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1983 Southwest Conference baseball tournament

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1983 Southwest Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (5th title)
Winning coachCliff Gustafson (5th title)
1983 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Texas  ‍y 18 3   .857 66 14   .825
No. 24 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 13 8   .619 44 21   .677
Houston  ‍‍‍ 13 8   .619 43 15   .741
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 8 7   .533 20 9   .690
Rice  ‍‍‍ 2 11   .154 9 12   .429
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 18 23   .439
TCU  ‍‍‍ 6 15   .286 26 25   .510
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 4 17   .190 24 21   .533
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1983[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1983 Southwest Conference baseball tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament was held from May 13 through 16 at Disch–Falk Field on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, Texas.

The number 1 seed Texas Longhorns went 3–1 to win the team's 5th SWC tournament under head coach Cliff Gustafson.[2]

Format and seeding

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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
3
.857
-
66
14
.825
1
2
Arkansas
13
8
.619
5
44
21
.677
2
3
Houston
13
8
.619
5
43
15
.741
3
4
Rice
11
10
.524
7
36
16
.692
4
5
Baylor
11
0
1.000
2
26
22
.542
-
6
Texas Tech
8
13
.381
10
18
23
.439
-
7
TCU
6
15
.286
12
26
25
.510
-
8
Texas A&M
4
17
.190
14
24
21
.533
-

Tournament

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Texas4
4Rice3
1Texas9
2Arkansas2
2Arkansas4
3Houston3
1Texas414
2Arkansas50
Lower round 1Lower final
2Arkansas9
4Rice23Houston7
3Houston4

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1950". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  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 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 Houston Baseball Records Book" (PDF). Houston Courgars. pp. 57–60. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "2017 Rice Owls Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 87–88. Retrieved November 20, 2019.