1978 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

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.

1978 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsAuburn (1st title)
Winning coachPaul Nix (1st title)
1978 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Division
Florida  x‍‍‍ 18–4 .81834–15 .694
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47830–19 .612
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47825–21 .543
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 10–13 .43531–17 .646
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 6–15 .28620–25 .444
Western Division
No. 22 Auburn  x‍‍‡‍y 15–8 .65233–21 .611
No. 14 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 13–8 .61938–18 .679
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 12–11 .52227–21 .563
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 10–11 .47623–20 .535
LSU  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25012–34 .261
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1978[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular-season results
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Eastern Division
Florida 18 4 .818
—
1
Georgia 11 12 .478
7.5
4
Tennessee 11 12 .478
7.5
—
Vanderbilt 10 13 .435
8.5
—
Kentucky 6 15 .286
11.5
—
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Division
Auburn 15 8 .652
—
2
Mississippi State 13 8 .619
1
3
Ole Miss 12 11 .522
3
—
Alabama 10 11 .476
4
—
LSU 6 18 .250
9.5
—

Tournament
First roundSemi-finalsFinals
4Georgia7
2Auburn8
2Auburn10
3Mississippi State7
3Mississippi State8
1Florida3
2Auburn28
3Mississippi State35
Lower round 1Lower final
4Georgia3
4Georgia73Mississippi State9
1Florida2

All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
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.

See also

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