAC.org. May 14, 2009. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
3. "All-Time SWAC Champions List" (PDF). SWAC. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
4. "JAGS DEFEAT ALCORN STATE BRAVES IN OPENING ROUND OF SWAC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT". gojagsports.com. May 16, 2006. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
5. "2007 SWAC Baseball Tournament". Retrieved 2012-04-28.
6. "JSU's All-Time SWAC Championships (Baseball)" (PDF). jsutigers.cstv.com. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
7. "Grambling State Wins 2010 SWAC Baseball Championship". hbcudigest.com. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
8. Texas Southern University TIGER Game Notes 2011 SWAC Baseball Tournamenet (PDF). tsu.edu. p. 12. Retrieved 2012-04-28.