1981 Southeastern Conference Tournament

The 1981 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, MS. University of Florida defeated University of Kentucky for the title. Kentucky's Jeff Keener was named Tournament MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
East 1	University of Florida	16-7	Jay Bergman
East 2	University of Kentucky	13-9-1	Keith Madison
West 1	Mississippi State University	17-6	Ron Polk
West 2	University of Alabama	17-6-1	Barry Shollenberger

Results

Bracket

First Round

Second Round

Final

E1

Florida

3

W2

Alabama

2

E1

Florida

8

W1

Mississippi St.

3

W1

Mississippi St.

3

E2

Kentucky

2

E1

Florida

11

x

E2

Kentucky

5

x

W1

Mississippi St.

2

W2

Alabama

2

E2

Kentucky

3

E2

Kentucky

3

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 15
Game 1	University of Florida	3-2	University of Alabama
Game 2	Mississippi State University	3-2	University of Kentucky
May 16
Game 3	University of Kentucky	3-2	University of Alabama	Alabama eliminated
Game 4	University of Florida	8-3	Mississippi State University
May 17
Game 5	University of Kentucky	3-2	Mississippi State University	Mississippi State eliminated
May 18
Game 6	University of Florida	11-5	University of Kentucky	Florida advances to NCAA tournament

All Tournament Team

• 1B Dave Falcone, Florida
• 2B Danny Potosky, Kentucky
• SS Steve Lombardozzi, Florida
• 3B Lou Sottile, Mississippi St.
• C Greg Ryle, Kentucky
• OF Mark Gillaspie, Mississippi St.
• OF Glenn Carpenter, Florida
• OF Mike Botkin, Kentucky
• UT Mike Henley, Florida
• UT Dave Klipstein, Mississippi St.
• P Jeff Keener, Kentucky
• P Don Mundie, Mississippi St.
• P Randy O'Neal, Florida