1984 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

The 1984 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Perry Field in Gainesville, Florida, from May 11 through 14. Florida won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament.

1984 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida (3rd title)
Winning coachJoe Arnold (1st title)
MVPAlan Cockrell (Tennessee)
1984 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Division
No. 28 Florida  x‍‍‡‍y 18–4 .81843–16 .729
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47827–21 .563
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 9–11 .45028–17 .622
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 9–13 .40924–22 .522
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 7–14 .33325–23 .521
Western Division
No. 10 Mississippi State  x‍‍‍y 18–5 .78345–16 .738
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 12–10 .54535–18 .660
LSU  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50032–23 .582
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8–14 .36427–24 .529
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 7–16 .30422–24 .478
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1984[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular season results
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Eastern Division
Florida 18 4 .818
1
Tennessee 11 12 .478
7.5
4
Vanderbilt 9 11 .450
8
—
Kentucky 9 13 .409
9
—
Georgia 7 14 .333
10.5
—
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Division
Mississippi State 18 5 .783
—
2
Alabama 12 10 .545
5.5
3
LSU 12 12 .500
6.5
—
Auburn 8 14 .364
9.5
—
Ole Miss 7 16 .304
11
—

Tournament
First roundSemi-finalsFinals
4Tennessee13
2Mississippi State11
4Tennessee2
1Florida10
3Alabama3
1Florida5
1Florida23
4Tennessee31
Lower round 1Lower final
2Mississippi State3
2Mississippi State84Tennessee8
3Alabama4

All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
1B Mike Pitisci Alabama
2B Bruce Crabbe Florida
3B Mike Stanley Florida
SS Bob Parker Mississippi State
C Frank Vellaggia Alabama
OF Scott Ruskin Florida
OF Tom Stamps Tennessee
OF Dee Smithey Alabama
UT Ted McClendon Alabama
P Clay Daniel Florida
P Jeff Fischer Florida
DH Bobby Thigpen Mississippi State
MVP Alan Cockrell Tennessee

See also

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1984". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
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