1983 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament

1983 Southeastern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1983
Teams 4
Format Four-team double elimination tournament
Site Dudy Noble Field
Starkville, Mississippi
Champions Alabama (1st title)
Winning coach Barry Shollenberger (1st title)
MVP Dave Magadan (Alabama)
Southeastern Conference
Baseball Tournament
«1982  1984»
1983 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
Florida x 14 – 7   .667     38 – 14   .731
Tennessee 12 – 7   .632     26 – 16   .619
Georgia 11 – 9   .550     29 – 19   .604
Kentucky 6 – 11   .353     31 – 14   .689
Vanderbilt 6 – 15   .286     22 – 23   .489
Western Division
#12 Mississippi State xy 17 – 5   .773     42 – 15   .737
#2 Alabama ‡y 14 – 7   .667     46 – 11   .807
Ole Miss 10 – 12   .455     26 – 18   .591
LSU 9 – 12   .429     28 – 21   .571
Auburn 4 – 18   .182     16 – 34   .320
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1983 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, MS from May 13th through May 15th. Alabama won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Tournament.

Regular Season Results

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Eastern Division
Florida 14 7 .667
—
3
Tennessee 12 7 .632
1
4
Georgia 11 9 .550
2.5
—
Kentucky 6 11 .353
6
—
Vanderbilt 6 15 .286
8
—
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Division
Mississippi State 17 5 .773
—
1
Alabama 14 7 .667
2.5
2
Ole Miss 10 12 .455
7
—
LSU 9 12 .429
7.5
—
Auburn 4 18 .182
13
—

Tournament

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
2  Alabama 15  
3  Florida 2  
  2  Alabama 8  
  4  Tennessee 6  
4  Tennessee 20
1  Mississippi State 11  
  2  Alabama 10 -
  1  Mississippi State 9 -
3  Florida 3  
1  Mississippi State 5  
  1  Mississippi State 9
  4  Tennessee 4  

All-Tournament Team

Position Player School
1B Dave Magadan Alabama
2B Pete White Mississippi State
3B Brett Elbin Alabama
SS Bob Parker Mississippi State
C Frank Vellaggia Alabama
OF Rafael Palmeiro Mississippi State
OF Alan Cockrell Tennessee
OF Curt Cornwell Tennessee
DH Rusty Ensor Tennessee
UT Dean Eichelberger Tennessee
P Brian Farmer Ole Miss
P Tim Meacham Alabama
P Jeff Brantley Mississippi State
MVP Dave Magadan Alabama

See also

References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1983". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
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