2011 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2011
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Shortconference:SEC
Teams:8
Format:Double Elimination with flipped bracket
Ballpark:Regions Park
City:Hoover, Alabama
Champions:Florida Gators
Titlecount:6th
Coach:Kevin O'Sullivan
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Daniel Pigott
Mvpteam:Florida
Attendance:97,675

The 2011 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Regions Park in Hoover, AL from May 25 through 29, 2011.

Regular Season results

The top eight teams (based on conference results) from the conference earned invites to the tournament.

+Eastern Division
TeamWLTPctGBSeed
South Carolina228.733-1
Florida228.733-3
Vanderbilt228.733-4
1614.53365
822.26714-
723.23315-
+Western Division
TeamWLTPctGBSeed
1515.500-2
Mississippi State1416.46716
Alabama1416.46717
1416.46718
LSU1317.4332-
1317.4332-
- Eliminated from SEC Tournament Contention

Format

The 2011 tournament featured a "flipped bracket". This means that after two days of play the undefeated team from each bracket moved into the other bracket. This reduced the number of rematches teams had to play in order to win the tournament. Additionally, the tournament utilized a "pitch clock," limiting the amount of time that pitchers had to throw the ball to 20 seconds. This rule was not in effect when runners were on base.

Tournament

All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
1BAaron WestlakeVanderbilt
2BRiley ReynoldsVanderbilt
3BJason EspositoVanderbilt
SSNolan FontanaFlorida
CJames McCannArkansas
OFKyle RobinsonArkansas
OFDaniel PigottFlorida
DHConrad GregorVanderbilt
PHudson RandallFlorida
PSonny GrayVanderbilt
PMichael RothS. Carolina
PMichael PalazzoneGeorgia
MVPDaniel PigottFlorida

See also

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