Courtesy of the SWAC
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2024 SWAC Baseball Tournament seedings following the conclusion of regular season play. The SWAC is the only Division I HBCU conference to sponsor the sport.
Florida A&M (East) and Texas Southern (West) claimed divisional titles after finishing with the top records in their respective divisions.
Florida A&M (22-8 SWAC) enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed from the Eastern Division.
Bethune-Cookman claimed the Eastern Division No. 2 seed (19-10 SWAC), while Alabama State claimed the No. 3 seed (18-12 SWAC) followed by No. 4 seed Jackson State (16-12 SWAC).
Texas Southern (18-6 SWAC) enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed from the Western Division.
Grambling State claimed the Western Division No. 2 seed (18-8 SWAC), while Prairie View A&M claimed the No. 3 seed (18-9 SWAC) followed by the No. 4 seed Southern (15-12 SWAC).
In the event of a tie in conference records the league’s tiebreaker policy was used to determine final seedings.
The tournament will be played in a double-elimination format with HBCU baseball action set to start at 9:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday, May 22nd with games slated to run through May 26th.
The complete tournament bracket can be found HERE. Please click here to purchase tickets for the event.
Wednesday, May 22
Game 1 — (E2) Bethune-Cookman vs. (W3) Prairie View A&M, 9:00 a.m.
Game 2 — (W2) Grambling State vs. (E3) Alabama State, 12:00 p.m.
Game 3 — (W1) Texas Southern vs. (E4) Jackson State, 3:00 p.m.
Game 4 — (E1) Florida A&M vs. (W4) Southern, 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 23
Game 5 — Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 9:00 a.m.
Game 6 — Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 4, 12:00 p.m.
Game 7 — Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 3, 3:00 p.m.
Game 8 — Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 4, 6:00 p.m.
Friday, May 24
Game 9 — Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7, 9:00 a.m.
Game 10 — Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 12:00 p.m.
Game 11 — Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 3:00 p.m.
Game 12 — Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 8, 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 25 (If necessary)
Game 11b — Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 11, 12:00 p.m.
Game 12b — Loser Game 12 vs. Winner Game 12. 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 26
Game 13 — Championship Game, 1:00 p.m.
All times listed Eastern Standard Time (EST)