1993 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1993 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was the first year the SEC held separate tournaments for the Eastern Division and the Western Division. The Eastern Division tournament was held at Sarge Frye Field in Columbia, SC from May 20 through May 23. The Western Division tournament was held at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA also from May 20 through May 23. Tennessee won the Eastern Division tournament and LSU won the Western Division tournament. All games played in the tournament were added to the teams' records from the 24-game conference regular season.

1993 Southeastern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatSix-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTennessee (1st title)
Winning coachRod Delmonico (1st title)
MVPTodd Helton, Tennessee
Attendance8,050
1993 Southeastern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatSix-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsLSU (4th title)
Winning coachSkip Bertman (4th title)
MVPHarry Berrios, LSU
Attendance28,196
1993 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern
No. 20 Tennessee  x‍‍‡‍y 20–10 .667  45–20 .692
No. 29 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 15–10 .600  39–20 .661
Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 14–14 .500  38–23 .623
Florida  ‍‍‍ 12–14 .462  33–25 .569
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 11–15 .423  32–23 .582
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 10–18 .357  30–29 .508
Western
No. 1 LSU  x‍†‍‡‍y 18–8 .692  53–17 .757
No. 28 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 17–11 .607  40–23 .635
No. 25 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 17–12 .586  41–21 .661
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .407  33–26 .559
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  27–25 .519
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .296  31–25 .554
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1993[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

As the tournament champion with the highest conference winning percentage, LSU was named SEC champion and awarded the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Regular Season Results
Eastern Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Tennessee 20 10 .667
—
1
South Carolina 15 10 .600
2.5
2
Kentucky 14 14 .500
5
3
Florida 12 14 .462
6
4
Vanderbilt 11 15 .423
7
5
Georgia 10 18 .357
9
6
Western Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
LSU 18 8 .692
—
1
Auburn 17 11 .607
2
2
Mississippi State 17 12 .586
2.5
3
Arkansas 11 16 .407
7.5
4
Alabama 9 15 .375
8
5
Ole Miss 8 19 .296
10.5
6

Tournaments

Eastern Division
  First Round Second Round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
  6 Georgia 3  
  2 South Carolina 1     6 Georgia 5  
    4 Florida 0    
  5 Vanderbilt 4         6 Georgia 3            
  1 Tennessee 7           3 Kentucky 13              
      1 Tennessee 7           3 Kentucky 6 4
      3 Kentucky 9         1 Tennessee 7 6
  3 Kentucky 4         1 Tennessee 17    
  4 Florida 1       5 Vanderbilt 5     6 Georgia 8  
  2 South Carolina 7     1 Tennessee 11  
  5 Vanderbilt 11  

Western Division
  First Round Second Round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                               
  6 Ole Miss 1  
  1 LSU 6     1 LSU 3  
    3 Mississippi State 5    
      3 Mississippi State 3  
      6 Ole Miss 2     3 Mississippi State 13  
  6 Ole Miss 4         2 Auburn 10    
  5 Alabama 2        
  5 Alabama 4         3 Mississippi State 3
  2 Auburn 13           1 LSU 7
      2 Auburn 3        
      4 Arkansas 1          
  4 Arkansas 5           2 Auburn 5              
  3 Mississippi State 2         1 LSU 16            
  1 LSU 13    
  4 Arkansas 7  

All-Tournament Teams
Position Player School
Eastern Division
1B Todd Helton Tennessee
2B Nick Morrow Vanderbilt
SS Jeff Michael Kentucky
3B Terry Weaver Georgia
C James Northeimer Tennessee
OF Matt Bragga Kentucky
OF Rodney Close Georgia
OF Tom Thaemert Kentucky
DH Bard Hindersman Kentucky
P Alex Barylak Georgia
P Jason Carruth Tennessee
MVP Todd Helton Tennessee
Position Player School
Western Division
1B Brian Alyea Auburn
2B John Futrell Ole Miss
SS Russ Johnson LSU
3B Jason Williams LSU
C Mitch Duke Auburn
OF Harry Berrios LSU
OF Mike Neal LSU
OF Ricky Joe Redd Mississippi State
DH Steve Hagan Mississippi State
P Gary Rath Mississippi State
P Will Hunt LSU
MVP Harry Berrios LSU

See also

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1993". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
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