1984 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1984 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Perry Field in Gainesville, FL from May 11 through May 14. Florida won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Tournament.

1984 Southeastern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida (3rd title)
Winning coachJoe Arnold (1st title)
MVPAlan Cockrell, Tennessee
1984 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Division
No. 28 Florida  x‍‍‡‍y 18–4 .818  43–16 .729
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .478  27–21 .563
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 9–11 .450  28–17 .622
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 9–13 .409  24–22 .522
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 7–14 .333  25–23 .521
Western Division
No. 10 Mississippi State  x‍‍‍y 18–5 .783  45–16 .738
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 12–10 .545  35–18 .660
LSU  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .500  32–23 .582
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8–14 .364  27–24 .529
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 7–16 .304  22–24 .478
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1984[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular Season Results
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Eastern Division
Florida 18 4 .818
1
Tennessee 11 12 .478
7.5
4
Vanderbilt 9 11 .450
8
—
Kentucky 9 13 .409
9
—
Georgia 7 14 .333
10.5
—
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Division
Mississippi State 18 5 .783
—
2
Alabama 12 10 .545
5.5
3
LSU 12 12 .500
6.5
—
Auburn 8 14 .364
9.5
—
Ole Miss 7 16 .304
11
—

Tournament
  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
4 Tennessee 13  
2 Mississippi State 11  
  4 Tennessee 2  
  1 Florida 10  
3 Alabama 3
1 Florida 5  
  1 Florida 2 3
  4 Tennessee 3 1
2 Mississippi State 8  
3 Alabama 4  
  2 Mississippi State 3
  4 Tennessee 8  

All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
1B Mike Pitisci Alabama
2B Bruce Crabbe Florida
3B Mike Stanley Florida
SS Bob Parker Mississippi State
C Frank Vellaggia Alabama
OF Scott Ruskin Florida
OF Tom Stamps Tennessee
OF Dee Smithey Alabama
UT Ted McClendon Alabama
P Clay Daniel Florida
P Jeff Fischer Florida
DH Bobby Thigpen Mississippi State
MVP Alan Cockrell Tennessee

See also

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1984". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
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