Jump to content

1989 Southwest Conference baseball tournament

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1989 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas A&M (2nd title)
Winning coachMark Johnson (2nd title)
1989 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Texas A&M  ‍y 17 4   .810 58 7   .892
No. 5 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 17 4   .810 51 16   .761
No. 2 Texas  ‍‍‍y 14 7   .667 54 18   .750
Houston  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 43 17   .717
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 32 22   .593
TCU  ‍‍‍ 7 14   .333 37 22   .627
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 7 14   .333 32 19   .627
Rice  ‍‍‍ 4 17   .190 28 30   .483
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1989[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1989 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 18 through 20 at Olsen Field on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

The number 1 seed Texas A&M Aggies went 3–0 to win the team's second SWC tournament under head coach Mark Johnson.[2]

Format and seeding

[edit]

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

Texas A&M won the tiebreaker over Arkansas based on a 2–1 head to head record.

Place Team Conference Overall Seed
W L % GB W L %
1
Texas A&M
17
4
.810
-
58
7
.892
1
2
Arkansas
17
4
.810
0
51
16
.761
2
3
Texas
14
7
.667
3
54
18
.750
3
4
Houston
9
12
.429
8
43
17
.717
4
5
Texas Tech
9
12
.429
8
32
22
.593
-
6
TCU
7
14
.333
10
37
22
.627
-
7
Baylor
7
14
.333
10
32
19
.627
-
8
Rice
4
17
.190
13
28
30
.483
-

Tournament

[edit]
Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Texas A&M15
4Houston3
1Texas A&M15
3Texas6
2Arkansas3
3Texas8
1Texas A&M5
3Texas4
Lower round 1Lower final
3Texas9
4Houston42Arkansas1
2Arkansas5

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989". boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. 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. ^ "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Houston Baseball Records Book" (PDF). Houston Courgars. pp. 57–60. Retrieved November 20, 2019.