Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament explained

Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference baseball championship
Sport:Baseball
Conference:Southwestern Athletic Conference
Number Of Teams:8[1]
Format:Two-bracket double-elimination with single elimination final
Current Stadium:Russ Chandler Stadium
Current Location:Atlanta, GA
Years:1949–1951, 1977[2] –2019, 2021
Most Recent:2024
Current Champion:Grambling State
Most Championships:Southern, 19
Television:ESPN3[3] (ESPNews[4] and ESPNU,[5] in prior years)
Website:https://swac.org/feature/swacbaseball2021
All Stadiums:Russ Chandler Stadium (2023-2024)
Jerry D. Young Memorial Field (2022)
Regions Field (2022)
Toyota Field (2021)
Wesley Barrow Stadium (2014–2019)
LaGrave Field (2013)
Lee–Hines Field (2003, 2008–2009, 2012)
Fair Grounds Field (2001, 2010–2011)
Pete Goldsby Field (1977, 1979, 2008)
Smith–Wills Stadium (2000, 2007)
Trustmark Park (2006)
Rickwood Field (2005)
Baseball USA (2004)
W. Peyton Shehee, Jr. Stadium (2002)
Pilot Field (2002)
"Rags" Scheuermann Field at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium (1996–1999)
Chester Willis Field (1988–1995)
Bringhurst Field (1986–1987)
Neagle Field (1985)
University Park (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984)
Old Tiger Field (1981, 1983)
Steer Stadium (1951)
Fair Park Stadium (1949–1950)
All Locations:Atlanta, GA (2023-2024)
Birmingham, AL (2005, 2022)
Madison, AL (2021)
New Orleans, LA (1996–1999, 2014–2019)
Fort Worth, TX (2013)
Baton Rouge, LA (1977, 1979, 2003, 2008–2009, 2012)
Shreveport, LA (2001–2002, 2010–2011)
Jackson, MS (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 2000, 2007)
Pearl, MS (2006)
Houston, TX (1985, 2004)
Natchez, MS (1988–1995)
Alexandria, LA (1986–1987)
Grambling, LA (1981, 1983)
Tyler, TX (1951)
Marshall, TX (1949–1951)

The Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament decides the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Southwestern Athletic Conference. The top four finishers in each conference division participate in a two-bracket, double-elimination tournament, most recently played in Birmingham, Alabama, between May 25 and May 29, 2022.[6] The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament and, since 2019, to the HBCU World Series.[7]

History

Background

The SWAC was established in 1920,[8] and the conference is known to have sponsored baseball as a league sport until around the uncertain times of the Great Depression and World World II before sanctioning it again in 1949.[9] Between 1959 and 2003, only Southern, Jackson State, and Grambling State won SWAC championships. The league office itself has even been known to refer to these schools as the "Big Three."[10] However, since 2004, seven programs have won championships, suggesting greater competitiveness in the league.[10] Also, with the SWAC tournament now including eight schools,[1] simply more lower-seeded teams have an opportunity to compete for the conference crown. However, allowing lower-seeded teams to stake claim to the title and automatic bid to the NCAA tournament may have also come with a price; from 2000—when the SWAC tournament field expanded to six teams[11] —to 2016, SWAC entrants went just 4–36 in NCAA regional play.[12]

Origins of the modern tournament

Though the league championship was normally determined by the regular season conference standings, for a brief time after the SWAC renewed sponsorship of baseball in 1949, a championship series was held.[13] [14] [15] The roots of the modern tournament began in 1977 when the league split into eastern and western divisions, with the division winners facing off in a best-of-three championship series;[2] Jackson State and Southern met in that first series.[16] A true tournament format was initially planned for the conclusion of the 1980 regular season, but SWAC officials were unable to assemble it in time—so another two-team championship series ended up being held in its place instead.[17] After the 1980 series featured a fourth consecutive JSU–SU match-up,[18] [19] [20] the series was successfully converted into a more inclusive four-team, double-elimination tournament for the 1981 season, guaranteeing that at least one school that had never won the SWAC title before could compete in it (the four-team field was expanded to six teams in 2000[11] and eight teams in 2008[1]). That first tournament, held in Grambling, Louisiana, actually had the reverse effect though as it included division champions Grambling and Alcorn State—but then still gave division runners-up Southern and Jackson State yet another opportunity to win the title;[21] indeed, Southern did win the rain-delayed tournament.[22] Only Alcorn State's 1997 title game appearance prevented the Big Three from having a complete monopoly over the finals until 2003. However, between 2003 and 2019, every single title game had at least one non-Big Three team in it.

Host cities and venues

Initially, the earliest tournaments alternated between the home stadiums of the western and eastern division champions. Although the event had been played off-campus before (at Pete Goldsby Field, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana), it was played in a non-qualifier's hometown (Houston, home of Texas Southern) for the first time in 1985[23] and then moved to its first true neutral location for the 1986 edition—a rainy affair held at the old Bringhurst Field in Alexandria, Louisiana.[24] But the tournament has not evolved without growing pains. It has changed locations numerous times over the years (including nine different stadiums for the eight tournaments played between 1999 and 2006). The tournament has not necessarily been easy for potential host cities to bid on, as the SWAC office has sometimes preferred bids that cover multiple sports facilities for an entire "SWAC Spring Sports Festival" encompassing all league-sponsored sports that have championship tournaments near the end of the spring semester.[25] Also, promises made during these bidding processes have not necessarily always come to pass. For example, the 2004 championship game was supposed to be played at Minute Maid Park, a Major League Baseball stadium,[26] but this was ultimately not pursued after Houston's bid was accepted.

Evolving tournament formats

The competition's changing format has also been questioned. In 2002 a weary columnist for the Baton Rouge Advocate lamented, "The SWAC Tournament has had a different venue and a different format each of the last four years. In that span, there have been times where both the site and the format were decided just weeks before the event."[27] Indeed, multiple people associated with the Southern program over the years have expressed disappointment with format adjustments, hinting that it could be done to reduce odds of the Jaguars winning yet another tournament.[28] [29] [30] One of the tournament's most vocal critics has been Roger Cador,[27] [31] who served as an assistant or head coach at Southern during most of the SWAC tournaments that have been held. In 2019 the league office responded by hiring Cador in an advisory role as staff liaison to "assist with marketing, promotions, and game management/event operations" for the tournament.[32]

Notable games and superlatives

Southern ultimately ended up advancing to the first twelve playoff and tournament championship games and then reached another nine in a row between 1991 and 1999. Besides the partial cancellation of the 1980 tournament, in 1993 the then-Natchez, Mississippi-based tournament was canceled by SWAC commissioner James Frank before the championship game could be played, due to the field's condition after enduring lightning and rain delays with only "makeshift tarps" available; the title game participants, Jackson State and Southern, were subsequently declared co-champions.[29] This was not the first rain-plagued tournament held in Natchez,[33] nor was it the last. In 1994 rain pushed Southern into playing three full nine-inning games on the day of the championship; the exhausted team ended up losing the finale by a mere one run.[34] In 1995 the stadium was double-booked with Mississippi High School Activities Association playoff games during one of the days.[35] In 2004 Texas Southern not only broke the Big Three's hold on the trophy but also set a title game scoring record in the process by winning 18–1.[36] The 2005 tournament, which was held at historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham—then the new home of the SWAC offices[37] —was suspended during the record 15th inning of the championship game due to stray gunfire generated from a gang fight that occurred on the street behind the center field wall; the teams and fans alike were forced to scramble for cover.[38] Since then, the tournaments have been held relatively drama-free; however, even then rain delays at the 2008 event[39] required the use of an additional facility in an attempt to stay on schedule[40] with its new eight-team format. In 2021 JSU (which had finished 24–0 in league play and was also undefeated in the conference tournament) lost the title game to Southern 7–6 following a dramatic 3-run, ninth inning home run; the responding outfielder was unable to make a play on the ball after colliding with, and falling through, an unlocked bullpen gate.[41]

Current status

A multi-year contract to hold the tournament at LaGrave Field in Fort Worth, Texas starting with the 2013 tourney was canceled after only one year due to the venue being in a state of disrepair.[42] The event found a stable home after that at Wesley Barrow Stadium in New Orleans, which is associated with initiatives by the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy to promote increased participation by minorities in the sport[43] —something that the SWAC has a vested interest in as a conference for historically black universities. In 2019 New Orleans served as a host city for the SWAC tournament for the tenth time—the most of any city (Natchez's Chester Willis Field is the venue that has hosted both the most tournaments overall and the most consecutive tournaments—eight between 1988 and 1995). A three-year deal was then signed in 2020 to return the tournament to Smith–Wills Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi.[44] However, just two weeks after that agreement was announced, the NCAA canceled all spring championship events for the 2020 season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[45] Then, less than a month before the 2021 tournament, it was announced that it would be relocated from Jackson to Toyota Field in Madison, Alabama "due to enhanced COVID–19 protocols."[46] The 2022 tournament was relocated as well, to Birmingham.[47]

Champions

Conference tournament championships by year

The following is a list of conference tournament champions and tournament sites, organized by year.[48] The tournament determined the conference's overall championship each year that it was played; in years that it was not held, conference standings generated through regular season play determined the overall champions. However, the league office apparently does not acknowledge titles earned prior to 1959 in its public releases.[10] [49] [50] It is not immediately clear if this is due to space constraints or poor record-keeping—or if the conference simply does not consider pre-1959 titles as "official." At that time the SWAC began to change significantly with a shift in membership from smaller, private Christian colleges in and around Texas—many of whom are now members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics's Red River Athletic Conference—to larger, secular public universities spread throughout the Deep South (Grambling and Jackson State were particularly notable additions, especially as far as baseball competition was concerned), and Southern also won the 1959 NAIA World Series. The conference also began to change demographically at that time as well, with southern universities beginning to integrate.

Championship series-era champions

Year Champion Coach(es) Runner-up Score No. of
teams in
championship
series 		Venue(s) Location(s)
1949Forrest Kelley4–03[51] Fair Park StadiumMarshall, TX[52]
Shannon Little
1950 Bob Lee[53] 7–3 2 Fair Park Stadium Marshall, TX[54]
1951[55] Ernest Sterling(unavailable)2Steer StadiumTyler, TX
(unavailable)Marshall, TX
Note: Bishop College won the Northern Division outright in 1950 and 1951 but tied with Arkansas–Pine Bluff in 1949, facing them in a best-of-three series for the right to advance and play the Southern Division winner[51] in a best-of-three series;[13] Southern won the Southern Division in 1949 and 1950, and Texas College won it in 1951.

Playoff-era champions

Year Champion Coach Runner-up Score No. of
teams in
playoffs 		Venue Location
1977 4–0[56] 2 Baton Rouge, LA
1978 Bob Braddy 3–2 2 University Park Jackson, MS
1979 Leroy Boyd 5–3 2 Pete Goldsby Field Baton Rouge, LA
1980 Bob Braddy 14–4[57] 2 University Park Jackson, MS

Tournament-era champions

Year Champion(s) Coach(es) Runner-up Score No. of
teams in
tourney 		Venue(s) Location
1981 Leroy Boyd 6–0[58] 4 Old Tiger Field Grambling, LA
1982 9–8[59] 4 University Park Jackson, MS[60]
1983 10–8 (12 inn.)[61] 4 Old Tiger Field Grambling, LA[62]
1984 Wilbert Ellis 7–2[63] 4 University Park Jackson, MS[64]
1985 Wilbert Ellis 17–7[65] 4 Houston, TX
1986 Bob Braddy 10–5[66] 4 Alexandria, LA
1987 17–13[67] 4 Bringhurst Field Alexandria, LA[68]
1988 Roger Cador 14–0[69] 4 Chester Willis Field Natchez, MS[70]
1989 Bob Braddy 18–4 4 Chester Willis Field Natchez, MS[71]
1990 Bob Braddy 6–4[72] 4 Chester Willis Field Natchez, MS
1991 Roger Cador 5–2[73] 4 Chester Willis Field Natchez, MS[74]
1992 Roger Cador 10–6[75] 4 Chester Willis Field Natchez, MS[76]
1993Bob Braddy(championship game canceled,
due to inclement weather)		4Chester Willis FieldNatchez, MS
Roger Cador
1994 Bob Braddy 6–5 4 Chester Willis Field Natchez, MS
1995 Bob Braddy 10–4[77] 4 Chester Willis Field Natchez, MS
1996 Roger Cador 7–3[78] 4 New Orleans, LA[79]
1997 Roger Cador 12–8 4 "Rags" Scheuermann Field at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium New Orleans, LA[80]
1998 Roger Cador 11–7 4 "Rags" Scheuermann Field at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium New Orleans, LA[81]
1999 Roger Cador 13–8 4 "Rags" Scheuermann Field at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium New Orleans, LA[82]
2000 Bob Braddy 12–116 Jackson, MS[83]
2001 Roger Cador 10–6 6 Shreveport, LA[84]
2002Roger Cador14–26W. Peyton Shehee, Jr. StadiumShreveport, LA[85]
Pilot Field
2003 Roger Cador 10–7 4[86] Baton Rouge, LA
2004 18–1 4[87] Baseball USA Houston, TX
2005 Roger Cador 6–5 (15 inn.) 6[88] Birmingham, AL[89]
2006 3–2 6 Pearl, MS[90]
2007 Michael Robertson 8–7 6 Smith–Wills Stadium Jackson, MS[91]
2008Candy Robinson12–118Lee–Hines FieldBaton Rouge, LA
Pete Goldsby Field
2009 Roger Cador 12–10 8 Lee–Hines Field Baton Rouge, LA
2010 15–2 8 Fair Grounds Field Shreveport, LA
2011 Barrett Rey 12–6 8 Fair Grounds Field Shreveport, LA[92]
Waskyla Cullivan 7–4 8 Lee–Hines Field Baton Rouge, LA
6–2 8 Fort Worth, TX
Omar Johnson 9–8 8 New Orleans, LA
Michael Robertson 10–0 8 Wesley Barrow Stadium New Orleans, LA
7–5 8 Wesley Barrow Stadium New Orleans, LA
Michael Robertson 4–2 (13 inn.)[93] 8 Wesley Barrow Stadium New Orleans, LA[94]
Michael Robertson 18–3 8 Wesley Barrow Stadium New Orleans, LA
15–0 8 Wesley Barrow Stadium New Orleans, LA[95]
(tournament canceled, due to COVID-19 pandemic)
7–6 8 Madison, AL
2022José Vázquez6–5 (14 inn.)8Regions FieldBirmingham, AL[96]
Jerry D. Young Memorial Field
2023Florida A&MJamey ShouppeBethune-Cookman9-68Russ Chandler StadiumAtlanta, GA
2024Grambling StateDaven PierreJackson State6-58Russ Chandler StadiumAtlanta, GA
Note: in 1993 Jackson State and Southern were declared co-champions, due to weather forcing the cancellation of the SWAC Tournament final.[29]

Conference tournament championships by school

The following is a list of conference tournament champions, organized by school.

School No. of
titles 		Year(s)
19 1950, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2019, 2021
13 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2013, 2014[97]
5 2004, 2008, 2015, 2017, 2018
5 1983, 1984, 1985, 2010, 2024[98]
3 2006, 2007,[99] 2012
2 2016, 2022
1 2011
1 1949
1 2023
1 1951

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2008 SWAC Baseball Tournament brackets are set. swac.org. May 12, 2008. 2017-08-17.
  2. Web site: Jags Eye 4th Straight Baseball Title: Open Season Feb. 27. Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate (sec. C, p. 9). January 30, 1977.
  3. Web site: Erik Hall. May 15, 2021. 2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament bracket, schedule, game times. clarionledger.com. 2021-05-24.
  4. Web site: SWAC Baseball Tournament Bracket Announced. swac.org. May 9, 2018. 2018-05-12.
  5. Web site: Tournament. swac.org. 2016. 2017-08-13.
  6. Web site: 2022 SWAC Baseball Tournament Set to be Held at Regions Field. swac.org. January 13, 2022. 2022-05-30.
  7. Web site: NCAT, Southern Canceled. meacsports.com. May 22, 2019. 2021-05-24.
  8. Web site: Athletics: SWAC History. swac.org. 2017-08-28.
  9. Web site: Southern Wins Conference Title. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. C, p. 2). May 5, 1957.
  10. Web site: SWAC Notebook - May 13: Will Recent Baseball Tournament Trend Continue?. swac.org. May 13, 2009. 2017-08-17.
  11. Web site: Joseph Schiefelbein. May 4, 2000. Jaguars look for fourth straight SWAC title. Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. C, p. 1).
  12. Web site: Mike Gegenheimer. May 30, 2017. A shot at history? Texas Southern knows where it stands in Baton Rouge regional. theadvocate.com. 2019-06-19.
  13. Web site: Bishop Captures Baseball Playoff. Marshall (Tex.) News Messenger (sec. A, p. 2). May 12, 1949.
  14. Web site: Bishop Loses Title Series. Marshall (Tex.) News Messenger (sec. B, p. 1). May 7, 1950.
  15. Web site: Play Here Friday: Bishop, Texas College Vie Tonight in Tyler. Marshall (Tex.) News Messenger (sec. B, p. 1). May 2, 1951.
  16. Web site: Jags, Jackson Meet for Title. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. C, p. 6). April 29, 1977.
  17. Web site: SWAC baseball tourney slated at Grambling. Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate (sec. C, p. 8). April 12, 1981.
  18. Web site: LA. College Baseball Roundup: Jackson State Nips Jags To Win Title. Baton Rouge State–Times (sec. C, p.5). May 1, 1978.
  19. Web site: Joe Planas. April 30, 1979. Smith's 2-Run Homer Gives Southern SWAC Crown, 5–3. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. D, p. 1).
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  21. Web site: Joe Planas. May 6, 1981. Boyd, Jaguars eye at-large NCAA bid. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. E, p. 2).
  22. Web site: Southern puts four players on All-SWAC baseball team. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. D, p. 3). May 11, 1981.
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  27. Web site: Joe Schiefelbein. May 2, 2002. Time Out: SWAC decision makes no sense. Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. C, p. 1).
  28. Web site: Joe Planas. May 12, 1982. Boyd eyes bodies, not brackets. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. C, p. 3).
  29. Web site: May 10, 1993. Scott Gremillion. Jaguars, Tigers named co-champs. Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. D, pp. 1–2).
  30. Web site: Joseph Schiefelbein. April 30, 2002. Southern protesting decision to play UAPB. Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. D, p. 1).
  31. Web site: Ryan Whirty. May 26, 2015. SWAC baseball tourney held in N.O. draws small crowd, critics cite lack of publicity. louisianaweekly.com. 2019-06-18.
  32. Web site: Legendary former SU Coach Cador set to join 2019 SWAC Baseball Tournament Staff. swac.org. February 13, 2019. 2019-06-18.
  33. Web site: Rain delays SWAC tourney. Baton Rouge State–Times (sec. C, p. 1). April 28, 1990.
  34. Web site: Scott Gremillion. May 3, 1994. Cador regrets 3-game day: But Jaguars coach gives credit to J-State. Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. E, p. 1).
  35. Web site: Scott Gremillion. April 28, 1995. SWAC tourney opens: Southern to face Alcorn in nightcap. Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. E, p. 1).
  36. Web site: Megan Manfull. May 9, 2004. Tigers' hammer MVSU for SWAC championship: TSU achieves first title. chron.com. 2022-05-30.
  37. Web site: Joe Schiefelbein. June 16, 1999. Time Out: Commissioner on fast forward. Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. D, p. 1).
  38. Web site: Joseph Schiefelbein. May 23, 2005. Shots delay title game: SU-PVU to resume in 15th inning today. Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. D, p. 1).
  39. Web site: Prairie View's Richard named SWAC baseball player of the year. chron.com. May 14, 2008. 2017-08-20.
  40. Web site: Texas Southern upsets top-seed Jackson State. swac.org. May 15, 2008. 2017-08-20.
  41. Web site: Rashad Milligan. May 23, 2021. Watch how Southern baseball beat Jackson State in SWAC Tournament championship game. clarionledger.com. 2021-11-18.
  42. Web site: Les East. July 30, 2014. Southern open to hosting SWAC baseball tournament. theadvocate.com. 2017-08-15.
  43. Web site: SWAC Officially Moves Baseball Tournament To New Orleans. gsutigers.com. May 5, 2014. 2017-08-24.
  44. News: SWAC baseball tournament coming to Mississippi. Associated Press News. February 28, 2020. 2020-03-16.
  45. Web site: Stacey Osburn. March 12, 2020. NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships. ncaa.org. 2020-03-16.
  46. Web site: 2021 SWAC Baseball Tournament Relocated To Toyota Field: The tournament was originally slated to be played in Jackson, Mississippi. waaytv.com. April 23, 2021. 2021-11-15.
  47. Web site: 2022 Baseball Tournament. swac.org. 2021. 2021-12-16.
  48. Web site: All-Time SWAC Champions List. SWAC. 2012-09-02.
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  50. Web site: All-Time Champions. swac.org. 2019-06-11.
  51. Web site: Arkansas State, Bishop Tangle In Playoff Series. Marshall (Tex.) News Messenger (p. 7). May 3, 1949.
  52. Web site: Bishop, Southern In Title Playoff. Marshall (Tex.) News Messenger (sec. B, p. 3). May 8, 1949.
  53. Web site: Final Rites Set Today For Bob Lee. Baton Rouge State–Times (sec. C, p. 6). December 8, 1970.
  54. Web site: Bishop to Defend Title Here Against Southern Jaguars. Marshall (Tex.) News Messenger (sec. B, p. 1). May 2, 1950.
  55. Web site: Texas College Plays Bishop Nine Today. Tyler (Tex.) Morning Telegraph (p. 10). March 14, 1952.
  56. Web site: Tigers Claim SWAC Crown. New Orleans Times–Picayune (sec. Four, p. 3). May 3, 1977.
  57. Web site: Jackson puts Southern out. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. D, p. 1). May 5, 1980.
  58. Web site: Jaguars blank Grambling for SWAC title. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. C, p. 1). May 13, 1981.
  59. Web site: HR lifts Jackson State to SWAC title. New Orleans Times–Picayune (sec. 5, p. 2). May 10, 1982.
  60. Web site: Jags in playoffs Thursday. Baton Rouge State–Times (sec. E, p. 4). May 3, 1982.
  61. Web site: Grambling St. Needs 2 Days. Miami Herald (sec. C, p. 5). May 11, 1983.
  62. Web site: State college roundup: SWAC baseball. Baton Rouge State–Times (sec. F, p. 6). May 4, 1983.
  63. Web site: Grambling defends SWAC baseball title. May 7, 1984. Baton Rouge State–Times (sec. E, p. 3).
  64. Web site: Ron Higgins. May 3, 1984. Jags open bid for SWAC baseball title today. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. D, p. 2).
  65. Web site: Joe Planas. May 5, 1985. Grambling wins SWAC title. Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate (sec. D, p. 1).
  66. Web site: Jackson State wins SWAC title, NCAA bid. New Orleans Times–Picayune (sec. B, p. 5). May 5, 1986.
  67. Web site: Southern 17, JSU 13. New Orleans Times–Picayune (sec. C, p. 2). May 11, 1987.
  68. Web site: Jaguars ready to begin quest for NCAA bid. Baton Rouge State–Times (sec. E, p. 2). April 30, 1987.
  69. Web site: Lee Feinswog. May 3, 1988. Southern rips G-Men, 14–0, to take title: Jaguars clinch 2nd straight SWAC crown, NCAA berth. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. D, p. 1).
  70. Web site: Lee Feinswog. April 30, 1988. SWAC tourney opening today. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. C, p. 2).
  71. Web site: J-State claims SWAC title. Baton Rouge State–Times (sec. C, p. 1). May 2, 1989.
  72. Web site: J-State takes title in SWAC: Tigers win twice against Grambling. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. C, p. 1). May 1, 1990.
  73. Web site: Joe Planas. May 6, 1991. Jaguars claim SWAC crown: Pitching paces SU over Jackson State. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. D, p. 1).
  74. Web site: Joe Planas. May 1, 1991. Wet grounds have SU waiting for league tourney. Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. D, p. 2).
  75. Web site: Scott Gremillion. May 4, 1992. SU captures SWAC crown: Calvin proves to be Jaguars' ace in the hole. Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. D, p. 1).
  76. Web site: Scott Gremillion. May 1, 1992. Jaguars open SWAC tourney action today. Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. D, p. 1).
  77. Web site: Scott Gremillion. May 1, 1995. 'They dominated us': JSU takes title with 10–4 win over Southern. Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. D, p. 1).
  78. Web site: Scott Hotard. March 9, 2013. SWAC tourney moves to Fort Worth. Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. C, p. 3).
  79. Web site: Scott Gremillion. March 23, 1996. Baseball/Softball: Jaguars' break over, Texas Southern on deck today. Baton Rouge Saturday (sec. E, p. 2).
  80. Web site: Scott Gremillion. April 17, 1997. Tennis/State Colleges—From final to first round: Jaguars to face Braves. Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. E, p. 2).
  81. Web site: Scott Gremillion. April 15, 1998. SWAC Notebook: SWAC Golf Tournaments Tee Off. Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. D, p. 2).
  82. Web site: Joseph Schiefelbein. May 7, 1999. SWAC Championships: Team play could carry SU to Crown. Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. E, p. 1).
  83. Web site: Joseph Schiefelbein. May 7, 2000. J-State moves into championship game. Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. C, p. 8).
  84. Web site: Joseph Schiefelbein. May 6, 2001. SU notches late knockout over JSU, 23-4. Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate (sec. C, p. 1).
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  89. Web site: Baseball Championship Schedule Finalized. swac.org. May 6, 2005. 2017-08-14.
  90. Web site: JAGS DEFEAT ALCORN STATE BRAVES IN OPENING ROUND OF SWAC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT. gojagsports.com. 2012-09-02. May 16, 2006.
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  93. Web site: ASU falls in SWAC title game in 13 innings. montgomeryadvertiser.com. May 22, 2017. 2020-08-25.
  94. Web site: SWAC Baseball Tournament Bracket Announced. swac.org. May 9, 2018. 2018-06-23.
  95. Web site: Baseball Tournament. swac.org. 2019-01-13.
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