2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament

2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSouthern (17th title)
Winning coachChris Crenshaw (1st title)
MVPO’Neill Burgos (Southern)
TelevisionSWAC DN (Friday & Saturday)
ESPNews (Championship)
2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
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 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]

The double elimination tournament featured four teams from each division.

Seeding and format

The 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.

East Division
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Jackson State 24 0 1.000 — 1E
Alabama State 14 7 .667 7 2E
Alabama A&M 9 13 .409 13.5 3E
Alcorn State 6 16 .273 17 4E
Mississippi Valley State 0 17 .000 20.5 —
West Division
Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Prairie View A&M 12 7 .632 — 1W
Grambling State 12 9 .571 1 2W
Southern 13 11 .542 1.5 3W
Texas Southern 10 14 .417 4.5 4W
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 8 14 .364 5.5 —

Tournament

Bracket

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

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
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

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Name School
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

O’Neill Burgos was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Burgos was a designated hitter for Southern.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b c "Southern Upsets Jackson State to claim SWAC Baseball Tournament Championship". Southwestern Athletic Conference. May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 SWAC Baseball Tournament Central". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 24, 2021.