Some Fun SWAC Baseball Facts


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With the addition of FAMU and Bethune the SWAC has 3 schools that produced players in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Southern: Lou Brock
Florida A&M: Andre Dawson
Prairie View A&M: Hilton Smith
Alcorn State: Bill Foster

Four of the 12 schools have schools have produced at least one first round pick in the MLB Draft.

Bethune Cookman
Southern
Grambling State
Jackson State

Nine of the 12 schools have produced at least one Major Leaguer.

Alabama A&M
Alabama State
Alcorn State
Bethune Cookman
Florida A&M
Grambling State
Jackson State
Prairie View A&M
Southern
 
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With the addition of FAMU and Bethune the SWAC has 3 schools that produced players in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Southern: Lou Brock
Florida A&M: Andre Dawson
Prairie View A&M: Hilton Smith
Alcorn State: Bill Foster

Four of the 12 schools have schools have produced at least one first round pick in the MLB Draft.

Bethune Cookman
Southern
Grambling State
Jackson State

Nine of the 12 schools have produced at least one Major Leaguer.

Alabama A&M
Alabama State
Alcorn State
Bethune Cookman
Florida A&M
Grambling State
Jackson State
Prairie View A&M
Southern

Interestingly, Southern appears to be the only common denominator among all of your classifications.
 
Southern University has won the SWAC a amazing 31 times.


27 official (1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2019[11]) and 4 unofficial (1949, 1950, 1955, 1956[12]) SWAC championships
 
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