1988 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1988 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament was held from May 19 through May 22 at George Cole Field on the campus of The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR.

1988 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (8th title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (8th title)
MVP,
1988 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Texas ‍†‍‡‍y 18–2 .900  58–11 .841
No. 11 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 17–4 .810  52–15 .776
Arkansas ‍‍‍y 12–9 .571  39–23 .629
Baylor ‍‍‍ 9–12 .429  25–31 .446
TCU ‍‍‍ 8–13 .381  27–32 .458
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 7–14 .333  34–25 .576
Houston ‍‍‍ 6–14 .300  33–22 .600
Rice ‍‍‍ 6–15 .286  31–28 .525
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 4-1 to win the team's 8th SWC Tournament under head coach Cliff Gustafson.[2]

Format and seeding

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
W L % GB W L %
1
Texas
18
2
.900
-
58
11
.841
1
2
Texas A&M
17
4
.810
1.5
52
15
.776
2
3
Arkansas
12
9
.571
6.5
39
23
.629
3
4
Baylor
9
12
.429
9.5
25
31
.446
4
5
TCU
8
13
.381
10.5
27
32
.458
-
6
Texas Tech
7
14
.333
11.5
34
25
.576
-
7
Houston
6
14
.300
12
33
22
.600
-
8
Rice
6
15
.286
12.5
31
28
.525
-

Tournament
  First Round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Texas 2  
4 Baylor 4  
  4 Baylor 1  
  2 Texas A&M 6  
2 Texas A&M 4
3 Arkansas 3  
  2 Texas A&M 0 7
  1 Texas 10 12
1 Texas 7  
3 Arkansas 1  
  4 Baylor 5
  1 Texas 8  

References
  1. "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. pp. 39–40. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  2. "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  3. "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. "2019 Baylor Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor Bears. pp. 57–61. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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