1996 Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament

The 1996 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium in New Orleans, LA. Southern University defeated Jackson State University for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
East 1	Jackson State University	16-2	Robert Braddy
East 2	Alcorn State University	10-7	Willie "Rat" McGowan
West 1	Southern University and A&M College	18-2	Roger Cador
West 2	Grambling State University	16-4	Wilbert Ellis

Results

Bracket

First Round

Second Round

Final

E1

Jackson State

6

W2

Grambling State

2

E1

Jackson State

3

W1

Southern

6

W1

Southern

10

E2

Alcorn State

7

W1

Southern

7

x

E1

Jackson State

3

x

E1

Jackson State

8

W2

Grambling State

0

E2

Alcorn State

5

E2

Alcorn State

4

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
April 19
Game 1	Southern University	10-7	Alcorn State University
Game 2	Jackson State University	6-2	Grambling State University
April 20
Game 3	Alcorn State University	4-0	Grambling State University	Grambling eliminated
Game 4	Southern University	6-3	Jackson State University
Game 5	Jackson State University	8-5	Alcorn State University	Alcorn State eliminated
April 21
Game 6	Southern University	7-3	Jackson State University	Southern wins SWAC championship