1993 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

The 1993 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was the first year the SEC held separate tournaments for the Eastern Division and the Western Division. The Eastern Division tournament was held at Sarge Frye Field in Columbia, South Carolina, from May 20 through 23. The Western Division tournament was held at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA also from May 20 through 23. Tennessee won the Eastern Division tournament and LSU won the Western Division tournament. All games played in the tournament were added to the teams' records from the 24-game conference regular season.

1993 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Six-team double elimination tournament
Finals site	Sarge Frye Field Columbia, South Carolina
Champions	Tennessee (1st title)
Winning coach	Rod Delmonico (1st title)
MVP	Todd Helton (Tennessee)
Attendance	8,050
← 1992 SEC baseball tournament 1994 →

1993 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Six-team double elimination tournament
Finals site	Alex Box Stadium (1938) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Champions	LSU (4th title)
Winning coach	Skip Bertman (4th title)
MVP	Harry Berrios (LSU)
Attendance	28,196
← 1992 SEC baseball tournament 1994 →

1993 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 20 Tennessee  x‍‍‡‍y	20	–	10		.667			45	–	20		.692
No. 29 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y	15	–	10		.600			39	–	20		.661
Kentucky  ‍‍‍y	14	–	14		.500			38	–	23		.623
Florida  ‍‍‍	12	–	14		.462			33	–	25		.569
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	11	–	15		.423			32	–	23		.582
Georgia  ‍‍‍	10	–	18		.357			30	–	29		.508
Western
No. 1 LSU  x‍†‍‡‍y	18	–	8		.692			53	–	17		.757
No. 28 Auburn  ‍‍‍y	17	–	11		.607			40	–	23		.635
No. 25 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y	17	–	12		.586			41	–	21		.661
Arkansas  ‍‍‍	11	–	16		.407			33	–	26		.559
Alabama  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			27	–	25		.519
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	8	–	19		.296			31	–	25		.554
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

As the tournament champion with the highest conference winning percentage, LSU was named SEC champion and awarded the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Regular-season results

Eastern Division Team W L Pct GB Seed Tennessee 20 10 .667 — 1 South Carolina 15 10 .600 2.5 2 Kentucky 14 14 .500 5 3 Florida 12 14 .462 6 4 Vanderbilt 11 15 .423 7 5 Georgia 10 18 .357 9 6

Western Division Team W L Pct GB Seed LSU 18 8 .692 — 1 Auburn 17 11 .607 2 2 Mississippi State 17 12 .586 2.5 3 Arkansas 11 16 .407 7.5 4 Alabama 9 15 .375 8 5 Ole Miss 8 19 .296 10.5 6

Tournaments

Eastern Division

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	6	Georgia	3
	2	South Carolina	1			6	Georgia	5
						4	Florida	0
	5	Vanderbilt	4								6	Georgia	3
	1	Tennessee	7								3	Kentucky	13
						1	Tennessee	7													3	Kentucky	6	4
						3	Kentucky	9													1	Tennessee	7	6
	3	Kentucky	4													1	Tennessee	17
	4	Florida	1								5	Vanderbilt	5			6	Georgia	8
						2	South Carolina	7			1	Tennessee	11
						5	Vanderbilt	11

Western Division

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
						1	LSU	3
						3	Mississippi State	5
	6	Ole Miss	1								3	Mississippi State	3
	1	LSU	6								6	Ole Miss	2			3	Mississippi State	13
						6	Ole Miss	4
																2	Auburn	10
						5	Alabama	2
	5	Alabama	4
																					3	Mississippi State	3
	2	Auburn	13
						2	Auburn	3													1	LSU	7
						4	Arkansas	1
	4	Arkansas	5								2	Auburn	5
	3	Mississippi State	2								1	LSU	16
						1	LSU	13
						4	Arkansas	7

All-Tournament Teams

Position Player School Eastern Division 1B Todd Helton Tennessee 2B Nick Morrow Vanderbilt SS Jeff Michael Kentucky 3B Terry Weaver Georgia C James Northeimer Tennessee OF Matt Bragga Kentucky OF Rodney Close Georgia OF Tom Thaemert Kentucky DH Bard Hindersman Kentucky P Alex Barylak Georgia P Jason Carruth Tennessee MVP Todd Helton Tennessee

Position Player School Western Division 1B Brian Alyea Auburn 2B John Futrell Ole Miss SS Russ Johnson LSU 3B Jason Williams LSU C Mitch Duke Auburn OF Harry Berrios LSU OF Mike Neal LSU OF Noah Muhammad Mississippi State DH Travis Williams Mississippi State P Gary Rath Mississippi State P Will Hunt LSU MVP Harry Berrios LSU

See also

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

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1993". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 12, 2015.

• SECSports.com All-Time Baseball Tournament Results
• SECSports.com All-Tourney Team Lists