1978 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

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1978 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Auburn  (1st title)
Winning coach Paul Nix  (1st title)
1978 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Division
Florida  x184 .8183415 .694
Georgia  1112 .4783019 .612
Tennessee  1112 .4782521 .543
Vanderbilt  1013 .4353117 .646
Kentucky  615 .2862025 .444
Western Division
No. 22 Auburn  xy158 .6523321 .611
No. 14 Mississippi State  y138 .6193818 .679
Ole Miss  1211 .5222721 .563
Alabama  1011 .4762320 .535
LSU  618 .2501234 .261
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1978 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1978 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Perry Field in Gainesville, Florida, from May 12 through 15. Auburn won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1978 NCAA tournament.

Contents

Regular-season results

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Eastern Division
Florida 184.818
1
Georgia 1112.478
7.5
4
Tennessee 1112.478
7.5
Vanderbilt 1013.435
8.5
Kentucky 615.286
11.5
TeamWLPctGBSeed
Western Division
Auburn 158.652
2
Mississippi State 138.619
1
3
Ole Miss 1211.522
3
Alabama 1011.476
4
LSU 618.250
9.5

Tournament

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
4 Georgia 7
2 Auburn 8
2Auburn10
3Mississippi State7
3 Mississippi State 8
1 Florida 3
2Auburn28
3Mississippi State35
Lower round 1Lower final
4Georgia3
4Georgia73Mississippi State9
1Florida2

All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
1B Dom Fucci Auburn
2B J.B. Brown Auburn
3B John McDonald Mississippi State
SS Bubba Kizer Georgia
C Russ Aldrich Mississippi State
OF Del Bender Mississippi State
OF Jim Watkins Florida
OF Bubba Chrismer Georgia
DH Bo Fucci Auburn
P Jack Lazorko Mississippi State
P Perry Cliburn Mississippi State

No MVP was named.

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References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1978". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 26, 2014.