2009 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament
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The 2009 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Regions Park in Hoover, AL from May 20 through 24. LSU won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. LSU won the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.
Regular season results
The top eight teams (based on conference results) from the conference earned invites to the tournament.
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Division Team W L T Pct GB Seed Florida 19 11 .633 2 South Carolina 17 13 .567 2 5 Georgia 15 15 .500 4 6 Vanderbilt 12 17 .414 6.5 8 Kentucky 12 18 .400 7 Tennessee 11 19 .367 8 | Western Division Team W L T Pct GB Seed LSU 20 10 .667 1 Ole Miss 20 10 .667 3 Alabama 18 11 .621 1.5 4 Arkansas 14 15 .483 5.5 7 Auburn 11 19 .367 9 Miss St. 9 20 .310 10.5 | |||||
| Florida | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2 | ||
| South Carolina | 17 | 13 | .567 | 2 | 5 | |
| Georgia | 15 | 15 | .500 | 4 | 6 | |
| Vanderbilt | 12 | 17 | .414 | 6.5 | 8 | |
| Kentucky | 12 | 18 | .400 | 7 | ||
| Tennessee | 11 | 19 | .367 | 8 | ||
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | Seed |
| LSU | 20 | 10 | .667 | 1 | ||
| Ole Miss | 20 | 10 | .667 | 3 | ||
| Alabama | 18 | 11 | .621 | 1.5 | 4 | |
| Arkansas | 14 | 15 | .483 | 5.5 | 7 | |
| Auburn | 11 | 19 | .367 | 9 | ||
| Miss St. | 9 | 20 | .310 | 10.5 |
Format
The 2009 tournament will once again feature a "flipped bracket". This means that after two days of play the undefeated team from each bracket will move into the other bracket. This reduces the number of rematches teams will have to play in order to win the tournament.
Tournament
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Arkansas | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Florida | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Arkansas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Georgia | 2* | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Georgia | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ole Miss | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Vanderbilt | 11 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Arkansas | 1 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Florida | 12^ | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ole Miss | 2 | 7 | Arkansas | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Florida | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | LSU | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Vanderbilt | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Vanderbilt | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | LSU | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Vanderbilt | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | South Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | South Carolina | 9* | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alabama | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Georgia | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | LSU | 16 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | LSU | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alabama | 6 | 5 | South Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | LSU | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
- * Game went into extra innings.
- ^ Game ended after 8 innings due to Mercy Rule.
- Auburn, Mississippi St., Kentucky and Tennessee did not make the tournament.
All-Tournament Team
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1B | Preston Tucker | Florida |
| 2B | Bo Bigham | Arkansas |
| 3B | Zack Cox | Arkansas |
| SS | Austin Nola | LSU |
| SS | Ben Tschepikow | Arkansas |
| C | Andrew Giobbi | Vanderbilt |
| OF | Mikie Mahtook | LSU |
| OF | Jonathan Pigott | Florida |
| OF | Steven Liddle | Vanderbilt |
| DH | Blake Dean | LSU |
| P | Mike Minor | Vanderbilt |
| P | Daniel Bradshaw | LSU |
| MVP | Mikie Mahtook | LSU |
See also
- College World Series
- NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
- Southeastern Conference baseball tournament