2009 SEC Baseball Tournament
The 2009 SEC Baseball Tournament will be held at Regions Park in Hoover, AL from May 20th through May 24th. LSU won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. LSU would go on to win the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.
Regular Season results
The top eight teams (based on conference results) from the conference earned invites to the tournament.
| Team |
W |
L |
T |
Pct |
GB |
Seed |
| Eastern Division |
| Florida |
19 |
11 |
|
.633 |
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2 |
| South Carolina |
17 |
13 |
|
.567 |
2 |
5 |
| Georgia |
15 |
15 |
|
.500 |
4 |
6 |
| Vanderbilt |
12 |
17 |
|
.414 |
6.5 |
8 |
| Kentucky |
12 |
18 |
|
.400 |
7 |
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| Tennessee |
11 |
19 |
|
.367 |
8 |
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| Team |
W |
L |
T |
Pct |
GB |
Seed |
| Western Division |
| LSU |
20 |
10 |
|
.667 |
|
1 |
| Ole Miss |
20 |
10 |
|
.667 |
|
3 |
| Alabama |
18 |
11 |
|
.621 |
1.5 |
4 |
| Arkansas |
14 |
15 |
|
.483 |
5.5 |
7 |
| Auburn |
11 |
19 |
|
.367 |
9 |
|
| Miss St. |
9 |
20 |
|
.310 |
10.5 |
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Format
The 2009 tournament will once again feature a "flipped bracket". This means that after two days of play the undefeated team from each bracket will move into the other bracket. This reduces the amount of rematches teams will have to play in order to win the tournament.
Tournament
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First round |
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Second round |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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7 |
Arkansas |
8 |
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2 |
Florida |
5 |
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7 |
Arkansas |
1 |
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6 |
Georgia |
2* |
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6 |
Georgia |
6 |
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3 |
Ole Miss |
3 |
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8 |
Vanderbilt |
11 |
- |
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7 |
Arkansas |
1 |
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2 |
Florida |
12^ |
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3 |
Ole Miss |
2 |
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7 |
Arkansas |
10 |
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2 |
Florida |
7 |
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1 |
LSU |
6 |
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8 |
Vanderbilt |
2 |
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8 |
Vanderbilt |
4 |
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1 |
LSU |
1 |
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8 |
Vanderbilt |
5 |
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5 |
South Carolina |
4 |
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5 |
South Carolina |
9* |
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4 |
Alabama |
5 |
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6 |
Georgia |
0 |
2 |
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1 |
LSU |
16 |
3 |
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1 |
LSU |
9 |
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4 |
Alabama |
6 |
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5 |
South Carolina |
1 |
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1 |
LSU |
4 |
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- * Game went into extra innings.
- ^ Game ended after 8 innings due to Mercy Rule.
- Auburn, Mississippi St., Kentucky and Tennessee did not make the tournament.
All-Tournament Team
| Position |
Player |
School |
| 1B |
Preston Tucker |
Florida |
| 2B |
Bo Bigham |
Arkansas |
| 3B |
Zach Cox |
Arkansas |
| SS |
Austin Nola |
LSU |
| SS |
Ben Tschepikow |
Arkansas |
| C |
Andrew Giobbi |
Vanderbilt |
| OF |
Mikie Mahtook |
LSU |
| OF |
Jonathan Pigott |
Florida |
| OF |
Steven Liddle |
Vanderbilt |
| DH |
Blake Dean |
LSU |
| P |
Mike Minor |
Vanderbilt |
| P |
Daniel Bradshaw |
LSU |
| MVP |
Mikie Mahtook |
LSU |
See also
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