2008 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament


The 2008 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Regions Park in Hoover, AL from May 21 through 25. LSU won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

2008 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination with flipped brackets
Finals site
ChampionsLSU (7th title)
Winning coachPaul Mainieri (1st title)
MVPBlake Dean (LSU)
Attendance124,139
2008 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Georgia x‍‍y 20 9   .690 45 25   .643
Florida ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 34 24   .586
No. 25 Kentucky ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 44 19   .698
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍y 15 14   .517 41 22   .651
South Carolina ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 40 23   .635
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 27 29   .482
Western
No. 6 LSU x‍‍y 18 11   .621 49 19   .721
Alabama ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 35 28   .556
Ole Miss ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 39 26   .600
Arkansas ‍‍‍y 14 15   .483 34 24   .586
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 28 28   .500
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 23 33   .411
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2008[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Regular Season Results

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The top eight teams (based on conference results) from the conference earned invites to the tournament.

Eastern Division
Team W L T Pct GB Seed
Georgia 20 9 1 .683 -- 1
Florida 17 13 0 .567 3.5 3
Kentucky 16 14 0 .533 4.5 4
Vanderbilt 15 14 0 .517 5.0 6
South Carolina 15 15 0 .500 5.5 7
Tennessee 12 18 0 .400 8.5 --
Western Division
Team W L T Pct GB Seed
LSU 18 11 1 .617 -- 2
Alabama 16 14 0 .533 2.5 5
Ole Miss 15 15 0 .500 3.5 8
Arkansas 14 15 0 .483 4.0 --
Auburn 11 19 0 .367 7.5 --
Mississippi State 9 21 0 .300 9.5 --

Format

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The 2008 tournament will feature a "flipped bracket" for the first time. This means that after two days of play the undefeated team from each bracket will move into the other bracket. This reduces the number of rematches teams will have to play in order to win the tournament.[2]

Tournament

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
7South Carolina4*
2LSU5*
2LSU8
6Vanderbilt2
6Vanderbilt7
3Florida3
8Ole Miss48
6Vanderbilt77
7South Carolina11
3Florida37South Carolina5
6Vanderbilt7
2LSU8
8Ole Miss4
8Ole Miss2
1Georgia1
8Ole Miss8
4Kentucky7
5Alabama3
4Kentucky9
2LSU12-
5Alabama8-
1Georgia2
5Alabama55Alabama13
4Kentucky4

All-Tournament Team

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Position Player School
1B Matt Clark LSU
1B Andrew Giobbi Vanderbilt
2B Ryan Schimpf LSU
3B Chris McClendon Kentucky
SS Ryan Flaherty Vanderbilt
C Alex Avila Alabama
OF Michael Guerrero Ole Miss
OF Jordan Henry Ole Miss
OF Kent Matthes Alabama
OF Sawyer Carroll Kentucky
DH Blake Dean LSU
P Lance Lynn Ole Miss
P Blake Martin LSU
P Austin Hyatt Alabama
MVP Blake Dean LSU

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2008". boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  2. ^ SEC BASEBALL: Tourney big for all eight teams[permanent dead link]