1987 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1987 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Foley Field in Athens, GA from May 14–17. Mississippi State won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Tournament.

1987 Southeastern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatSix-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsMississippi State (3rd title)
Winning coachRon Polk (3rd title)
MVPDan Paradoa, Mississippi State
Attendance5,091
1987 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Georgia  ‍†‍‍y 18–8 .692  42–21 .667
No. 20 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 18–9 .667  42–18 .700
Florida  ‍‍‍ 17–9 .654  32–24 .571
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 16–11 .593  40–15 .727
No. 4 LSU  ‍‍‍y 12–10 .545  49–19 .721
Mississippi State  ‍‍‡‍y 13–13 .500  39–22 .639
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 11–14 .440  25–26 .490
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .407  25–26 .490
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 7–20 .259  27–25 .519
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 5–18 .217  17–27 .386
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1987[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular Season Results
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Georgia 18 8 .692
—
1
Auburn 18 9 .667
0.5
2
Florida 17 9 .654
1
3
Kentucky 16 11 .593
2.5
4
LSU 12 10 .545
4
5
Mississippi State 13 13 .500
5
6
Alabama 11 14 .440
6.5
—
Ole Miss 11 16 .407
7.5
—
Vanderbilt 7 20 .259
11.5
—
Tennessee 5 18 .217
11.5
—

Tournament
  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Georgia 5  
  6 Mississippi State 6     6 Mississippi State 5  
    3 Florida 4    
  2 Auburn 9         6 Mississippi State 4            
  5 LSU 8           2 Auburn 3              
      2 Auburn 5*           6 Mississippi State 13 —
      4 Kentucky 4*         5 LSU 3 —
  3 Florida 4         2 Auburn 2    
  4 Kentucky 5       4 Kentucky 1     5 LSU 4  
  1 Georgia 2     5 LSU 4  
  5 LSU 4  
  • * indicates extra innings.

All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
1B John Mitchell Mississippi State
2B Terry Shumpert Kentucky
3B Kevin Henry Auburn
SS Dave Cunningham LSU
C Craig Faulkner LSU
OF Trey Gainous Auburn
OF Jody Hurst Mississippi State
OF Dan Paradoa Mississippi State
DH Richie Grayum Mississippi State
P Derek Lilliquist Georgia
P Terry Ellis Mississippi State
MVP Dan Paradoa Mississippi State

See also

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1987". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
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