2008 Southeastern Conference Tournament

The 2008 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Regions Park in Hoover, AL. #2 Louisiana State University defeated #8 University of Mississippi for the title. LSU's Blake Dean was named Tournament MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	University of Georgia	20-9-1	David Perno
2	Louisiana State University	18-11-1	Paul Mainieri
3	University of Florida	17-13	Kevin O’Sullivan
4	University of Kentucky	16-14	John Cohen
5	University of Alabama	16-14	Jim Wells
6	Vanderbilt University	15-14	Tim Corbin
7	University of South Carolina	15-15	Ray Tanner
8	University of Mississippi	15-15	Mike Bianco

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Georgia	3
	8	Mississippi	7
						8	Mississippi	8
						4	Kentucky	7
	4	Kentucky	9
	5	Alabama	3
											8	Mississippi	4	12
										5	Alabama	7	8
	1	Georgia	2
	5	Alabama	5
						4	Kentucky	4
						5	Alabama	13
																8	Mississippi	2	x	x
																2	LSU	8	x	x
	2	LSU	5
	7	South Carolina	4
						2	LSU	8
						6	Vanderbilt	2
	3	Florida	3
	6	Vanderbilt	7
											2	LSU	8	x
										6	Vanderbilt	7	x
	7	South Carolina	11
	3	Florida	3
						6	Vanderbilt	7
						7	South Carolina	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 21
Game 1	Louisiana State University	5-4	University of South Carolina
Game 2	Vanderbilt University	7-3	University of Florida
Game 3	University of Mississippi	4-1	University of Georgia
Game 4	University of Kentucky	9-3	University of Alabama
May 22
Game 5	University of South Carolina	11-3	University of Florida	Florida eliminated
Game 6	University of Alabama	5-2	University of Georgia	Georgia eliminated
Game 7	Louisiana State University	8-2	Vanderbilt University
Game 8	University of Mississippi	8-7	University of Kentucky
May 23
Game 9	Vanderbilt University	7-5	University of South Carolina	South Carolina eliminated
Game 10	University of Alabama	13-4	University of Kentucky	Kentucky eliminated
May 24
Game 11	University of Alabama	7-4	University of Mississippi
Game 12	University of Mississippi	12-8	University of Alabama	Alabama eliminated
Game 13	Louisiana State University	8-7	Vanderbilt University	Vanderbilt eliminated
May 25
Game 14	Louisiana State University	8-2	University of Mississippi	Louisiana State advances to NCAA tournament

All Tournament Team

• P Lance Lynn, Mississippi
• P Blake Martin, LSU
• P Austin Hyatt, Alabama
• C Alex Avila, Alabama
• 1B Matt Clark, LSU
• 1B Andrew Giobbi, Vanderbilt
• 2B Ryan Schimph, LSU
• 3B Chris McClendon, Kentucky
• SS Ryan Flaherty, Vanderbilt
• OF Michael Guerrero, Mississippi
• OF Jordan Henry, Mississippi
• OF Kent Matthes, Alabama
• OF Sawyer Carroll, Kentucky
• DH Blake Dean, LSU