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1979 Southwest Conference baseball tournament

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1979 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (1st title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (1st title)
1979 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Texas  ‍y 22 2   .917 61 8   .884
No. 2 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 19 5   .792 49 15   .766
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 13 9   .591 34 15   .694
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 13 10   .565 30 20   .600
Houston  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 27 17   .614
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 16 23   .410
Southern Methodist  ‍‍‍ 7 16   .304 21 26   .447
Texas Christian  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 21 24   .467
Rice  ‍‍‍ 5 19   .208 20 29   .408
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1979[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1979 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 12 through 14 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, Texas.

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3–0 to win the team's first SWC tournament under head coach Cliff Gustafson.[2]

Format and seeding

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The tournament featured the top four finishers of the SWC's 9 teams in a double-elimination tournament.[3][4][5][6]

Place Team Conference Overall Seed
W L % GB W L %
1
Texas
22
2
.917
-
55
8
.873
1
2
Arkansas
19
5
.792
3
49
15
.766
2
3
Baylor
13
9
.591
8
34
15
.694
3
4
Texas A&M
13
10
.565
8.5
30
20
.600
4
5
Houston
11
13
.458
11
27
17
.614
-
6
Texas Tech
9
15
.375
13
16
23
.410
-
7
SMU
7
16
.304
14.5
21
26
.447
-
8
TCU
7
17
.292
15
21
24
.467
-
9
Rice
5
19
.208
17
20
29
.408
-

Tournament

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Texas6
4Texas A&M4
1Texas6
2Arkansas2
2Arkansas6
3Baylor1
1Texas12
2Arkansas6
Lower round 1Lower final
2Arkansas6
4Texas A&M24Texas A&M2
3Baylor1

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1979". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 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 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.