1988 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament

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1988 Southeastern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatSix-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Florida  (4th title)
Winning coach Joe Arnold  (2nd title)
MVP Brian Reimsnyder (Florida)
Attendance43,068
1988 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Florida  y216 .7784819 .716
No. 14 Kentucky  y189 .6673825 .603
No. 23 Mississippi State  y1710 .6304420 .688
Auburn  1610 .6153916 .709
LSU  1611 .5933921 .650
Georgia  1116 .4072928 .509
Vanderbilt  1116 .4073023 .566
Alabama  917 .3462726 .509
Tennessee  918 .3332129 .420
Ole Miss  621 .2222429 .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.

Contents

Regular Season Results

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Florida 216.778
1
Kentucky 189.667
3
2
Mississippi State 1710.630
4
3
Auburn 1610.615
4.5
4
LSU 1611.593
5
5
Georgia 1116.407
10
6
Vanderbilt 1116.407
10
Alabama 917.346
11.5
Tennessee 918.333
12
Ole Miss 621.222
15

Tournament

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
6Georgia3
5LSU7
6 Georgia 85LSU2
1 Florida 31Florida7
1Florida4
4Auburn3
2 Kentucky 91Florida35
5 LSU 73Mississippi State13
2Kentucky5
3Mississippi State6
4 Auburn 73Mississippi State4
3 Mississippi State 106Georgia2
6Georgia5
2Kentucky4

All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
1B Tommy Raffo Mississippi State
2B Vince Castaldo Kentucky
SS Brad Hildreth Mississippi State
3B Darin Rieman Kentucky
C Barry Winford Mississippi State
OF Brian Reimsnyder Florida
OF Rich Vasquez LSU
OF Bruce Chick Georgia
DH Mario Linares Florida
P Jeff Gidcumb Florida
P Mark Lipson Georgia
MVP Brian Reimsnyder Florida

See also

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References

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