#SWACBSB19 Tournament Bracket Announced
FULL BRACKET
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced the 2019 SWAC Baseball Tournament field, with Southern and Alabama State heading into the postseason with respective number one seeds.
The Jaguars (18-6 SWAC) completed one of the best year-to-year turnarounds in recent league history, going from last place in the Western Division in 2018 to division champion this season. Grambling State (16-8), the 2018 tournament runner-up will receive the West’s No. 2 seed. Defending tournament champion Texas Southern (13-11) enters as the No. 3 seed in search of a three-peat and fourth title in five seasons. Prairie View A&M (9-14) received the No. 4 seed.
Alabama State (18-5) will be the top seed in the Eastern Division for the second-straight year and eyes its second title in four seasons. Jackson State (15-9) earned the No. 2 seed, and Alcorn State (7-16) received the No. 3 seed. By virtue of two programs in the Eastern Division being ineligible for postseason play, the league took the top eight eligible teams, with Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-19) rounding out the tournament field.
The 2019 SWAC Baseball Tournament runs from May 15-19 at Wesley Barrow Stadium in New Orleans, with May 18 serving as an “if necessary” date to determine a second championship game competitor. The opening-round matchups are as follows:
West #2 Grambling State vs. East #3 Alcorn State, 9 a.m.
East #2 Jackson State vs. West #3 Texas Southern, Noon
East #1 Alabama State vs. West #4 Prairie View A&M, 3 p.m.
West #1 Southern vs. East #4 UAPB, 6 p.m.
Be sure to check SWAC.org for all updates and information in relation to the tournament as it is made available.
About the SWAC:
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.
Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
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