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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
No. 19 Florida  x‍‍‍y 16 8   .667 40 20   .667
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 29 18   .617
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 11   .500 24 18   .571
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 25 22   .532
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 8 14   .364 21 25   .457
Western Division
No. 6 Mississippi State  x‍‍y 17 2   .895 48 12   .800
LSU  ‍‍‍ 13 7   .650 34 20   .630
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 9 10   .474 24 13   .649
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 7 14   .333 21 21   .500
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 4 17   .190 18 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

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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

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

All-Tournament Team

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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

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References

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