1980 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

1980 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsVanderbilt (1st title)
Winning coachRoy Mewbourne (1st title)
MVPDave Nenad (Vanderbilt)
1980 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
Florida  x‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 40 – 16   .714
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 9   .591 34 – 21   .618
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 9 – 10   .474 33 – 12   .733
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 8 – 11   .421 25 – 21   .543
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14   .300 23 – 21   .523
Western Division
Auburn  x‍‍‍ 15 – 8   .652 27 – 24   .529
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 9 – 9   .500 24 – 22   .522
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11   .476 31 – 19   .620
LSU  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9   .471 23 – 19   .548
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13   .381 18 – 28   .391
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1980[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1980 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Perry Field in Gainesville, Florida, from May 9 through 11. Vanderbilt won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament.

Regular season results

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Team W L Pct GB Seed
Eastern Division
Florida 16 8 .667
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1
Vanderbilt 13 9 .591
2
3
Georgia 9 10 .474
4.5
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Kentucky 8 11 .421
5.5
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Tennessee 6 14 .300
8
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Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Division
Auburn 15 8 .652
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2
Ole Miss 9 9 .500
3.5
4
Mississippi State 10 11 .476
4
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LSU 8 9 .471
4
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Alabama 8 13 .381
6
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Tournament

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
2Auburn3
3Vanderbilt2
2Auburn7
4Ole Miss4
4Ole Miss3
1Florida2
2Auburn30
3Vanderbilt1613
Lower round 1Lower final
3Vanderbilt21
3Vanderbilt114Ole Miss0
1Florida7

All-Tournament Team

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Position Player School
1B Mike Pike Vanderbilt
2B Allen Mock Auburn
SS Larry Simcox Ole Miss
C Scott Madison Vanderbilt
OF Johnny Tutt Auburn
OF Jerry Williams Vanderbilt
OF Pat Pomeranz Ole Miss
OF Darrell Wilkes Auburn
DH Dave Nenad Vanderbilt
UT John Metasavage Auburn
P Jeff Calhoun Ole Miss
P Dan Jahnke Vanderbilt
MVP Dave Nenad Vanderbilt

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1980". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
2. SECSports.com All-Time Baseball Tournament Results
3. SECSports.com All-Tourney Team Lists
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