2022 Southeastern Conference baseball season

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2022 Southeastern Conference baseball season
League Southeastern Conference
SportBaseball
Number of teams14
Regular Season
East champions Tennessee
West champions Texas A&M
Tournament
Champions Tennessee
  Runners-up Florida
Finals MVPDrew Gilbert
Seasons
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2023 →

The 2022 Southeastern Conference baseball season was the baseball season for the Southeastern Conference as part of the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. Tennessee and Texas A&M won the East and West Division regular season titles respectively. [1] In the conference tournament, Tennessee defeated Florida 8–5 in the final to be crowned SEC champions. [2]

Contents

Regular Season

The Southeastern Conference released the regular season conference schedule on September 15, 2021. The regular season began March 18 and concluded May 21. [3]

Division standings

East Division
PosTeamPldCWCLCPCTGBWLPCTQualification
1y – Tennessee 66255.833—579.864Qualification for the second round & NCAA tournament
2 Georgia 591515.500103623.610Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament
3 Florida 661515.500104224.636
4 Vanderbilt 621416.467113923.629
5 South Carolina 551317.433122728.491Qualification for the first round
6 Kentucky 591218.400133326.559
7 Missouri 511020.333152823.549
Source: SEC [4]
y – Division champion

West Division
PosTeamPldCWCLCPCTGBWLPCTQualification
1y – Texas A&M 641911.633—4420.688Qualification for the second round & NCAA tournament
2 Arkansas 671812.60014621.687
3 LSU 621713.56724022.645
4 Auburn 651613.5522.54322.662Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament
5 Ole Miss 651416.46754223.646
6 Alabama 581217.4146.53127.534Qualification for the first round
7 Mississippi State 56921.300102630.464
Source: SEC [4]
y – Division champion

Conference standings

PosDivTeamPldCWCLCPCTGBWLPCTQualification
1E Tennessee (C)66255.833—579.864Qualification for the second round & NCAA tournament
2W Texas A&M 641911.63364420.688
3W Arkansas 671812.60074621.687
4W LSU 621713.56784022.645
5W Auburn 651613.5528.54322.662Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament
6E Georgia 591515.500103623.610
7E Florida 661515.500104224.636
8E Vanderbilt 621416.467113923.629
9W Ole Miss 651416.467114223.646
10E South Carolina 551317.433122728.491Qualification for the first round
11W Alabama 581217.41412.53127.534
12E Kentucky 591218.400133326.559
13E Missouri 511020.333152823.549
14W Mississippi State 56921.300162630.464
Source: SEC [4]
(C) Champion

Results

Home \ Away ALA ARK AUB UF UGA UK LSU MISS MSST MIZZ SC TENN TAMU VAN
Alabama 2–11–21–21–22–1
Arkansas 3–03–02–12–11–2
Auburn 2–01–21–23–02–1
Florida 2–12–11–22–10–3
Georgia 3–02–11–21–21–2
Kentucky 2–12–11–22–11–2
LSU 1–22–10–33–01–2
Ole Miss 0–31–23–00–31–2
Mississippi State 2–12–10–30–30–3
Missouri 1–21–22–12–12–1
South Carolina 3–01–22–12–12–1
Tennessee 2–12–12–13–03–0
Texas A&M 1–21–22–13–02–1
Vanderbilt 2–10–33–00–31–2
Source: SEC [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Tournament

The 2022 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held from May 24 through May 29 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. [6] Tennessee won the conference tournament for the first time since 1995. [2] [7]

Bracket

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
May 25
May 243 Arkansas 3
May 27
6 Georgia 311Alabama4
11Alabama8
11 Alabama 5May 26
2Texas A&M12
May 242 Texas A&M 10
May 28
7 Florida 27Florida07
2Texas A&M0
10 South Carolina 110
7Florida9
May 28
May 2711Alabama6
3Arkansas57Florida11
7Florida7May 29
7Florida5
May 26
1Tennessee8
May 241 Tennessee 10
May 27
8 Vanderbilt 38Vanderbilt1
1Tennessee5
9 Ole Miss 1May 26
4LSU2
May 254 LSU 11
May 28
5 Auburn 112Kentucky6
1Tennessee12
12 Kentucky 3
12Kentucky2
May 28
May 274LSU2
8Vanderbilt212Kentucky7
12Kentucky10

NCAA Tournament

Nine SEC teams were selected for the NCAA tournament, with four being selected as regional hosts. Auburn, Florida, Tennessee, and Texas A&M were national seeds and hosted their respective regionals, while Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, and Vanderbilt also were selected to the tournament. [8] Six of the nine teams advanced to a regional final, with five advancing to the super regional round. [9] [10]

Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Auburn and Arkansas were four of the eight teams to advance to the 2022 College World Series in Omaha. [11] Ultimately, Ole Miss swept Oklahoma in two games to claim the national championship. [12]

Conference leaders

Awards and honors

SEC Baseball Awards

AwardWinnerPos.Team
Co-Players of the Year Dylan Crews, So.OFLSU
Sonny DiChiara Sr.1BAuburn
Pitcher of the Year Chase Dollander, So.RHPTennessee
Freshman of the Year Drew Beam, Fr.RHPTennessee
Scholar Athlete of the Year Ben Anderson, Gr.OFGeorgia
Coach of the Year Tony Vitello HCTennessee

Source: SEC [13]

See also

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