1983 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament

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1983 Southeastern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsAlabama (1st title)
Winning coachBarry Shollenberger (1st title)
MVPDave Magadan (Alabama)
1983 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
Florida  x‍‍‍ 14 – 7   .667 38 – 14   .731
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 12 – 7   .632 26 – 16   .619
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9   .550 29 – 19   .604
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 6 – 11   .353 31 – 14   .689
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 6 – 15   .286 22 – 23   .489
Western Division
No. 12 Mississippi State  x‍‍‍y 17 – 5   .773 42 – 15   .737
No. 2 Alabama  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 7   .667 46 – 11   .807
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 10 – 12   .455 26 – 18   .591
LSU  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 28 – 21   .571
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 4 – 18   .182 16 – 34   .320
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1983 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, MS from May 13th through May 15th. Alabama won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Tournament.

Regular Season Results[]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Eastern Division
Florida 14 7 .667
—
3
Tennessee 12 7 .632
1
4
Georgia 11 9 .550
2.5
—
Kentucky 6 11 .353
6
—
Vanderbilt 6 15 .286
8
—
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Division
Mississippi State 17 5 .773
—
1
Alabama 14 7 .667
2.5
2
Ole Miss 10 12 .455
7
—
LSU 9 12 .429
7.5
—
Auburn 4 18 .182
13
—

Tournament[]

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
2 Alabama 15  
3 Florida 2  
  2 Alabama 8  
  4 Tennessee 6  
4 Tennessee 20
1 Mississippi State 11  
  2 Alabama 10 -
  1 Mississippi State 9 -
3 Florida 3  
1 Mississippi State 5  
  1 Mississippi State 9
  4 Tennessee 4  

All-Tournament Team[]

Position Player School
1B Dave Magadan Alabama
2B Mississippi State
3B Alabama
SS Bob Parker Mississippi State
C Alabama
OF Rafael Palmeiro Mississippi State
OF Alan Cockrell Tennessee
OF Tennessee
DH Tennessee
UT Tennessee
P Ole Miss
P Alabama
P Jeff Brantley Mississippi State
MVP Dave Magadan Alabama

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1983". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
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