1981 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1981 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, MS from May 15th through May 17th. Florida won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA Tournament.

1981 Southeastern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida (1st title)
Winning coachJay Bergman (1st title)
MVPJeff Keener, Kentucky
1981 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Division
No. 15 Florida  xy 167 .696  4217 .712
Kentucky   139 .591  3916 .709
Tennessee   1013 .435  2227 .449
Vanderbilt   912 .429  2625 .510
Georgia   815 .348  2323 .500
Western Division
No. 6 Mississippi State  xy 176 .739  4617 .730
Alabama  x 176 .739  4115 .732
Ole Miss   814 .364  2424 .500
LSU   714 .333  2330 .434
Auburn   716 .304  2727 .500
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1981[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular Season Results

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Eastern Division
Florida 16 7 .696
3
Kentucky 13 9 .591
2.5
4
Tennessee 10 13 .435
6
Vanderbilt 9 12 .429
6
Georgia 8 15 .348
8
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Division
Mississippi State 17 6 .739
1
Alabama 17 6 .739
2
Ole Miss 8 14 .364
8.5
LSU 7 14 .333
9
Auburn 7 16 .304
10

Tournament

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
3 Florida 3  
2 Alabama 2  
  3 Florida 8  
  1 Mississippi State 3  
1 Mississippi State 3
4 Kentucky 2  
  3 Florida 11 -
  4 Kentucky 5 -
2 Alabama 2  
4 Kentucky 3  
  4 Kentucky 3
  1 Mississippi State 2  

All-Tournament Team

Position Player School
1B Dave Falcone Florida
2B Danny Potosky Kentucky
3B Lou Sottile Mississippi State
SS Steve Lombardozzi Florida
C Greg Ryle Kentucky
OF Mark Gillaspie Mississippi State
OF Glenn Carpenter Florida
OF Mike Botkin Kentucky
UT Mike Henley Florida
UT Dave Klipstein Mississippi State
P Jeff Keener Kentucky
P Don Mundie Mississippi State
P Randy O'Neil Florida
MVP Jeff Keener Kentucky

See also

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1981". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
2. SECSports.com All-Time Baseball Tournament Results
3. Boydsworld 1981 Standings
4. SECSports.com All-Tourney Team Lists
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