1989 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament

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1989 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas A&M (2nd title)
Winning coachMark Johnson (2nd title)
MVP()
1989 Southwest Conference baseball standings
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 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 May 20 at Olsen Field on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, TX.

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

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[]

  First Round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Texas A&M 15  
4 Houston 3  
  1 Texas A&M 15  
  3 Texas 6  
2 Arkansas 3
3 Texas 8  
  1 Texas A&M 5 -
  3 Texas 4 -
4 Houston 4  
2 Arkansas 5  
  3 Texas 9
  2 Arkansas 1  

References[]

  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.
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