2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament

The 2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Lee-Hines Field in Baton Rouge, LA. Texas Southern University defeated Prairie View A&M University for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
East 1	Jackson State University	18-5	Omar Johnson
East 2	Alcorn State University	15-9	Willie "Rat" McGowan
East 3	Mississippi Valley State University	13-10	Doug Shanks
East 4	Alabama State University	8-14	Larry Watkins
West 1	Southern University and A&M College	18-6	Roger Cador
West 2	Grambling State University	15-9	Barret Rey
West 3	Prairie View A&M University	14-10	Michael Robertson
West 4	Texas Southern University	7-17	Candy Robinson

Results

Bracket

First round

Second round

Semifinals

Finals

E1

Jackson State

9

W4

Texas Southern

10

W4

Texas Southern

13

E3

Mississippi Valley St.

3

W2

Grambling State

2

E3

Mississippi Valley St.

12

W4

Texas Southern

9

x

E1

Jackson State

2

x

E1

Jackson State

7

W2

Grambling State

4

E3

Mississippi Valley St.

4

E1

Jackson State

6

W4

Texas Southern

12

x

x

W3

Prairie View A&M

11

x

x

W1

Southern

14

E4

Alabama State

4

W1

Southern

14

W3

Prairie View A&M

9

E2

Alcorn State

5

W3

Prairie View A&M

15

W1

Southern

4

14

W3

Prairie View A&M

5

15

E4

Alabama State

4

E2

Alcorn State

15

W3

Prairie View A&M

12

E2

Alcorn State

1

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 14
Game 1	Mississippi Valley State University	12-2	Grambling State University
Game 2	Prairie View A&M University	15-5	Alcorn State University	suspended due to rain, finished 5/15
May 15
Game 3	Texas Southern University	10-9	Jackson State University
Game 4	Southern University	14-4	Alabama State University
May 16
Game 5	Jackson State University	7-4	Grambling State University	Grambling eliminated
Game 6	Alcorn State University	15-4	Alabama State University	Alabama State eliminated
Game 7	Texas Southern University	13-3	Mississippi Valley State University
May 17
Game 8	Southern University	14-9	Prairie View A&M University
Game 9	Jackson State University	6-4	Mississippi Valley State University	Mississippi Valley State eliminated
Game 10	Prairie View A&M University	12-1	Alcorn State University	Alcorn State eliminated
May 18
Game 11	Texas Southern University	9-2	Jackson State University	Jackson State eliminated
Game 12	Prairie View A&M University	5-4	Southern University
Game 13	Prairie View A&M University	15-14	Southern University	Southern eliminated
May 19
Game 14	Texas Southern University	12-11	Prairie View A&M University	Texas Southern advances to NCAA tournament