1980 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

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

1980 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	4
Format	Four-team double elimination tournament
Finals site	Perry Field Gainesville, Florida
Champions	Vanderbilt (1st title)
Winning coach	Roy Mewbourne (1st title)
MVP	Dave Nenad (Vanderbilt)
← 1979 SEC baseball tournament 1981 →

1980 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						3	Vanderbilt	21
	3	Vanderbilt	11			4	Ole Miss	0
	1	Florida	7

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

• College World Series
• NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
• Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1980". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.

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