1979 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament

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1979 Southeastern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsMississippi State (1st title)
Winning coachRon Polk (1st title)
MVP (Mississippi State)
1979 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
No. 19 Florida  x‍‍‍y 16 – 8   .667 40 – 20   .667
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 29 – 18   .617
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 – 11   .500 24 – 18   .571
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 25 – 22   .532
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 8 – 14   .364 21 – 25   .457
Western Division
No. 6 Mississippi State  x‍‍‡‍y 17 – 2   .895 48 – 12   .800
LSU  ‍‍‍ 13 – 7   .650 34 – 20   .630
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 9 – 10   .474 24 – 13   .649
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 7 – 14   .333 21 – 21   .500
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 4 – 17   .190 18 – 27   .400
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1979[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1979 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, MS from May 11th through May 13th. Mississippi State won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA Tournament.

Regular Season Results[]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Eastern Division
Florida 16 8 .667
—
2
Kentucky 13 11 .542
3
4
Georgia 11 11 .500
4
—
Tennessee 10 14 .417
6
—
Vanderbilt 8 14 .364
7
—
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Division
Mississippi State 17 2 .895
—
1
LSU 13 7 .650
4.5
3
Ole Miss 9 10 .474
8
—
Auburn 7 14 .333
11
—
Alabama 4 17 .190
14
—

Tournament[]

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Mississippi State 6  
4 Kentucky 4  
  1 Mississippi State 12  
  3 LSU 5  
3 LSU 5
2 Florida 2  
  1 Mississippi State 12 -
  2 Florida 11 -
4 Kentucky 1  
2 Florida 7  
  2 Florida 5
  3 LSU 1  

All-Tournament Team[]

Position Player School
1B Mississippi State
2B Florida
3B LSU
SS Florida
C Mississippi State
OF Mississippi State
OF Mississippi State
OF Florida
DH Florida
UT LSU
P Florida
P Mississippi State
MVP Mississippi State

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1979". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
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