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1987 Southeastern Conference Tournament
The 1987 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Foley Field in Athens, GA. #6 Mississippi State University defeated #5 Louisiana State University for the title. Mississippi State's Dan Paradoa was named Tournament MVP.
Participating Teams[edit]
Seed | School | Conf. Record | Head Coach |
---|---|---|---|
1 | University of Georgia | 18-8 | Steve Webber |
2 | Auburn University | 18-9 | Hal Baird |
3 | University of Florida | 17-9 | Joe Arnold |
4 | University of Kentucky | 16-11 | Keith Madison |
5 | Louisiana State University | 12-10 | Skip Bertman |
6 | Mississippi State University | 13-13 | Ron Polk |
Results[edit]
Bracket[edit]
First round | Second round | Third round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Georgia | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Mississippi St. | 6 | 6 | Mississippi St. | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Florida | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Auburn | 9 | 6 | Mississippi St. | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | LSU | 8 | 2 | Auburn | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | Mississippi St. | 13 | x | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Kentucky | 4 | 5 | LSU | 3 | x | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Florida | 4 | 2 | Auburn | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Kentucky | 5 | 4 | Kentucky | 1 | 5 | LSU | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Georgia | 2 | 5 | LSU | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | LSU | 4 |
Game Results[edit]
Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 14 | ||||
Game 1 | University of Kentucky | 5-4 | University of Florida | |
Game 2 | Auburn University | 9-8 | Louisiana State University | |
Game 3 | Mississippi State University | 6-5 | University of Georgia | |
May 15 | ||||
Game 4 | Auburn University | 5-4 | University of Kentucky | |
Game 5 | Louisiana State University | 4-2 | University of Georgia | Georgia eliminated |
Game 6 | Mississippi State University | 5-4 | University of Florida | Florida eliminated |
May 16 | ||||
Game 7 | Mississippi State University | 4-3 | Auburn University | |
Game 8 | Louisiana State University | 4-1 | University of Kentucky | Kentucky eliminated |
Game 9 | Louisiana State University | 4-2 | Auburn University | Auburn eliminated |
May 17 | ||||
Game 10 | Mississippi State University | 13-3 | Louisiana State University | Mississippi State advances to NCAA tournament |
All Tournament Team[edit]
- 1B John Mitchell, Mississippi St.
- 2B Terry Shumpert, Kentucky
- SS Dave Cunningham, LSU
- 3B Kevin Henry, Auburn
- C Craig Faulkner, LSU
- OF Trey Gainous, Auburn
- OF Jody Hurst, Mississippi St.
- OF Dan Paradoa, Mississippi St.
- DH Richie Grayum, Mississippi St.
- P Derek Lilliquist, Georgia
- P Terry Ellis, Mississippi St.
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