2025 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament

2025 Southwestern Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsBethune–Cookman (14th title)
Winning coachJonathan Hernandez (1st title)
TelevisionESPN+
2025 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bethune–Cookman ‍y 24 5   .828 37 23   .617
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍ 24 6   .800 33 25   .569
Alabama State  ‍‍‍ 21 9   .700 31 29   .517
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍ 17 9   .654 19 34   .358
Grambling State  ‍‍‍ 18 11   .621 26 28   .481
Jackson State  ‍‍‍ 16 12   .571 29 21   .580
Southern  ‍‍‍ 15 13   .536 24 27   .471
Texas Southern  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 22 32   .407
Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍ 13 14   .481 17 36   .321
Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍ 7 23   .233 12 29   .293
Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍ 2 27   .069 10 40   .200
Alcorn State  ‍‍‍ 1 29   .033 6 43   .122
† – Conference champion
‡ – champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 31, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament will be held from May 21 through 25 at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The top eight regular season finishers of the conference's twelve teams will meet in the double-elimination tournament, and will be split into two double-elimination brackets of four. The winner of each bracket will then play a single-game championship.[2]

Seeding and format

The top eight finishers of the league's twelve teams qualify for the double-elimination tournament. Teams are seeded based on conference winning percentage, with the first tiebreaker being head-to-head record.

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Bethune-Cookman 5
8 Texas Southern 3
1 Bethune-Cookman 9
3 Alabama State 8
3 Alabama State 7
6 Jackson State 6
1 Bethune–Cookman 8
3 Alabama State 7
8 Texas Southern 6
6 Jackson State 12
6 Jackson State 3
3 Alabama State 5
1 Bethune–Cookman 11
2 Florida A&M 9
2 Florida A&M 9
7 Southern 1
2 Florida A&M 148
5 Grambling State 4
4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6
5 Grambling State 13
2 Florida A&M 0 9
5 Grambling State 137 1
4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11
7 Southern 17
5 Grambling State 167
7 Southern 2

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Score Notes Reference
Wednesday, May 21
1 9:00 am No. 8 Texas Southern vs No. 1 Bethune-Cookman 3−5
2 12:00 pm No. 7 Southern vs No. 2 Florida A&M 1−9
3 3:00 pm No. 6 Jackson State vs No. 3 Alabama State 6−7
4 6:00 pm No. 5 Grambling State vs No. 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 13−6
Thursday, May 22
5 9:00 am No. 8 Texas Southern vs No. 6 Jackson State 6−12 Texas Southern Eliminated
6 12:00 pm No. 7 Southern vs No. 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 17−11 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Eliminated
7 3:00 pm No. 1 Bethune-Cookman vs No. 3 Alabama State 9−8
8 6:00 pm No. 2 Florida A&M vs No. 5 Grambling State 14−4 (F/8)
Friday, May 23
9 9:00 am No. 6 Jackson State vs No. 3 Alabama State 3−5 Jackson State Eliminated
10 12:00 pm No. 7 Southern vs No. 5 Grambling State 16−2 (F/7) Southern Eliminated
11 3:00 pm No. 3 Alabama State vs No. 1 Bethune-Cookman 7−8 (F/10) Alabama State Eliminated
12 6:00 pm No. 5 Grambling State vs No. 2 Florida A&M 13−0 (F/7)
Saturday, May 24
13 2:30 pm No. 5 Grambling State vs No. 2 Florida A&M 1−9 Grambling State Eliminated
Sunday, May 25
14 1:00 pm No. 2 Florida A&M vs No. 1 Bethune-Cookman

References

  1. ^ "Southwestern Athletic". d1baseball.com. D1BASEBALL. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  2. ^ "SWAC Baseball Championship 2025" (PDF). SWAC Sports. Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 21, 2025.