1979 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1979 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, MS from May 11th through May 13th. Mississippi State won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA Tournament.

1979 Southeastern Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Four-team double elimination tournament
Finals site	Dudy Noble Field Starkville, Mississippi
Champions	Mississippi State (1st title)
Winning coach	Ron Polk (1st title)
MVP	Mike Kelley, Mississippi State

1979 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern Division
No. 19 Florida  ^x‍‍‍^y	16	–	8		.667			40	–	20		.667
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			29	–	18		.617
Georgia  ‍‍‍	11	–	11		.500			24	–	18		.571
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			25	–	22		.532
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	8	–	14		.364			21	–	25		.457
Western Division
No. 6 Mississippi State  ^x‍‍‡‍^y	17	–	2		.895			48	–	12		.800
LSU  ‍‍‍	13	–	7		.650			34	–	20		.630
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	9	–	10		.474			24	–	13		.649
Auburn  ‍‍‍	7	–	14		.333			21	–	21		.500
Alabama  ‍‍‍	4	–	17		.190			18	–	27		.400
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1979[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular Season Results

Team W L Pct GB Seed Eastern Division Florida 16 8 .667 — 2 Kentucky 13 11 .542 3 4 Georgia 11 11 .500 4 — Tennessee 10 14 .417 6 — Vanderbilt 8 14 .364 7 —

Team W L Pct GB Seed Western Division Mississippi State 17 2 .895 — 1 LSU 13 7 .650 4.5 3 Ole Miss 9 10 .474 8 — Auburn 7 14 .333 11 — Alabama 4 17 .190 14 —

Tournament

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	Mississippi State	6
	4	Kentucky	4
						1	Mississippi State	12
						3	LSU	5
	3	LSU	5
	2	Florida	2
											1	Mississippi State	12	-
										2	Florida	11	-
	4	Kentucky	1
	2	Florida	7
						2	Florida	5
						3	LSU	1

All-Tournament Team

Position	Player	School
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

• College World Series
• NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
• Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1979". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 26, 2014.

• SECSports.com All-Time Baseball Tournament Results
• SECSports.com All-Tourney Team Lists