1979 Southwest Conference baseball tournament

1979 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (1st title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (1st title)
1979 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
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 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.

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
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 1Upper finalFinal
1Texas6
4Texas A&M4
1Texas6
2Arkansas2
2Arkansas6
3Baylor1
1Texas12–
2Arkansas6–
Lower round 1Lower final
2Arkansas6
4Texas A&M24Texas A&M2
3Baylor1

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1979". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. 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 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.