1987 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

The 1987 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia, from May 14 through 17. Mississippi State won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament.

1987 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatSix-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsMississippi State (3rd title)
Winning coachRon Polk (3rd title)
MVPDan Paradoa (Mississippi State)
Attendance5,091
1987 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Georgia  ‍†‍‍y 18–8 .69242–21 .667
No. 20 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 18–9 .66742–18 .700
Florida  ‍‍‍ 17–9 .65432–24 .571
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 16–11 .59340–15 .727
No. 4 LSU  ‍‍‍y 12–10 .54549–19 .721
Mississippi State  ‍‍‡‍y 13–13 .50039–22 .639
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 11–14 .44025–26 .490
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40725–26 .490
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 7–20 .25927–25 .519
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 5–18 .21717–27 .386
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular season results
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Georgia 18 8 .692
—
1
Auburn 18 9 .667
0.5
2
Florida 17 9 .654
1
3
Kentucky 16 11 .593
2.5
4
LSU 12 10 .545
4
5
Mississippi State 13 13 .500
5
6
Alabama 11 14 .440
6.5
—
Ole Miss 11 16 .407
7.5
—
Vanderbilt 7 20 .259
11.5
—
Tennessee 5 18 .217
11.5
—

Tournament
First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Georgia5
6Mississippi State66Mississippi State5
3Florida4
2Auburn96Mississippi State4
5LSU82Auburn3
2Auburn5*6Mississippi State13—
4Kentucky4*5LSU3—
3Florida42Auburn2
4Kentucky54Kentucky15LSU4
1Georgia25LSU4
5LSU4
  • * indicates extra innings.

All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
1B John Mitchell Mississippi State
2B Terry Shumpert Kentucky
3B Kevin Henry Auburn
SS Dave Cunningham LSU
C Craig Faulkner LSU
OF Trey Gainous Auburn
OF Jody Hurst Mississippi State
OF Dan Paradoa Mississippi State
DH Richie Grayum Mississippi State
P Derek Lilliquist Georgia
P Terry Ellis Mississippi State
MVP Dan Paradoa Mississippi State

See also

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1987". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
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