1978 Southeastern Conference Tournament
The 1978 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was at Perry Field held in Gainesville, FL. Auburn University defeated Mississippi State University for the title.
Participating Teams[edit]
Seed | School | Conf. Record | Head Coach |
---|---|---|---|
East 1 | University of Florida | 18-4 | Jay Bergman |
East 2 | University of Georgia | 11-12 | Roy Umstattd |
West 1 | Auburn University | 15-8 | Hal Baird |
West 2 | Mississippi State University | 13-8 | Ron Polk |
Results[edit]
Bracket[edit]
First Round | Second Round | Final | ||||||||||||
E1 | Florida | 3 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Mississippi St. | 8 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Mississippi St. | 7 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Auburn | 10 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Auburn | 8 | ||||||||||||
E2 | Georgia | 7 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Auburn | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||
W2 | Mississippi St. | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||
W2 | Mississippi St. | 9 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Florida | 2 | E2 | Georgia | 3 | |||||||||
E2 | Georgia | 7 |
Game Results[edit]
Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 12 | ||||
Game 1 | Auburn University | 8-7 | University of Georgia | |
Game 2 | Mississippi State University | 8-3 | University of Florida | |
May 13 | ||||
Game 3 | University of Georgia | 7-2 | University of Florida | Florida eliminated |
Game 4 | Auburn University | 10-7 | Mississippi State University | |
May 14 | ||||
Game 5 | Mississippi State University | 9-3 | University of Georgia | Georgia eliminated |
Game 6 | Mississippi State University | 3-2 | Auburn University | |
May 15 | ||||
Game 7 | Auburn University | 8-5 | Mississippi State University | Auburn advances to NCAA tournament |
All Tournament Team[edit]
- 1B Dom Fucci, Auburn
- 2B J.B. Brown, Auburn
- SS Bubba Kizer, Georgia
- 3B John McDonald, Mississippi St.
- C Russ Aldrich, Mississippi St.
- OF Del Bender, Mississippi St.
- OF Jim Watkins, Florida
- OF Bubba Chrismer, Georgia
- P Jack Lazorko, Mississippi St.
- P Perry Cliburn, Mississippi St.
- DH Bo Fucci, Auburn
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