1997 Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament

The 1997 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium in New Orleans, LA. Southern University defeated Alcorn State University for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
East 1	Alcorn State University	16-6	Willie "Rat" McGowan
East 2	Jackson State University	13-5	Robert Braddy
West 1	Southern University and A&M College	21-3	Roger Cador
West 2	Grambling State University	15-11	Wilbert Ellis

Results

Bracket

First Round

Second Round

Final

E1

Alcorn State

7

W2

Grambling State

2

E1

Alcorn State

17

E2

Jackson State

16

W1

Southern

4

E2

Jackson State

5

E1

Alcorn State

8

8

W1

Southern

16

12

E2

Jackson State

13

W2

Grambling State

6

W1

Southern

15

W1

Southern

10

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
April 18
Game 1	Alcorn State University	7-2	Grambling State University
Game 2	Jackson State University	5-4	Southern University
April 19
Game 3	Southern University	10-6	Grambling State University	Grambling eliminated
Game 4	Alcorn State University	17-16	Jackson State University
Game 5	Southern University	15-13	Jackson State University	Jackson State eliminated
April 20
Game 6	Southern University	16-8	Alcorn State University
Game 7	Southern University	12-8	Alcorn State University	Southern wins SWAC championship