1988 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament

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1988 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (8th title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (8th title)
MVP()
1988 Southwest Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Texas ‍†‍‡‍y 18 – 2   .900 58 – 11   .841
No. 11 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 17 – 4   .810 52 – 15   .776
Arkansas ‍‍‍y 12 – 9   .571 39 – 23   .629
Baylor ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 25 – 31   .446
TCU ‍‍‍ 8 – 13   .381 27 – 32   .458
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 7 – 14   .333 34 – 25   .576
Houston ‍‍‍ 6 – 14   .300 33 – 22   .600
Rice ‍‍‍ 6 – 15   .286 31 – 28   .525
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1988 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament was held from May 19 through May 22 at George Cole Field on the campus of The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR.

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 4-1 to win the team's 8th 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
2
 .900
-
58
11
 .841
1
2
 Texas A&M
17
4
 .810
1.5
52
15
 .776
2
3
 Arkansas
12
9
 .571
6.5
39
23
 .629
3
4
 Baylor
9
12
 .429
9.5
25
31
 .446
4
5
 TCU
8
13
 .381
10.5
27
32
 .458
-
6
 Texas Tech
7
14
 .333
11.5
34
25
 .576
-
7
 Houston
6
14
 .300
12
33
22
 .600
-
8
 Rice
6
15
 .286
12.5
31
28
 .525
-

Tournament[]

  First Round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Texas 2  
4 Baylor 4  
  4 Baylor 1  
  2 Texas A&M 6  
2 Texas A&M 4
3 Arkansas 3  
  2 Texas A&M 0 7
  1 Texas 10 12
1 Texas 7  
3 Arkansas 1  
  4 Baylor 5
  1 Texas 8  

References[]

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