1986 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

The 1986 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA from May 9 through 11. LSU won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament.

1986 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsLSU (1st title)
Winning coachSkip Bertman (1st title)
MVPJeff Yurtin (LSU)
Attendance14,240
1986 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 LSU  ‍y 22 5   .815 55 14   .797
No. 21 Alabama  ‍‍‍y 18 9   .667 43 20   .683
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 31 24   .564
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 38 17   .691
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 35 24   .593
Florida  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 27 26   .509
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 34 21   .618
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10 17   .370 27 23   .540
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 9 18   .333 25 29   .463
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 7 20   .259 25 28   .472
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular season results

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Team W L Pct GB Seed
LSU 22 5 .815
1
Alabama 18 9 .667
4
2
Auburn 15 12 .556
7
3
Georgia 14 13 .519
8
4
Ole Miss 14 13 .519
8
Florida 14 13 .519
8
Mississippi State 12 15 .444
10
Tennessee 10 17 .370
12
Vanderbilt 9 18 .333
13
Kentucky 7 20 .259
15

Tournament

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
3Auburn7
2Alabama8
2Alabama7
1LSU10
4Georgia6
1LSU10
1LSU8
4Georgia4
Lower round 1Lower final
4Georgia6
3Auburn72Alabama4
4Georgia11

All-Tournament Team

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Position Player School
1B Pete Freeman Georgia
2B Mike Qualls Alabama
3B Jeff Yurtin LSU
SS Jimmy Harrell Georgia
C Doug Duke Alabama
OF Joey Belle LSU
OF Mike Papajohn LSU
OF Trey Gainous Auburn
UT Pat Bailey Alabama
P Cris Carpenter Georgia
P Barry Manuel LSU
MVP Jeff Yurtin LSU

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1986". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  1. SECSports.com All-Time Baseball Tournament Results
  2. SECSports.com All-Tourney Team Lists