2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament

2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double elimination
Finals site	Toyota Field Madison, Alabama
Champions	Southern (17th title)
Winning coach	Chris Crenshaw (1st title)
MVP	O’Neill Burgos (Southern)
Television	SWAC DN (Friday & Saturday) ESPNews (Championship)

2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Jackson State  ^x‍‍‍	24	–	0		1.000			34	–	9		.791
Alabama State  ‍‍‍	14	–	7		.667			23	–	19		.548
Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍	9	–	13		.409			9	–	20		.310
Alcorn State  ‍‍‍	6	–	16		.273			7	–	20		.259
Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍	0	–	17		.000			0	–	20		.000
West
Prairie View A&M  ^x‍‍‍	12	–	7		.632			14	–	18		.438
Grambling State  ‍‍‍	12	–	9		.571			17	–	27		.386
Southern  ‍‍‡‍^y	13	–	11		.542			20	–	29		.408
Texas Southern  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			12	–	35		.255
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍	8	–	14		.364			8	–	30		.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 Team W L Pct. GB Seed Jackson State 24 0 1.000 — 1E Alabama State 14 7 .667 7 2E Alabama A&M 9 13 .409 13.5 3E Alcorn State 6 16 .273 17 4E Mississippi Valley State 0 17 .000 20.5 —

West Division Team W L Pct. GB Seed Prairie View A&M 12 7 .632 — 1W Grambling State 12 9 .571 1 2W Southern 13 11 .542 1.5 3W Texas Southern 10 14 .417 4.5 4W Arkansas–Pine Bluff 8 14 .364 5.5 —

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

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 19	Game 1	(2W) Grambling State	8–1	(3E) Alabama A&M
	Game 2	(3W) Southern	3–0	(2E) Alabama State
	Game 3	(1E) Jackson State	7–4	(4W) Texas Southern
	Game 4	(1W) Prairie View A&M	2–0	(4E) Alcorn State
May 20	Game 5	(4W) Texas Southern	12–7	(3E) Alabama A&M	Alabama A&M eliminated
	Game 6	(4E) Alcorn State	3–2	(2E) Alabama State	Alabama State eliminated
	Game 7	(1E) Jackson State	14–13	(2W) Grambling State
	Game 8	(1W) Prairie View A&M	2–1	(3W) Southern
May 21	Game 9	(2W) Grambling State	5–2	(4W) Texas Southern	Texas Southern eliminated
	Game 10	(3W) Southern	10–5	(4E) Alcorn State	Alcorn State eliminated
	Game 11	(1E) Jackson State	9–5	(2W) Grambling State	Grambling State eliminated
	Game 12	(3W) Southern	24–3	(1W) Prairie View A&M
May 22	Game 13	(3W) Southern	8–4	(1W) Prairie View A&M	Prairie View A&M eliminated
May 23	Game 14	(3W) Southern	7–6	(1E) Jackson State	Southern wins SWAC Tournament

All-Tournament Team

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

Name	School
Isaiah Adams	Southern
Chenar Brown	Jackson State
Cameron Bufford	Grambling State
O’Neill Burgos	Southern
Colton Frank	Southern
Nickelle Galatas	Jackson State
Xavian Moore	Southern
Enrique Ozoa	Southern
Jahmoi Percival	Grambling State
Wesley Reyes	Jackson State
Equon Smith	Jackson State
Kyle Smith	Prairie 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. "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.