1988 Southeastern Conference Tournament
The 1988 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, MS. #1 University of Florida defeated #3 Mississippi State University for the title. Florida's Brian Reimsnyder was named Tournament MVP.
Participating Teams[edit]
Seed | School | Conf. Record | Head Coach |
---|---|---|---|
1 | University of Florida | 21-6 | Joe Arnold |
2 | University of Kentucky | 18-9 | Keith Madison |
3 | Mississippi State University | 17-10 | Ron Polk |
4 | Auburn University | 16-10 | Hal Baird |
5 | Louisiana State University | 16-11 | Skip Bertman |
6 | University of Georgia | 11-16 | Steve Webber |
Results[edit]
Bracket[edit]
First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Georgia | 8 | 6 | Georgia | 3 | ||||||||||||||
5 | LSU | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | LSU | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Florida | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Auburn | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Kentucky | 9 | 1 | Florida | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||
5 | LSU | 7 | 3 | Mississippi St. | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
2 | Kentucky | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Mississippi St. | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Mississippi St. | 10 | 3 | Mississippi St. | 4 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Auburn | 7 | 6 | Georgia | 2 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Kentucky | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Georgia | 5 |
Game Results[edit]
Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 12 | ||||
Game 1 | University of Kentucky | 9-7 | Louisiana State University | |
Game 2 | University of Georgia | 8-3 | University of Florida | |
Game 3 | Mississippi State University | 10-7 | Auburn University | |
May 13 | ||||
Game 4 | University of Florida | 4-3 | Auburn University | Auburn eliminated |
Game 5 | Louisiana State University | 7-3 | University of Georgia | |
Game 6 | Mississippi State University | 6-5 | University of Kentucky | |
May 14 | ||||
Game 7 | University of Georgia | 5-4 | University of Kentucky | Kentucky eliminated |
Game 8 | University of Florida | 7-2 | Louisiana State University | LSU eliminated |
Game 9 | Mississippi State University | 4-2 | University of Georgia | Georgia eliminated |
May 15 | ||||
Game 10 | University of Florida | 3-1 | Mississippi State University | |
Game 11 | University of Florida | 5-3 | Mississippi State University | Florida advances to NCAA tournament |
All Tournament Team[edit]
- 1B Tommy Raffo, Mississippi St.
- 2B Vince Castaldo, Kentucky
- SS Brad Hildreth, Mississippi St.
- 3B Darin Rieman, Kentucky
- C Barry Winford, Mississippi St.
- OF Brian Reimsnyder, Florida
- OF Rich Vasquez, LSU
- OF Bruce Chick, Georgia
- DH Mario Linares, Florida
- P Jeff Gidcumb, Florida
- P Mark Lipson, Georgia
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