1980 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1980 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Perry Field in Gainesville, FL from May 9 through May 11. Vanderbilt won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament.

1980 Southeastern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsVanderbilt (1st title)
Winning coachRoy Mewbourne (1st title)
MVPDave Nenad, Vanderbilt
1980 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Division
Florida  x‍‍‍ 16–8 .667  40–16 .714
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‡‍y 13–9 .591  34–21 .618
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 9–10 .474  33–12 .733
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 8–11 .421  25–21 .543
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 6–14 .300  23–21 .523
Western Division
Auburn  x‍‍‍ 15–8 .652  27–24 .529
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 9–9 .500  24–22 .522
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 10–11 .476  31–19 .620
LSU  ‍‍‍ 8–9 .471  23–19 .548
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 8–13 .381  18–28 .391
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1980[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular Season Results
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Eastern Division
Florida 16 8 .667
—
1
Vanderbilt 13 9 .591
2
3
Georgia 9 10 .474
4.5
—
Kentucky 8 11 .421
5.5
—
Tennessee 6 14 .300
8
—
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Division
Auburn 15 8 .652
—
2
Ole Miss 9 9 .500
3.5
4
Mississippi State 10 11 .476
4
—
LSU 8 9 .471
4
—
Alabama 8 13 .381
6
—

Tournament
  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
2 Auburn 3  
3 Vanderbilt 2  
  2 Auburn 7  
  4 Ole Miss 4  
4 Ole Miss 3
1 Florida 2  
  2 Auburn 3 0
  3 Vanderbilt 16 13
3 Vanderbilt 11  
1 Florida 7  
  3 Vanderbilt 21
  4 Ole Miss 0  

All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
1B Mike Pike Vanderbilt
2B Allen Mock Auburn
SS Larry Simcox Ole Miss
C Scott Madison Vanderbilt
OF Johnny Tutt Auburn
OF Jerry Williams Vanderbilt
OF Pat Pomeranz Ole Miss
OF Darrell Wilkes Auburn
DH Dave Nenad Vanderbilt
UT John Metasavage Auburn
P Jeff Calhoun Ole Miss
P Dan Jahnke Vanderbilt
MVP Dave Nenad Vanderbilt

See also

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1980". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
2. SECSports.com All-Time Baseball Tournament Results
3. SECSports.com All-Tourney Team Lists
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