1988 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1988 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, MS from May 12th through May 15th. Florida won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament.

1988 Southeastern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatSix-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida (4th title)
Winning coachJoe Arnold (2nd title)
MVPBrian Reimsnyder (Florida)
Attendance43,068
1988 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Florida  ‍†‍‡‍y 21–6 .77848–19 .716
No. 14 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 18–9 .66738–25 .603
No. 23 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 17–10 .63044–20 .688
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 16–10 .61539–16 .709
LSU  ‍‍‍ 16–11 .59339–21 .650
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40729–28 .509
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40730–23 .566
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 9–17 .34627–26 .509
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 9–18 .33321–29 .420
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 6–21 .22224–29 .453
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular Season Results
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Florida 21 6 .778
—
1
Kentucky 18 9 .667
3
2
Mississippi State 17 10 .630
4
3
Auburn 16 10 .615
4.5
4
LSU 16 11 .593
5
5
Georgia 11 16 .407
10
6
Vanderbilt 11 16 .407
10
—
Alabama 9 17 .346
11.5
—
Tennessee 9 18 .333
12
—
Ole Miss 6 21 .222
15
—

Tournament
  First Round Second Round Third Round Semi-Finals
                                       
  6 Georgia 8  
  1 Florida 3     6 Georgia 3  
    5 LSU 7    
      5 LSU 2  
      1 Florida 7    
  1 Florida 4          
  4 Auburn 3        
  2 Kentucky 9         1 Florida 3 5
  5 LSU 7           3 Mississippi State 1 3
      2 Kentucky 5        
      3 Mississippi State 6          
  4 Auburn 7           3 Mississippi State 4    
  3 Mississippi State 10         6 Georgia 2  
  6 Georgia 5    
  2 Kentucky 4  

All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
1B Tommy Raffo Mississippi State
2B Vince Castaldo Kentucky
SS Brad Hildreth Mississippi State
3B Darin Rieman Kentucky
C Barry Winford Mississippi State
OF Brian Reimsnyder Florida
OF Rich Vasquez LSU
OF Bruce Chick Georgia
DH Mario Linares Florida
P Jeff Gidcumb Florida
P Mark Lipson Georgia
MVP Brian Reimsnyder Florida

See also

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1988". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
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