1989 Southeastern Conference Tournament

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The 1989 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at McKethan Stadium at Perry Field in Gainesville, FL. #6 Auburn University defeated #5 University of Georgia for the title. Georgia's Roger Miller was named Tournament MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Mississippi State University 20-5 Ron Polk
2 Louisiana State University 18-9 Skip Bertman
3 University of Florida 14-10 Joe Arnold
4 University of Alabama 15-11 Barry Shollenberger
5 University of Georgia 15-11 Steve Webber
6 Auburn University 12-12 Hal Baird

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second Round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                               
  1 Mississippi St. 3  
  6 Auburn 5     6 Auburn 8  
    5 Georgia 9    
      5 Georgia 15  
      1 Mississippi St. 6     5 Georgia 16  
  1 Mississippi St. 11         3 Florida 1    
  4 Alabama 10        
  2 LSU 6         5 Georgia 1
  5 Georgia 3           6 Auburn 2
      2 LSU 6        
      3 Florida 8          
  3 Florida 7           3 Florida 2              
  4 Alabama 6         6 Auburn 4            
  2 LSU 5    
  6 Auburn 8  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 11
Game 1 Louisiana State University 6-3 University of Georgia
Game 2 Auburn University 5-3 Mississippi State University
Game 3 University of Florida 7-6 University of Alabama
May 12
Game 4 Mississippi State University 11-10 University of Alabama Alabama eliminated
Game 5 University of Georgia 9-8 Auburn University
Game 6 University of Florida 8-6 Louisiana State University
May 13
Game 7 Auburn University 8-5 Louisiana State University LSU eliminated
Game 8 University of Georgia 15-6 Mississippi State University Mississippi State eliminated
Game 9 Auburn University 4-2 University of Florida
May 14
Game 10 University of Georgia 16-1 University of Florida Florida eliminated
Game 11 Auburn University 2-1 University of Georgia Auburn advances to NCAA tournament

All Tournament Team[edit]

  • 1B Frank Thomas, Auburn
  • 2B Jeff Leatherman, Auburn
  • SS J.R. Showalter, Georgia
  • 3B Jeff Cooper, Georgia
  • C Roger Miller, Georgia
  • OF Clark Preble, Auburn
  • OF Chris Hart, Auburn
  • OF Bruce Chich, Georgia
  • DH Brian Jester, Georgia
  • P Dave Fleming, Georgia
  • P Tommy Youngblood, Auburn