1979 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament explained
Year: | 1979 |
Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
Shortconference: | SEC |
Division: | I |
Teams: | 4 |
Format: | Four-team double elimination tournament |
Ballpark: | Dudy Noble Field |
City: | Starkville, Mississippi |
Titlecount: | 1st |
Coach: | Ron Polk |
Coachcount: | 1st |
Mvp: | Mike Kelley |
Mvpteam: | Mississippi State |
The 1979 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Mississippi, from May 11 through 13. won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA tournament.
Regular season results
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
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Eastern Division | | 16 | 8 | .667 | | | | 13 | 11 | .542 | | | | 11 | 11 | .500 | | | | 10 | 14 | .417 | | | | 8 | 14 | .364 | | | |
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
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Western Division | | 17 | 2 | .895 | | | | 13 | 7 | .650 | | | | 9 | 10 | .474 | | | | 7 | 14 | .333 | | | | 4 | 17 | .190 | | | |
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All-Tournament Team
Position | Player | School |
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1B | Tim Weisheim | Mississippi State |
2B | Chuck Long | Florida |
3B | Bobby Mariano | LSU |
SS | Larry Hall | Florida |
C | John McDonald | Mississippi State |
OF | Mike Kelley | Mississippi State |
OF | Bob Kocol | Mississippi State |
OF | Jim Watkins | Florida |
DH | Tony Stevens | Florida |
UT | Steve Bollman | LSU |
P | Kerry Kellogg | Florida |
P | Ken Kurtz | Mississippi State |
MVP | Mike Kelley | Mississippi State | |
See also
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