1979 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1979 Southeastern Conference SEC I 4 Four-team double elimination tournament Dudy Noble Field Starkville, Mississippi Mississippi State 1st Ron Polk 1st Mike Kelley Mississippi State The 1979 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Mississippi, from May 11 through 13. Mississippi State won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA tournament. Regular season results Team W L Pct GB Seed Eastern Division 1979 Florida Gators Florida 16 8.667—2 1979 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky 13 11 .54234 1979 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 11 11 .5004— 1979 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 10 14 .4176— 1979 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt 8 14 .3647— Team W L Pct GB Seed Western Division Mississippi State 17 2 .895—1 1979 LSU Tigers LSU 13 7 .6504.53 1979 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss 9 10 .4748— 1979 Auburn Tigers Auburn 7 14 .33311— 1979 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 4 17 .19014— Tournament First round Semi-finals Finals 1 Mississippi State 6 4 1979 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky 4 3 1979 LSU Tigers LSU 5 2 1979 Florida Gators Florida 2 4 Kentucky 1 2 Florida 7 1 Mississippi State 12 3 LSU 5 2 Florida 5 3 LSU 1 1 Mississippi State 12 – 2 Florida 11 – All-Tournament Team Position Player School 1B Tim Weisheim Mississippi State 2B Chuck Long Florida 3B Bobby Mariano LSU SS Larry Hall Florida C John McDonald Mississippi State OF Mike Kelley Mississippi State OF Bob Kocol Mississippi State OF Jim Watkins Florida DH Tony Stevens Florida UT Steve Bollman LSU P Kerry Kellogg Florida P Ken Kurtz Mississippi State MVP Mike Kelley Mississippi State See also College World Series NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Southeastern Conference baseball tournament References SECSports.com All-Time Baseball Tournament Results SECSports.com All-Tourney Team Lists Tournament Category:Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Category:College baseball tournaments in Mississippi Category:Sports in Starkville, Mississippi