1981 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament
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| vte | Conf. | Overall | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||
| No. 15 Florida x‡y | 16 | – | 7 | .696 | 42 | – | 17 | .712 | ||||
| Kentucky | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | 39 | – | 16 | .709 | ||||
| Tennessee | 10 | – | 13 | .435 | 22 | – | 27 | .449 | ||||
| Vanderbilt | 9 | – | 12 | .429 | 26 | – | 25 | .510 | ||||
| Georgia | 8 | – | 15 | .348 | 23 | – | 23 | .500 | ||||
| Western Division | ||||||||||||
| No. 6 Mississippi State xy | 17 | – | 6 | .739 | 46 | – | 17 | .730 | ||||
| Alabama x | 17 | – | 6 | .739 | 41 | – | 15 | .732 | ||||
| Ole Miss | 8 | – | 14 | .364 | 24 | – | 24 | .500 | ||||
| LSU | 7 | – | 14 | .333 | 23 | – | 30 | .434 | ||||
| Auburn | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | 27 | – | 27 | .500 | ||||
| x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1981 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 1981 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Mississippi, from May 15 through 17. Florida won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA tournament.
Regular season results
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team W L Pct GB Seed Eastern Division Florida 16 7 .696 — 3 Kentucky 13 9 .591 2.5 4 Tennessee 10 13 .435 6 — Vanderbilt 9 12 .429 6 — Georgia 8 15 .348 8 — | Team W L Pct GB Seed Western Division Mississippi State 17 6 .739 — 1 Alabama 17 6 .739 — 2 Ole Miss 8 14 .364 8.5 — LSU 7 14 .333 9 — Auburn 7 16 .304 10 — | ||||
| Eastern Division | |||||
| Florida | 16 | 7 | .696 | — | 3 |
| Kentucky | 13 | 9 | .591 | 2.5 | 4 |
| Tennessee | 10 | 13 | .435 | 6 | — |
| Vanderbilt | 9 | 12 | .429 | 6 | — |
| Georgia | 8 | 15 | .348 | 8 | — |
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
| Western Division | |||||
| Mississippi State | 17 | 6 | .739 | — | 1 |
| Alabama | 17 | 6 | .739 | — | 2 |
| Ole Miss | 8 | 14 | .364 | 8.5 | — |
| LSU | 7 | 14 | .333 | 9 | — |
| Auburn | 7 | 16 | .304 | 10 | — |
Tournament
| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alabama | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Mississippi State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Mississippi State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Kentucky | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida | 11 | – | |||||||||||
| 4 | Kentucky | 5 | – | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Kentucky | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alabama | 2 | 1 | Mississippi State | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Kentucky | 3 | ||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1B | Dave Falcone | Florida |
| 2B | Danny Potosky | Kentucky |
| 3B | Lou Sottile | Mississippi State |
| SS | Steve Lombardozzi | Florida |
| C | Greg Ryle | Kentucky |
| OF | Mark Gillaspie | Mississippi State |
| OF | Glenn Carpenter | Florida |
| OF | Mike Botkin | Kentucky |
| UT | Mike Henley | Florida |
| UT | Dave Klipstein | Mississippi State |
| P | Jeff Keener | Kentucky |
| P | Don Mundie | Mississippi State |
| P | Randy O'Neil | Florida |
| MVP | Jeff Keener | Kentucky |
See also
- College World Series
- NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
- Southeastern Conference baseball tournament
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