1983 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1983 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, MS from May 13th through May 15th. Alabama won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Tournament.

1983 Southeastern Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	4
Format	Four-team double elimination tournament
Finals site	Dudy Noble Field Starkville, Mississippi
Champions	Alabama (1st title)
Winning coach	Barry Shollenberger (1st title)
MVP	Dave Magadan, Alabama

1983 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern Division
Florida  ^x‍‍‍	14	–	7		.667			38	–	14		.731
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	12	–	7		.632			26	–	16		.619
Georgia  ‍‍‍	11	–	9		.550			29	–	19		.604
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	6	–	11		.353			31	–	14		.689
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	6	–	15		.286			22	–	23		.489
Western Division
No. 12 Mississippi State  ^x‍‍‍^y	17	–	5		.773			42	–	15		.737
No. 2 Alabama  ‍‍‡‍^y	14	–	7		.667			46	–	11		.807
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	10	–	12		.455			26	–	18		.591
LSU  ‍‍‍	9	–	12		.429			28	–	21		.571
Auburn  ‍‍‍	4	–	18		.182			16	–	34		.320
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1983[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular Season Results

Team W L Pct GB Seed Eastern Division Florida 14 7 .667 — 3 Tennessee 12 7 .632 1 4 Georgia 11 9 .550 2.5 — Kentucky 6 11 .353 6 — Vanderbilt 6 15 .286 8 —

Team W L Pct GB Seed Western Division Mississippi State 17 5 .773 — 1 Alabama 14 7 .667 2.5 2 Ole Miss 10 12 .455 7 — LSU 9 12 .429 7.5 — Auburn 4 18 .182 13 —

Tournament

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	2	Alabama	15
	3	Florida	2
						2	Alabama	8
						4	Tennessee	6
	4	Tennessee	20
	1	Mississippi State	11
											2	Alabama	10	-
										1	Mississippi State	9	-
	3	Florida	3
	1	Mississippi State	5
						1	Mississippi State	9
						4	Tennessee	4

All-Tournament Team

Position	Player	School
1B	Dave Magadan	Alabama
2B	Pete White	Mississippi State
3B	Brett Elbin	Alabama
SS	Bob Parker	Mississippi State
C	Frank Vellaggia	Alabama
OF	Rafael Palmeiro	Mississippi State
OF	Alan Cockrell	Tennessee
OF	Curt Cornwell	Tennessee
DH	Rusty Ensor	Tennessee
UT	Dean Eichelberger	Tennessee
P	Brian Farmer	Ole Miss
P	Tim Meacham	Alabama
P	Jeff Brantley	Mississippi State
MVP	Dave Magadan	Alabama

See also

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

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1983". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.

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