1979 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

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.

1979 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsMississippi State (1st title)
Winning coachRon Polk (1st title)
MVPMike Kelley (Mississippi State)
1979 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Division
No. 19 Florida  x‍‍‍y 16–8 .66740–20 .667
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54229–18 .617
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11–11 .50024–18 .571
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41725–22 .532
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 8–14 .36421–25 .457
Western Division
No. 6 Mississippi State  x‍‍‡‍y 17–2 .89548–12 .800
LSU  ‍‍‍ 13–7 .65034–20 .630
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 9–10 .47424–13 .649
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 7–14 .33321–21 .500
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 4–17 .19018–27 .400
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1979[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular season results
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Eastern Division
Florida 16 8 .667
—
2
Kentucky 13 11 .542
3
4
Georgia 11 11 .500
4
—
Tennessee 10 14 .417
6
—
Vanderbilt 8 14 .364
7
—
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Division
Mississippi State 17 2 .895
—
1
LSU 13 7 .650
4.5
3
Ole Miss 9 10 .474
8
—
Auburn 7 14 .333
11
—
Alabama 4 17 .190
14
—

Tournament
First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Mississippi State6
4Kentucky4
1Mississippi State12
3LSU5
3LSU5
2Florida2
1Mississippi State12–
2Florida11–
Lower round 1Lower final
2Florida5
4Kentucky13LSU1
2Florida7

All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
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

See also

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