1988 Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament

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The 1988 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Liberty Park in Natchez, MS. Southern University defeated Grambling State University for the title.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
East 1 Alcorn State University 18-6 Willie "Rat" McGowan
East 2 Jackson State University 15-9 Robert Braddy
West 1 Grambling State University 18-5 Wilbert Ellis
West 2 Southern University and A&M College 16-8 Roger Cador

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round   Second Round   Final
                             
  E1 Alcorn State 8  
  W2 Southern 9    
      W2 Southern 13  
      W1 Grambling State 7    
  W1 Grambling State 11          
  E2 Jackson State 1        
      W2 Southern 14 x
        W1 Grambling State 0 x
       
    W1 Grambling State 7    
  E1 Alcorn State 11     E2 Jackson State 6  
  E2 Jackson State 14  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
April 30
Game 1 Grambling State University 11-1 Jackson State University
Game 2 Southern University 9-8 Alcorn State University
May 1
Game 3 Southern University 13-7 Grambling State University
Game 4 Jackson State University 14-11 Alcorn State University Alcorn State eliminated
Game 5 Grambling State University 7-6 Jackson State University Jackson State eliminated
May 2
Game 6 Southern University 14-0 Grambling State University Southern advances to NCAA tournament