1979 Southwest Conference baseball tournament
The 1979 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 12 through 14 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, Texas.
Teams | 4 |
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Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | Texas (1st title) |
Winning coach | Cliff Gustafson (1st title) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Texas †‡y | 22 | – | 2 | .917 | 61 | – | 8 | .884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Arkansas y | 19 | – | 5 | .792 | 49 | – | 15 | .766 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | 34 | – | 15 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | 30 | – | 20 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | 27 | – | 17 | .614 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 16 | – | 23 | .410 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Methodist | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | 21 | – | 26 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Christian | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | 21 | – | 24 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 5 | – | 19 | .208 | 20 | – | 29 | .408 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1979[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3–0 to win the team's first SWC tournament under head coach Cliff Gustafson.[2]
Format and seeding
The tournament featured the top four finishers of the SWC's 9 teams in a double-elimination tournament.[3][4][5][6]
Place | Team | Conference | Overall | Seed | |||||
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W | L | % | GB | W | L | % | |||
1 | Texas | 22 | 2 | .917 | - | 55 | 8 | .873 | 1 |
2 | Arkansas | 19 | 5 | .792 | 3 | 49 | 15 | .766 | 2 |
3 | Baylor | 13 | 9 | .591 | 8 | 34 | 15 | .694 | 3 |
4 | Texas A&M | 13 | 10 | .565 | 8.5 | 30 | 20 | .600 | 4 |
5 | Houston | 11 | 13 | .458 | 11 | 27 | 17 | .614 | - |
6 | Texas Tech | 9 | 15 | .375 | 13 | 16 | 23 | .410 | - |
7 | SMU | 7 | 16 | .304 | 14.5 | 21 | 26 | .447 | - |
8 | TCU | 7 | 17 | .292 | 15 | 21 | 24 | .467 | - |
9 | Rice | 5 | 19 | .208 | 17 | 20 | 29 | .408 | - |
Tournament
Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Texas | 6 | ||||||||||||
4 | Texas A&M | 4 | ||||||||||||
1 | Texas | 6 | ||||||||||||
2 | Arkansas | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Arkansas | 6 | ||||||||||||
3 | Baylor | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Texas | 12 | – | |||||||||||
2 | Arkansas | 6 | – | |||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
2 | Arkansas | 6 | ||||||||||||
4 | Texas A&M | 2 | 4 | Texas A&M | 2 | |||||||||
3 | Baylor | 1 | ||||||||||||
References
- "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1979". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- "2019 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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