1989 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1989 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament was held from May 18 through May 20 at Olsen Field on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, TX.

1989 Southwest Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Olsen Field College Station, TX
Champions	Texas A&M (2nd title)
Winning coach	Mark Johnson (2nd title)
MVP	,

1989 Southwest Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Texas A&M  ‍†‍‡‍^y	17	–	4		.810			58	–	7		.892
No. 5 Arkansas  ‍†‍‍^y	17	–	4		.810			51	–	16		.761
No. 2 Texas  ‍‍‍^y	14	–	7		.667			54	–	18		.750
Houston  ‍‍‍	9	–	12		.429			43	–	17		.717
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍	9	–	12		.429			32	–	22		.593
TCU  ‍‍‍	7	–	14		.333			37	–	22		.627
Baylor  ‍‍‍	7	–	14		.333			32	–	19		.627
Rice  ‍‍‍	4	–	17		.190			28	–	30		.483
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1989[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The number 1 seed Texas A&M Aggies went 3-0 to win the team's 2nd SWC Tournament under head coach Mark Johnson.[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]

Texas A&M won the tiebreaker over Arkansas based on a 2-1 head to head record.

Place	Team	Conference				Overall			Seed
		W	L	%	GB	W	L	%
1	Texas A&M	17	4	.810	-	58	7	.892	1
2	Arkansas	17	4	.810	0	51	16	.761	2
3	Texas	14	7	.667	3	54	18	.750	3
4	Houston	9	12	.429	8	43	17	.717	4
5	Texas Tech	9	12	.429	8	32	22	.593	-
6	TCU	7	14	.333	10	37	22	.627	-
7	Baylor	7	14	.333	10	32	19	.627	-
8	Rice	4	17	.190	13	28	30	.483	-

Tournament

	First Round					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Texas A&M	15
	4	Houston	3
						1	Texas A&M	15
						3	Texas	6
	2	Arkansas	3
	3	Texas	8
											1	Texas A&M	5	-
										3	Texas	4	-
	4	Houston	4
	2	Arkansas	5
						3	Texas	9
						2	Arkansas	1

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1989". boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
2. "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
3. "2019 Texas A&M Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 128–134. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
4. "2019 Arkansas Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 158–161. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
5. "2018 Texas Baseball Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Longhorns. pp. 51–56. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
6. "2019 Houston Baseball Records Book" (PDF). Houston Courgars. pp. 57–60. Retrieved November 20, 2019.