1979 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

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1979 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Mississippi State  (1st title)
Winning coach Ron Polk  (1st title)
MVP Mike Kelley (Mississippi State)
1979 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Division
No. 19 Florida  xy168 .6674020 .667
Kentucky  1311 .5422918 .617
Georgia  1111 .5002418 .571
Tennessee  1014 .4172522 .532
Vanderbilt  814 .3642125 .457
Western Division
No. 6 Mississippi State  xy172 .8954812 .800
LSU  137 .6503420 .630
Ole Miss  910 .4742413 .649
Auburn  714 .3332121 .500
Alabama  417 .1901827 .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, Mississippi, from May 11 through 13. Mississippi State won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA tournament.

Contents

Regular season results

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Eastern Division
Florida 168.667
2
Kentucky 1311.542
3
4
Georgia 1111.500
4
Tennessee 1014.417
6
Vanderbilt 814.364
7
TeamWLPctGBSeed
Western Division
Mississippi State 172.895
1
LSU 137.650
4.5
3
Ole Miss 910.474
8
Auburn 714.333
11
Alabama 417.190
14

Tournament

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1 Mississippi State 6
4 Kentucky 4
1Mississippi State12
3LSU5
3 LSU 5
2 Florida 2
1Mississippi State12
2Florida11
Lower round 1Lower final
2Florida5
4Kentucky13LSU1
2Florida7

All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
1B Tim Weisheim Mississippi State
2B Chuck Long Florida
3B Bobby Mariano LSU
SS Larry Hall Florida
C John McDonald Mississippi State
OF Mike Kelley Mississippi State
OF Bob Kocol Mississippi State
OF Jim Watkins Florida
DH Tony Stevens Florida
UT Steve Bollman LSU
P Kerry Kellogg Florida
P Ken Kurtz Mississippi State
MVP Mike Kelley Mississippi State

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References

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