1988 SEC Baseball Tournament
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The 1988 SEC 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.
Florida Gators
The Florida Gators are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. The "Lady Gators" is an alternative nickname sometimes used by the Gators women's teams...
won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament.
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 | -- |
| Mississippi | 6 | 21 | .222 | 15 | -- |
Tournament
- Alabama, TennesseeTennessee VolunteersThe Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Volunteers are the National Collegiate Athletic Association college sports teams at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. Mike Hamilton is the most recent Men's Athletic Director, but resigned on June 7, 2011, and Joan Cronan is the current Women's...
, Ole MissOle Miss RebelsUniversity of Mississippi sports teams, originally known as the "Mississippi Flood" , were re-named the Rebels in 1936 and compete in the twelve-member Southeastern Conference of the NCAA's Division I. The school's colors are cardinal red and navy blue , purposely chosen to mirror the school...
, and VanderbiltVanderbilt CommodoresThe Vanderbilt Commodores are the NCAA athletic teams of Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The university fields 16 varsity teams , 14 of which compete in the Southeastern Conference...
did not make the tournament.
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
- College World SeriesCollege World SeriesThe College World Series or CWS is an annual baseball tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. The eight teams are split into two, four-team, double-elimination brackets,...
- NCAA Division I Baseball ChampionshipNCAA Division I Baseball ChampionshipThe NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the College World Series....
- SEC Tournament