1991 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament


The 1991 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA from May 16 through 19. Florida won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament.

1991 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatSix-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida (5th title)
Winning coachJoe Arnold (3rd title)
MVPHerbert Perry, Brian Purvis (Florida)
Attendance21,563
1991 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 LSU  ‍‍‍y 19 7   .731 55 18   .753
No. 4 Florida  ‍‍y 16 8   .667 51 21   .708
No. 22 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 12 9   .571 42 21   .667
No. 25 Alabama  ‍‍‍y 14 11   .560 42 20   .677
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 14 12   .538 35 24   .593
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13 12   .520 41 20   .672
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 13 13   .500 41 19   .683
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 31 24   .564
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 8 19   .296 29 28   .509
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 7 19   .269 27 31   .466
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular-season results

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Team W L Pct GB Seed
LSU 19 7 .731
1
Florida 16 8 .667
2
2
Mississippi State 12 9 .571
4.5
3
Alabama 14 11 .560
4.5
4
Auburn 14 12 .538
5
5
Kentucky 13 12 .520
5.5
6
Tennessee 13 13 .500
6
Ole Miss 9 15 .375
9
Vanderbilt 8 19 .296
11.5
Georgia 7 19 .269
12

Tournament

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
2Florida8
5Auburn72Florida4
4Alabama3
1LSU82Florida7
6Kentucky71LSU1
1LSU82Florida8
3Mississippi State21LSU4
3Mississippi State153Mississippi State4
4Alabama105Auburn01LSU9
5Auburn83Mississippi State1
6Kentucky5
  • Georgia, Tennessee, Ole Miss, and Vanderbilt did not make the tournament.
  • Due to rain that caused numerous delays, all games following the first round were shortened to seven innings.

All-Tournament Team

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Position Player School
1B Brent Killen Florida
2B Paul Petrulis Mississippi State
SS Kevin Polcovich Florida
3B Chuck Daniel Mississippi State
C Mario Linares Florida
OF Brian Duva Florida
OF Brian Purvis Florida
OF Chris Moock LSU
DH Herbert Perry Florida
P B.J. Wallace Mississippi State
P John Pricher Florida
Co-MVP Herbert Perry Florida
Co-MVP Brian Purvis Florida

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1991". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.