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

Teams	6
Format	Six-team double elimination tournament
Finals site	Foley Field Athens, Georgia
Champions	Mississippi State (3rd title)
Winning coach	Ron Polk (3rd title)
MVP	Dan Paradoa (Mississippi State)
Attendance	5,091

1987 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Georgia  ‍†‍‍y	18	–	8		.692			42	–	21		.667
No. 20 Auburn  ‍‍‍y	18	–	9		.667			42	–	18		.700
Florida  ‍‍‍	17	–	9		.654			32	–	24		.571
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	16	–	11		.593			40	–	15		.727
No. 4 LSU  ‍‍‍y	12	–	10		.545			49	–	19		.721
Mississippi State  ‍‍‡‍y	13	–	13		.500			39	–	22		.639
Alabama  ‍‍‍	11	–	14		.440			25	–	26		.490
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	11	–	16		.407			25	–	26		.490
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	7	–	20		.259			27	–	25		.519
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	5	–	18		.217			17	–	27		.386
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1987 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 round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	Georgia	5
	6	Mississippi State	6			6	Mississippi State	5
						3	Florida	4
	2	Auburn	9								6	Mississippi State	4
	5	LSU	8								2	Auburn	3
						2	Auburn	5*													6	Mississippi State	13	—
						4	Kentucky	4*													5	LSU	3	—
	3	Florida	4													2	Auburn	2
	4	Kentucky	5								4	Kentucky	1			5	LSU	4
						1	Georgia	2			5	LSU	4
						5	LSU	4

• * 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

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

References

• SECSports.com All-Time Baseball Tournament Results
• Boydsworld 1987 Standings
• SECSports.com All-Tourney Team Lists