1983 Southeastern Conference Tournament

The 1983 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, MS. University of Alabama defeated Mississippi State University for the title. Alabama's Dave Magadan was named Tournament MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
East 1	University of Florida	14-7	Jack Rhine
East 2	University of Tennessee	12-7	John Whited
West 1	Mississippi State University	17-5	Ron Polk
West 2	University of Alabama	14-7	Barry Shollenberger

Results

Bracket

First Round

Second Round

Final

E1

Florida

2

W2

Alabama

15

W2

Alabama

8

E2

Tennessee

6

W1

Mississippi St.

11

E2

Tennessee

20

W2

Alabama

10

x

W1

Mississippi St.

9

x

E2

Tennessee

4

E1

Florida

3

W1

Mississippi St.

9

W1

Mississippi St.

5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 13
Game 1	University of Alabama	15-2	University of Florida
May 14
Game 2	University of Tennessee	20-11	Mississippi State University
May 15
Game 3	Mississippi State University	5-3	University of Florida	Florida eliminated
Game 4	University of Alabama	8-6	University of Tennessee
May 16
Game 5	Mississippi State University	9-4	University of Tennessee	Tennessee eliminated
Game 6	University of Alabama	10-9	Mississippi State University	Alabama advances to NCAA tournament

All Tournament Team

• 1B Dave Magadan, Alabama
• 2B Pete White, Mississippi St.
• SS Bob Parker, Mississippi St.
• 3B Brett Elbin, Alabama
• C Frank Vellaggia, Alabama
• OF Rafael Palmeiro, Mississippi St.
• OF Alan Cockrell, Tennessee
• OF Curt Cromwell, Tennessee
• P Tim Meacham, Alabama
• P Jeff Brantley, Mississippi St.
• DH Dean Eichelberger, Tennessee