1988 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

The 1988 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, MS from May 12 through 15. 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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Florida  ‍y 21 6   .778 48 19   .716
No. 14 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 18 9   .667 38 25   .603
No. 23 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 17 10   .630 44 20   .688
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 16 10   .615 39 16   .709
LSU  ‍‍‍ 16 11   .593 39 21   .650
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 16   .407 29 28   .509
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 11 16   .407 30 23   .566
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 9 17   .346 27 26   .509
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 9 18   .333 21 29   .420
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 6 21   .222 24 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

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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

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
6Georgia3
5LSU7
6Georgia85LSU2
1Florida31Florida7
1Florida4
4Auburn3
2Kentucky91Florida35
5LSU73Mississippi State13
2Kentucky5
3Mississippi State6
4Auburn73Mississippi State4
3Mississippi State106Georgia2
6Georgia5
2Kentucky4

All-Tournament Team

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1988". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.