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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Jackson State  x 240 1.000349 .791
Alabama State   147 .6672319 .548
Alabama A&M   913 .409920 .310
Alcorn State   616 .273720 .259
Mississippi Valley State   017 .000020 .000
West
Prairie View A&M  x 127 .6321418 .438
Grambling State   129 .5711727 .386
Southern  y 1311 .5422029 .408
Texas Southern   1014 .4171235 .255
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   814 .364830 .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
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Jackson State2401.0001E
Alabama State147.66772E
Alabama A&M913.40913.53E
Alcorn State616.273174E
Mississippi Valley State017.00020.5
West Division
TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Prairie View A&M127.6321W
Grambling State129.57112W
Southern1311.5421.53W
Texas Southern1014.4174.54W
Arkansas–Pine Bluff814.3645.5

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

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 19Game 1(2W) Grambling State8–1(3E) Alabama A&M
Game 2(3W) Southern3–0(2E) Alabama State
Game 3(1E) Jackson State7–4(4W) Texas Southern
Game 4(1W) Prairie View A&M2–0(4E) Alcorn State
May 20Game 5(4W) Texas Southern12–7(3E) Alabama A&MAlabama A&M eliminated
Game 6(4E) Alcorn State3–2(2E) Alabama StateAlabama State eliminated
Game 7(1E) Jackson State14–13(2W) Grambling State
Game 8(1W) Prairie View A&M2–1(3W) Southern
May 21Game 9(2W) Grambling State5–2(4W) Texas SouthernTexas Southern eliminated
Game 10(3W) Southern10–5(4E) Alcorn StateAlcorn State eliminated
Game 11(1E) Jackson State9–5(2W) Grambling StateGrambling State eliminated
Game 12(3W) Southern24–3(1W) Prairie View A&M
May 22Game 13(3W) Southern8–4(1W) Prairie View A&MPrairie View A&M eliminated
May 23Game 14(3W) Southern7–6(1E) Jackson StateSouthern wins SWAC Tournament

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Isaiah AdamsSouthern
Chenar BrownJackson State
Cameron BuffordGrambling State
O’Neill BurgosSouthern
Colton FrankSouthern
Nickelle GalatasJackson State
Xavian MooreSouthern
Enrique OzoaSouthern
Jahmoi PercivalGrambling State
Wesley ReyesJackson State
Equon SmithJackson State
Kyle SmithPrairie 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. 1 2 3 "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.
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