Baseball Tournament Begins Wednesday

Swac

swac.gifTexas Southern will look to repeat ’08 title run

The final SWAC Championship of the year commences Wednesday with seven teams looking to dethrone Texas Southern.

#3 East seed Alcorn State will play #2 West seed Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 9 a.m. Game 2 will feature #3 West seed Grambling State, which clinched a tournament berth Saturday with a win, taking on #2 East seed Jackson State at noon.

The top divisional seeds will be in action later in the day. At 3 p.m. #1 East seed Mississippi Valley State will take on #4 West seed and 2008 defending champion Texas Southern. The final game of the day will feature #1 West seed Southern facing #4 East seed Alabama A&M at 6 p.m.

Action will continue Thursday and Friday with four games each day at 9 a.m., Noon, 3 p.m., and 6 p.m. Saturday, a pair of ‘if necessary’ games are scheduled for Noon and 3 p.m..

Sunday, the championship game will be played at 1 p.m. and televised on tape-delay basis later that day at 7 p.m. on ESPNU.

Tournament Bracket

Wednesday, May 20
Game 1 Alcorn St. vs. Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 9 a.m.
Game 2 Grambling St. vs. Jackson St. Noon
Game 3 Texas Southern vs. Mississippi Valley St. 3 p.m.
Game 4 Alabama A&M vs. Southern 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 21
Game 5 Game 1 loser vs. Game 3 loser 9:00 a.m.
Game 6 Game 2 loser vs. Game 4 loser Noon
Game 7 Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 winner 3:00 p.m.
Game 8 Game 2 winner vs. Game 4 winner 6:00 p.m.

Friday, May 22
Game 9 Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 Loser 9:00 a.m.
Game 10 Game 6 winner vs. Game 8 Loser Noon
Game 11 Game 7 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner 3:00 p.m.
Game 12 Game 8 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 23
Game 13 (if necessary) Game 11 winner vs. Game 11 loser Noon
Game 14 (if necessary) Game 12 winner vs. Game 12 loser 3 p.m.

Sunday, May 24
Game 15 Championship Game 1:00 p.m