1985 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

1985 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsMississippi State (2nd title)
Winning coachRon Polk (2nd title)
MVPGene Morgan (Mississippi State)
1985 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
No. 11 Florida  x‍‍‍y 15 – 6   .714 43 – 18   .705
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 – 11   .500 33 – 23   .589
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 35 – 16   .686
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 28 – 24   .538
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 26 – 23   .531
Western Division
No. 24 LSU  x‍‍‍y 17 – 7   .708 41 – 18   .695
No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 8   .667 50 – 15   .769
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 30 – 22   .577
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 30 – 23   .566
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 20 – 28   .417
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1985 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA from May 9 through 11. Mississippi State won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament.

Regular season results

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Team W L Pct GB Seed
Eastern Division
Florida 15 6 .714
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1
Georgia 11 11 .500
4.5
4
Vanderbilt 10 13 .435
6
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Kentucky 10 13 .435
6
—
Tennessee 10 13 .435
6
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Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Division
LSU 17 7 .708
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2
Mississippi State 16 8 .667
1
3
Auburn 11 12 .478
5.5
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Alabama 10 14 .417
7
—
Ole Miss 5 18 .217
11.5
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Tournament

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
3Mississippi State8
1Florida3
3Mississippi State2
4Georgia0
4Georgia8
2LSU6
3Mississippi State8-
4Georgia3-
Lower round 1Lower final
1Florida8
1Florida54Georgia9
2LSU2

All-Tournament Team

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Position Player School
1B Mike Stanley Florida
2B Gator Thiesen Mississippi State
3B John Scott Mississippi State
SS Jeff Reboulet LSU
C Roark McDonald Mississippi State
OF Bobby Thigpen Mississippi State
OF Dan Van Cleve Mississippi State
OF Ron Wenrich Georgia
UT Tim Touma Florida
P Jeff Brantley Mississippi State
P Gene Morgan Mississippi State
MVP Gene Morgan Mississippi State

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1985". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  3. ^ "SEC Tournament History". SECDigitalNetwork.com. The Southeastern Conference. pp. 25–31. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
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