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Collegiate baseball tournament
1985 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsMississippi State (2nd title)
Winning coachRon Polk (2nd title)
MVPGene Morgan (Mississippi State)
1985 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
No. 11 Florida  ‍‍‍ 15 – 6   .714 43 – 18   .705
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 – 11   .500 33 – 23   .589
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 35 – 16   .686
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 28 – 24   .538
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 26 – 23   .531
Western Division
No. 24 LSU  ‍‍‍ 17 – 7   .708 41 – 18   .695
No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍‡‍ 16 – 8   .667 50 – 15   .769
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 30 – 22   .577
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 30 – 23   .566
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 20 – 28   .417
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1985
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1985 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA from May 9 through 11. Mississippi State won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament.

Regular season results

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Eastern Division
Florida 15 6 .714 — 1
Georgia 11 11 .500 4.5 4
Vanderbilt 10 13 .435 6 —
Kentucky 10 13 .435 6 —
Tennessee 10 13 .435 6 —
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Division
LSU 17 7 .708 — 2
Mississippi State 16 8 .667 1 3
Auburn 11 12 .478 5.5 —
Alabama 10 14 .417 7 —
Ole Miss 5 18 .217 11.5 —

Tournament

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
3Mississippi State8
1Florida3
3Mississippi State2
4Georgia0
4Georgia8
2LSU6
3Mississippi State8-
4Georgia3-
Lower round 1Lower final
1Florida8
1Florida54Georgia9
2LSU2

All-Tournament Team

Position Player School
1B Mike Stanley Florida
2B Gator Thiesen Mississippi State
3B John Scott Mississippi State
SS Jeff Reboulet LSU
C Roark McDonald Mississippi State
OF Bobby Thigpen Mississippi State
OF Dan Van Cleve Mississippi State
OF Ron Wenrich Georgia
UT Tim Touma Florida
P Jeff Brantley Mississippi State
P Gene Morgan Mississippi State
MVP Gene Morgan Mississippi State

See also

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1985". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  3. "SEC Tournament History". SECDigitalNetwork.com. The Southeastern Conference. pp. 25–31. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
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