1983 Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament

The 1983 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held in Grambling, LA. Grambling State University defeated Southern University for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
East 1	Mississippi Valley State University	9-6	Cleotha Wilson
East 2	Alcorn State University	10-7	Willie "Rat" McGowan
West 1	Grambling State University	15-3	Wilbert Ellis
West 2	Southern University and A&M College	13-4	Leroy Boyd

Results

Bracket

First Round

Second Round

Final

E1

Mississippi Valley St.

6

W2

Southern

11

W2

Southern

7

W1

Grambling State

10

W1

Grambling State

12

E2

Alcorn State

4

W1

Grambling State

10

x

W2

Southern

8

x

W2

Southern

10

E1

Mississippi Valley St.

12

E1

Mississippi Valley St.

1

E2

Alcorn State

5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 6
Game 1	Grambling State University	12-4	Alcorn State University
Game 2	Southern University	11-6	Mississippi Valley State University
May 7
Game 3	Mississippi Valley State University	12-5	Alcorn State University	Alcorn State eliminated
Game 4	Grambling State University	10-7	Southern University
May 8
Game 5	Southern University	10-1	Mississippi Valley State University	Mississippi Valley State eliminated
Game 6	Grambling State University	10-8 (12)	Southern University	suspended in 11th inning due to rain, finished 5/9. Grambling advances to NCAA tournament