1978 Southwest Conference baseball tournament

1978 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsBaylor (2nd title)
Winning coachMickey Sullivan (2nd title)
1978 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Texas A&M ‍†‍‍y 19 – 5   .792 39 – 16   .709
No. 18 Arkansas ‍‍‍ 18 – 6   .750 31 – 13   .705
No. 8 Baylor ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 9   .625 32 – 19   .627
No. 13 Houston ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 30 – 21   .588
Texas ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 36 – 16   .692
SMU ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 25 – 29   .463
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 23 – 25   .479
TCU ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 18 – 29   .383
Rice ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 18 – 29   .383
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1978[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1978 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1978 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.

The number 3 seed Baylor Bears went 3–0 to win the team's second SWC tournament under head coach Mickey Sullivan.[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
W L % GB W L %
1
 Texas A&M
19
5
 .792
-
39
16
 .709
1
2
 Arkansas
18
6
 .750
1
31
13
 .705
2
3
 Baylor
15
9
 .625
4
32
19
 .627
3
4
 Houston
14
10
 .583
5
30
21
 .588
4
5
 Texas
12
12
 .500
7
36
16
 .692
-
6
 SMU
9
15
 .375
10
25
29
 .463
-
7
 Texas Tech
8
16
 .333
11
23
25
 .479
-
8
 TCU
7
17
 .292
12
18
29
 .383
-
9
 Rice
6
18
 .250
13
18
29
 .383
-

Tournament

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Texas A&M6
4Houston8
4Houston4
3Baylor8
2Arkansas0
3Baylor1
3Baylor11–
4Houston3–
Lower round 1Lower final
4Houston17
1Texas A&M51Texas A&M10
2Arkansas0

References

  1. ^ "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. pp. 39–40. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Houston Baseball Records Book" (PDF). Houston Courgars. pp. 57–60. Retrieved November 20, 2019.