1985 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1985 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA from May 9th through May 11th. Mississippi State won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Tournament.

1985 Southeastern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsMississippi State (2nd title)
Winning coachRon Polk (2nd title)
MVP Gene Morgan, Mississippi State
1985 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Division
No. 11 Florida  x‍‍‍y 15–6 .714  43–18 .705
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11–11 .500  33–23 .589
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 10–13 .435  35–16 .686
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10–13 .435  28–24 .538
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10–13 .435  26–23 .531
Western Division
No. 24 LSU  x‍‍‍y 17–7 .708  41–18 .695
No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍‡‍y 16–8 .667  50–15 .769
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .478  30–22 .577
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  30–23 .566
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 5–18 .217  20–28 .417
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1985[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular Season Results
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Eastern Division
Florida 15 6 .714
—
1
Georgia 11 11 .500
4.5
4
Vanderbilt 10 13 .435
6
—
Kentucky 10 13 .435
6
—
Tennessee 10 13 .435
6
—
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Division
LSU 17 7 .708
—
2
Mississippi State 16 8 .667
1
3
Auburn 11 12 .478
5.5
—
Alabama 10 14 .417
7
—
Ole Miss 5 18 .217
11.5
—

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Tournament
  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
3 Mississippi State 8  
1 Florida 3  
  3 Mississippi State 2  
  4 Georgia 0  
4 Georgia 8
2 LSU 6  
  3 Mississippi State 8 -
  4 Georgia 3 -
1 Florida 5  
2 LSU 2  
  1 Florida 8
  4 Georgia 9  

All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
1B Mike Stanley Florida
2B Gator Thiesen Mississippi State
3B John Scott Mississippi State
SS Jeff Reboulet LSU
C Roark McDonald Mississippi State
OF Bobby Thigpen Mississippi State
OF Dan Van Cleve Mississippi State
OF Ron Wenrich Georgia
UT Tim Touma Florida
P Jeff Brantley Mississippi State
P Gene Morgan Mississippi State
MVP Gene Morgan Mississippi State

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See also

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1985". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1985". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  3. "SEC Tournament History". SECDigitalNetwork.com. The Southeastern Conference. pp. 25–31. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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