1983 Southwest Conference baseball tournament

1983 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (5th title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (5th title)
1983 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Texas  ‍†‍‡‍y 18 – 3   .857 66 – 14   .825
No. 24 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 13 – 8   .619 44 – 21   .677
Houston  ‍‍‍ 13 – 8   .619 43 – 15   .741
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7   .533 20 – 9   .690
Rice  ‍‍‍ 2 – 11   .154 9 – 12   .429
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13   .381 18 – 23   .439
TCU  ‍‍‍ 6 – 15   .286 26 – 25   .510
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 4 – 17   .190 24 – 21   .533
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1983[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1983 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 13 through 16 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, Texas.

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3–1 to win the team's 5th SWC tournament under head coach Cliff Gustafson.[2]

Format and seeding

The tournament featured the top four finishers of the SWC's 8 teams in a double-elimination tournament.[3][4][5][6]

Place Team Conference Overall Seed
W L % GB W L %
1
 Texas
18
3
 .857
-
66
14
 .825
1
2
 Arkansas
13
8
 .619
5
44
21
 .677
2
3
 Houston
13
8
 .619
5
43
15
 .741
3
4
 Rice
11
10
 .524
7
36
16
 .692
4
5
 Baylor
11
0
 1.000
2
26
22
 .542
-
6
 Texas Tech
8
13
 .381
10
18
23
 .439
-
7
 TCU
6
15
 .286
12
26
25
 .510
-
8
 Texas A&M
4
17
 .190
14
24
21
 .533
-

Tournament

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Texas4
4Rice3
1Texas9
2Arkansas2
2Arkansas4
3Houston3
1Texas414
2Arkansas50
Lower round 1Lower final
2Arkansas9
4Rice23Houston7
3Houston4

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1950". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  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 Houston Baseball Records Book" (PDF). Houston Courgars. pp. 57–60. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "2017 Rice Owls Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 87–88. Retrieved November 20, 2019.