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1984 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

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1984 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida (3rd title)
Winning coachJoe Arnold (1st title)
MVPAlan Cockrell (Tennessee)
1984 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
No. 28 Florida  x‍‍y 18 4   .818 43 16   .729
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 11 12   .478 27 21   .563
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 9 11   .450 28 17   .622
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 9 13   .409 24 22   .522
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 7 14   .333 25 23   .521
Western Division
No. 10 Mississippi State  x‍‍‍y 18 5   .783 45 16   .738
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 12 10   .545 35 18   .660
LSU  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 32 23   .582
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8 14   .364 27 24   .529
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 7 16   .304 22 24   .478
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1984[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1984 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Perry Field in Gainesville, Florida, from May 11 through 14. Florida won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament.

Regular season results

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Team W L Pct GB Seed
Eastern Division
Florida 18 4 .818
1
Tennessee 11 12 .478
7.5
4
Vanderbilt 9 11 .450
8
Kentucky 9 13 .409
9
Georgia 7 14 .333
10.5
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Division
Mississippi State 18 5 .783
2
Alabama 12 10 .545
5.5
3
LSU 12 12 .500
6.5
Auburn 8 14 .364
9.5
Ole Miss 7 16 .304
11

Tournament

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
4Tennessee13
2Mississippi State11
4Tennessee2
1Florida10
3Alabama3
1Florida5
1Florida23
4Tennessee31
Lower round 1Lower final
2Mississippi State3
2Mississippi State84Tennessee8
3Alabama4

All-Tournament Team

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Position Player School
1B Mike Pitisci Alabama
2B Bruce Crabbe Florida
3B Mike Stanley Florida
SS Bob Parker Mississippi State
C Frank Vellaggia Alabama
OF Scott Ruskin Florida
OF Tom Stamps Tennessee
OF Dee Smithey Alabama
UT Ted McClendon Alabama
P Clay Daniel Florida
P Jeff Fischer Florida
DH Bobby Thigpen Mississippi State
MVP Alan Cockrell Tennessee

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1984". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.