1993 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

The 1993 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was the first year the SEC held separate tournaments for the Eastern Division and the Western Division. The Eastern Division tournament was held at Sarge Frye Field in Columbia, South Carolina, from May 20 through 23. The Western Division tournament was held at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA also from May 20 through 23. Tennessee won the Eastern Division tournament and LSU won the Western Division tournament. All games played in the tournament were added to the teams' records from the 24-game conference regular season.

1993 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatSix-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTennessee (1st title)
Winning coachRod Delmonico (1st title)
MVPTodd Helton (Tennessee)
Attendance8,050
1993 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatSix-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsLSU (4th title)
Winning coachSkip Bertman (4th title)
MVPHarry Berrios (LSU)
Attendance28,196
1993 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 20 Tennessee  x‍‍‡‍y 20–10 .66745–20 .692
No. 29 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 15–10 .60039–20 .661
Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 14–14 .50038–23 .623
Florida  ‍‍‍ 12–14 .46233–25 .569
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 11–15 .42332–23 .582
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 10–18 .35730–29 .508
Western
No. 1 LSU  x‍†‍‡‍y 18–8 .69253–17 .757
No. 28 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 17–11 .60740–23 .635
No. 25 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 17–12 .58641–21 .661
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40733–26 .559
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37527–25 .519
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .29631–25 .554
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1993[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

As the tournament champion with the highest conference winning percentage, LSU was named SEC champion and awarded the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Regular-season results
Eastern Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Tennessee 20 10 .667
—
1
South Carolina 15 10 .600
2.5
2
Kentucky 14 14 .500
5
3
Florida 12 14 .462
6
4
Vanderbilt 11 15 .423
7
5
Georgia 10 18 .357
9
6
Western Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
LSU 18 8 .692
—
1
Auburn 17 11 .607
2
2
Mississippi State 17 12 .586
2.5
3
Arkansas 11 16 .407
7.5
4
Alabama 9 15 .375
8
5
Ole Miss 8 19 .296
10.5
6

Tournaments

Eastern Division
First roundSecond roundThird roundSemi-finalsFinals
6Georgia3
2South Carolina16Georgia5
4Florida0
5Vanderbilt46Georgia3
1Tennessee73Kentucky13
1Tennessee73Kentucky64
3Kentucky91Tennessee76
3Kentucky41Tennessee17
4Florida15Vanderbilt56Georgia8
2South Carolina71Tennessee11
5Vanderbilt11

Western Division
First roundSecond roundThird roundSemi-finalsFinals
1LSU3
3Mississippi State5
6Ole Miss13Mississippi State3
1LSU66Ole Miss23Mississippi State13
6Ole Miss4
2Auburn10
5Alabama2
5Alabama4
3Mississippi State3
2Auburn13
2Auburn31LSU7
4Arkansas1
4Arkansas52Auburn5
3Mississippi State21LSU16
1LSU13
4Arkansas7

All-Tournament Teams
Position Player School
Eastern Division
1B Todd Helton Tennessee
2B Nick Morrow Vanderbilt
SS Jeff Michael Kentucky
3B Terry Weaver Georgia
C James Northeimer Tennessee
OF Matt Bragga Kentucky
OF Rodney Close Georgia
OF Tom Thaemert Kentucky
DH Bard Hindersman Kentucky
P Alex Barylak Georgia
P Jason Carruth Tennessee
MVP Todd Helton Tennessee
Position Player School
Western Division
1B Brian Alyea Auburn
2B John Futrell Ole Miss
SS Russ Johnson LSU
3B Jason Williams LSU
C Mitch Duke Auburn
OF Harry Berrios LSU
OF Mike Neal LSU
OF Noah Muhammad Mississippi State
DH Travis Williams Mississippi State
P Gary Rath Mississippi State
P Will Hunt LSU
MVP Harry Berrios LSU

See also

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1993". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
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