1986 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

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1986 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team
Alex Box Stadium (1938)
  • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    • ChampionsLSU (1st title)
    Winning coachSkip Bertman (1st title)
    MVPJeff Yurtin (LSU)
    Attendance14,240
    1986 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
    		Conf Overall
    Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
    No. 5 LSU  ‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 5   .815 55 – 14   .797
    No. 21 Alabama  ‍‍‍y 18 – 9   .667 43 – 20   .683
    Auburn  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 31 – 24   .564
    Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 38 – 17   .691
    Georgia  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 35 – 24   .593
    Florida  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 27 – 26   .509
    Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 34 – 21   .618
    Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 27 – 23   .540
    Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18   .333 25 – 29   .463
    Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20   .259 25 – 28   .472
    † – Conference champion
    ‡ – Tournament champion
    y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
    As of June 30, 1986[1]
    Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

    The 1986 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at

    Baton Rouge, LA from May 9 through 11. LSU won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament
    .

    Regular season results

    Team W L Pct GB Seed
    LSU 22 5 .815
    —
    1
    Alabama 18 9 .667
    4
    2
    Auburn 15 12 .556
    7
    3
    Georgia 14 13 .519
    8
    4
    Ole Miss 14 13 .519
    8
    —
    Florida 14 13 .519
    8
    —
    Mississippi State 12 15 .444
    10
    —
    Tennessee 10 17 .370
    12
    —
    Vanderbilt 9 18 .333
    13
    —
    Kentucky 7 20 .259
    15
    —

    Tournament

    First roundSemi-finalsFinals
    3Auburn7
    2Alabama8
    2Alabama7
    1LSU10
    4Georgia6
    1LSU10
    1LSU8—
    4Georgia4—
    Lower round 1Lower final
    4Georgia6
    3Auburn72Alabama4
    4Georgia11

    All-Tournament Team

    Position Player School
    1B Pete Freeman Georgia
    2B Mike Qualls Alabama
    3B Jeff Yurtin LSU
    SS Jimmy Harrell Georgia
    C Doug Duke Alabama
    OF Joey Belle LSU
    OF
    Mike Papajohn
    		 LSU
    OF Trey Gainous Auburn
    UT Pat Bailey Alabama
    P Cris Carpenter Georgia
    P Barry Manuel LSU
    MVP Jeff Yurtin LSU

    References

    1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1986". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
    1. SECSports.com All-Time Baseball Tournament Results
    2. SECSports.com All-Tourney Team Lists
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