Tournament Bracket
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- East Division top seed Alabama State will open the 2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament against West Division four seed Prairie View A&M on Wednesday at 3 p.m. EST at Georgia Tech's Russ Chandler Stadium in Atlanta, Ga.
The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2023 SWAC Baseball Tournament seeds following the conclusion of regular season play.
Alabama State (26-4 SWAC) enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed from the Eastern Division.
Bethune-Cookman claimed the Eastern Division No. 2 seed (20-9 SWAC), while Florida A&M claimed the No. 3 seed (18-12 SWAC) followed by No. 4 seed Jackson State (13-17 SWAC)
Grambling State (22-7 SWAC) enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed from the Western Division.
Texas Southern claimed the Western Division No. 2 seed (17-10 SWAC), while Southern claimed the No. 3 seed (17-10 SWAC) followed by No. 4 seed Prairie View A&M (15-14 SWAC).
In the event of a tie in conference records the league's tiebreaker policy was used to determine final seeds.
The tournament will be played in a double-elimination format with action set to start at 9:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday, May 24
with games slated to run through Sunday, May 28
at Russ Chandler Stadium on the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga.
All tournament games scheduled for May 24-27 will be available live on the
SWAC Digital Network.
The complete tournament bracket can be found at the link above. Please
click here to purchase tickets for the event.
Wednesday, May 24
Game 1 – (W2) Texas Southern vs. (E3) Florida A&M, 9:00 a.m.
Game 2 – (E2) Bethune-Cookman vs. (W3) Southern, 12:00 p.m.
Game 3 – (E1) Alabama State vs. (W4) Prairie View A&M, 3:00 p.m.
Game 4 – (W1) Grambling State vs. (E4) Jackson State, 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 25
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 26
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 27 (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 28
Game 13 – Championship Game, 1:00 p.m.
All times listed Eastern Standard Time (EST)
