SEC Baseball Tournament
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The SEC Baseball Tournament (sometimes known simply as the SEC Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Southeastern Conference (SEC). It is a double-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
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[edit] Tournament
The SEC Baseball tournament is a double-elimination tournament held each year at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. Eight of the 12 teams in the SEC make the tournament each year. The winner earns the SEC's guaranteed bid to the NCAA Tournament. The other teams have to hope for an at-large bid.
[edit] History
The tournament was first held in 1977. From 1977-1986 the tournament consisted of four teams competing in a double elimination bracket. In 1987, the tournament expanded to 8 teams, while remaining a double-elimination tournament. In 1993, 1994 and 1995, the SEC held separate tournaments for the Eastern and Western divisions, with each winner being crowned champion of their respective division. In 1996 it returned to being a pure 8 team double elimination tournmanet, and it remains that way today.[1]
[edit] Champions
| Year | School | Site | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Ole Miss | Oxford, MS | |
| 1978 | Auburn | Gainesville, FL | |
| 1979 | Mississippi State | Starkville, MS | Mike Kelley (Mississippi State) |
| 1980 | Vanderbilt | Gainesville, FL | Dave Nenad (Vanderbilt) |
| 1981 | Florida | Starkville, MS | Jeff Keener (Kentucky) |
| 1982 | Florida | Gainesville, FL | Rich Bombard (Florida) |
| 1983 | Alabama | Starkville, MS | David Madigan (Alabama) |
| 1984 | Florida | Gainesville, FL | Alan Cockrell (Tennessee) |
| 1985 | Mississippi State | Baton Rouge, LA | Gene Morgan (Mississippi State) |
| 1986 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA | Jeff Yurtin (LSU) |
| 1987 | Mississippi State | Athens, GA | Dan Paradoa (Mississippi State) |
| 1988 | Florida | Starkville, MS | Brian Reimsnyder (Florida) |
| 1989 | Auburn | Gainesville, FL | Roger Miller (Georgia) |
| 1990 | LSU* Mississippi State* |
Hoover, AL | Jon Harden (Mississippi State) |
| 1991 | Florida | Baton Rouge, LA | Herbert Perry (Florida) / Brian Purvis (Florida) |
| 1992 | LSU | New Orleans, LA | Andy Sheets (LSU) |
| 1993 | Eastern: Tennessee Western: LSU |
Columbia, SC Baton Rouge, LA |
Todd Helton (Tennessee) Harry Berrios (LSU) |
| 1994 | Eastern: Tennessee Western: LSU |
Lexington, KY Oxford, MS |
Todd Helton (Tennessee) / Steve Soper (Tennessee) Russ Johnson (LSU) |
| 1995 | Eastern: Tennessee Western: Alabama |
Knoxville, TN Starkville, MS |
Todd Helton (Tennessee) / Scott Vieira (Tennessee) Rusty Loflin (Alabama) |
| 1996 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL | Joe Caruso (Alabama) |
| 1997 | Alabama | Columbus, GA | David Tidwell (Alabama) |
| 1998 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL | Rodney Nye (Arkansas) |
| 1999 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL | G.W. Keller (Alabama) |
| 2000 | LSU | Birmingham, AL | Wally Pontiff (LSU) |
| 2001 | Mississippi State | Birmingham, AL | Chris Young (Mississippi State) |
| 2002 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL | Brent Boyd (Alabama) |
| 2003 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL | Beau Hearod (Alabama) |
| 2004 | South Carolina | Birmingham, AL | Steven Tolleson (South Carolina) / Kevin Melillo (South Carolina) |
| 2005 | Mississippi State | Birmingham, AL | Jeff Butts (Mississippi State) |
| 2006 | Ole Miss | Birmingham, AL | Mark Wright (Ole Miss) |
| 2007 | TBD | Hoover, AL | TBD |
*: LSU and Mississippi State were declared 1990 tournament co-champions by SEC commissioner Roy Kramer when lightning and rain ended play in the championship game with LSU leading 6-0 with one out in the bottom of the fourth inning.
[edit] References
| SEC Baseball Tournaments | |
|---|---|
| 1970's | 1977 • 1978 • 1979 |
| 1980's | 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 |
| 1990's | 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 |
| 2000's | 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 |
