2001 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament
| Baseball Tournament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | Division I | ||
| Season | 2001 | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Format | Two pools of four-team double elimination | ||
| Site | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, Alabama | ||
| Champions | Mississippi State (5th title) | ||
| Winning coach | Pat McMahon (1st title) | ||
| MVP | Chris Young (Mississippi State) | ||
| Attendance | 54,073 | ||
| Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament
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The 2001 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama from May 16th through May 20th. Mississippi State defeated LSU in the championship game, earning the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
Regular Season Results
The top two teams (based on conference results) from both the Eastern and Western Divisions earned automatic invites to the tournament. The next four teams with the best conference winning percentages, regardless of division, qualified for the tournament at-large.
Tournament
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ole Miss | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tennessee | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | LSU | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ole Miss | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Florida | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | LSU | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ole Miss | 6 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | LSU | 12 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tennessee | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Florida | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Florida | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ole Miss | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | LSU | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mississippi State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | South Carolina | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mississippi State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mississippi State | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Auburn | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgia | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | South Carolina | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mississippi State | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Auburn | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | South Carolina | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | South Carolina | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
- Kentucky, Alabama, Vanderbilt and Arkansas did not make the tournament.
All-Tournament Team
Most Valuable Player Chris Young, Mississippi State
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1B | Josh Christian | Ole Miss |
| 2B | Bryon Jeffcoat | South Carolina |
| 3B | Lance Jones | Ole Miss |
| SS | Chris Burke | Tennessee |
| C | Matt Heath | LSU |
| OF | Michael Floyd | South Carolina |
| OF | Todd Linden | LSU |
| OF | John West | Mississippi State |
| DH | Jon Knott | Mississippi State |
| P | Chris Young | Mississippi State |
| P | Brandon Medders | Mississippi State |
| MVP | Chris Young | 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 2001 Standings
- SECSports.com All-Tourney Team Lists