1987 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

The 1987 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia, from May 14 through 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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Georgia  ‍‍‍y188 .6924221 .667
No. 20 Auburn  ‍‍‍y189 .6674218 .700
Florida  ‍‍‍179 .6543224 .571
Kentucky  ‍‍‍1611 .5934015 .727
No. 4 LSU  ‍‍‍y1210 .5454919 .721
Mississippi State  ‍‍y1313 .5003922 .639
Alabama  ‍‍‍1114 .4402526 .490
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍1116 .4072526 .490
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍720 .2592725 .519
Tennessee  ‍‍‍518 .2171727 .386
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular season results

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Georgia188.692
1
Auburn189.667
0.5
2
Florida179.654
1
3
Kentucky1611.593
2.5
4
LSU1210.545
4
5
Mississippi State1313.500
5
6
Alabama1114.440
6.5
Ole Miss1116.407
7.5
Vanderbilt720.259
11.5
Tennessee518.217
11.5

Tournament

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Georgia5
6Mississippi State66Mississippi State5
3Florida4
2Auburn96Mississippi State4
5LSU82Auburn3
2Auburn5*6Mississippi State13
4Kentucky4*5LSU3
3Florida42Auburn2
4Kentucky54Kentucky15LSU4
1Georgia25LSU4
5LSU4
  • * indicates extra innings.

All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
1BJohn MitchellMississippi State
2BTerry ShumpertKentucky
3BKevin HenryAuburn
SSDave CunninghamLSU
CCraig FaulknerLSU
OFTrey GainousAuburn
OFJody HurstMississippi State
OFDan ParadoaMississippi State
DHRichie GrayumMississippi State
PDerek LilliquistGeorgia
PTerry EllisMississippi State
MVPDan ParadoaMississippi State

See also

References