1988 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament

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1988 Southeastern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatSix-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida (4th title)
Winning coachJoe Arnold (2nd title)
MVP (Florida)
Attendance43,068
1988 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Florida  ‍†‍‡‍y 21 – 6   .778 48 – 19   .716
No. 14 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 18 – 9   .667 38 – 25   .603
No. 23 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 17 – 10   .630 44 – 20   .688
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 16 – 10   .615 39 – 16   .709
LSU  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11   .593 39 – 21   .650
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 29 – 28   .509
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 30 – 23   .566
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 9 – 17   .346 27 – 26   .509
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18   .333 21 – 29   .420
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21   .222 24 – 29   .453
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1988 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, MS from May 12th through May 15th. Florida won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament.

Regular Season Results[]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Florida 21 6 .778
—
1
Kentucky 18 9 .667
3
2
Mississippi State 17 10 .630
4
3
Auburn 16 10 .615
4.5
4
LSU 16 11 .593
5
5
Georgia 11 16 .407
10
6
Vanderbilt 11 16 .407
10
—
Alabama 9 17 .346
11.5
—
Tennessee 9 18 .333
12
—
Ole Miss 6 21 .222
15
—

Tournament[]

  First Round Second Round Third Round Semi-Finals
                                       
  6 Georgia 8  
  1 Florida 3     6 Georgia 3  
    5 LSU 7    
      5 LSU 2  
      1 Florida 7    
  1 Florida 4          
  4 Auburn 3        
  2 Kentucky 9         1 Florida 3 5
  5 LSU 7           3 Mississippi State 1 3
      2 Kentucky 5        
      3 Mississippi State 6          
  4 Auburn 7           3 Mississippi State 4    
  3 Mississippi State 10         6 Georgia 2  
  6 Georgia 5    
  2 Kentucky 4  

All-Tournament Team[]

Position Player School
1B Tommy Raffo Mississippi State
2B Kentucky
SS Mississippi State
3B Kentucky
C Mississippi State
OF Florida
OF LSU
OF Georgia
DH Florida
P Florida
P Georgia
MVP Florida

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1988". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
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