1987 Southwest Conference baseball tournament
Appearance
Teams | 4 |
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Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | Texas (7th title) |
Winning coach | Cliff Gustafson (7th title) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Texas †‡y | 18 | – | 3 | .857 | 61 | – | 11 | .847 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Arkansas y | 17 | – | 4 | .810 | 51 | – | 16 | .761 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Texas A&M y | 14 | – | 7 | .667 | 44 | – | 22 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Houston y | 11 | – | 10 | .524 | 40 | – | 24 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 9 | – | 12 | .429 | 38 | – | 15 | .717 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 7 | – | 14 | .333 | 21 | – | 28 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 5 | – | 16 | .238 | 23 | – | 23 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 4 | – | 17 | .190 | 24 | – | 35 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1987[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 1987 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 15 through 18 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, Texas.
The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3–0 to win the team's 7th SWC tournament under head coach Cliff Gustafson.[2]
Format and seeding
[edit]The tournament featured the top four finishers of the SWC's 8 teams in a double-elimination tournament.[3][4][5][6]
Place | Team | Conference | Overall | Seed | |||||
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W | L | % | GB | W | L | % | |||
1 |
Texas | 18 |
3 |
.857 | - |
61 |
11 |
.847 | 1
|
2 |
Arkansas | 17 |
4 |
.810 | 1 |
51 |
16 |
.761 | 2
|
3 |
Texas A&M | 14 |
7 |
.667 | 4 |
44 |
22 |
.667 | 3
|
4 |
Houston | 11 |
10 |
.524 | 7 |
40 |
24 |
.625 | 4
|
5 |
Baylor | 9 |
12 |
.429 | 9 |
38 |
15 |
.717 | -
|
6 |
Texas Tech | 7 |
14 |
.333 | 11 |
21 |
28 |
.429 | -
|
7 |
Rice | 5 |
16 |
.238 | 13 |
23 |
23 |
.500 | -
|
8 |
TCU | 4 |
17 |
.190 | 14 |
24 |
35 |
.407 | -
|
Tournament
[edit]Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Texas | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | Houston | 3 | ||||||||||||
1 | Texas | 10 | ||||||||||||
2 | Arkansas | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Arkansas | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Texas A&M | 3 | ||||||||||||
1 | Texas | 3 | – | |||||||||||
2 | Arkansas | 2 | – | |||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
2 | Arkansas | 14 | ||||||||||||
4 | Houston | 11 | 4 | Houston | 9 | |||||||||
3 | Texas A&M | 7 | ||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. pp. 39–40. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Houston Baseball Records Book" (PDF). Houston Courgars. pp. 57–60. Retrieved November 20, 2019.