1981 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

The 1981 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Mississippi, from May 15 through 17. Florida won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA tournament.

1981 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	4
Format	Four-team double elimination tournament
Finals site	Dudy Noble Field Starkville, Mississippi
Champions	Florida (1st title)
Winning coach	Jay Bergman (1st title)
MVP	Jeff Keener (Kentucky)

1981 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern Division
No. 15 Florida  x‍‍‡‍y	16	–	7		.696			42	–	17		.712
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	13	–	9		.591			39	–	16		.709
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	10	–	13		.435			22	–	27		.449
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	9	–	12		.429			26	–	25		.510
Georgia  ‍‍‍	8	–	15		.348			23	–	23		.500
Western Division
No. 6 Mississippi State  x‍‍‍y	17	–	6		.739			46	–	17		.730
Alabama  x‍‍‍	17	–	6		.739			41	–	15		.732
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	8	–	14		.364			24	–	24		.500
LSU  ‍‍‍	7	–	14		.333			23	–	30		.434
Auburn  ‍‍‍	7	–	16		.304			27	–	27		.500
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1981 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular season results

Team W L Pct GB Seed Eastern Division Florida 16 7 .696 — 3 Kentucky 13 9 .591 2.5 4 Tennessee 10 13 .435 6 — Vanderbilt 9 12 .429 6 — Georgia 8 15 .348 8 —

Team W L Pct GB Seed Western Division Mississippi State 17 6 .739 — 1 Alabama 17 6 .739 — 2 Ole Miss 8 14 .364 8.5 — LSU 7 14 .333 9 — Auburn 7 16 .304 10 —

Tournament

	First round					Semi-finals					Finals
	3	Florida	3
	2	Alabama	2
						3	Florida	8
						1	Mississippi State	3
	1	Mississippi State	3
	4	Kentucky	2
											3	Florida	11	–
											4	Kentucky	5	–
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						4	Kentucky	3
	2	Alabama	2			1	Mississippi State	2
	4	Kentucky	3

All-Tournament Team

Position	Player	School
1B	Dave Falcone	Florida
2B	Danny Potosky	Kentucky
3B	Lou Sottile	Mississippi State
SS	Steve Lombardozzi	Florida
C	Greg Ryle	Kentucky
OF	Mark Gillaspie	Mississippi State
OF	Glenn Carpenter	Florida
OF	Mike Botkin	Kentucky
UT	Mike Henley	Florida
UT	Dave Klipstein	Mississippi State
P	Jeff Keener	Kentucky
P	Don Mundie	Mississippi State
P	Randy O'Neil	Florida
MVP	Jeff Keener	Kentucky

See also

• College World Series
• NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
• Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

References

2. SECSports.com All-Time Baseball Tournament Results

3. Boydsworld 1981 Standings

4. SECSports.com All-Tourney Team Lists