1995 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

The 1995 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held as separate tournaments for the Eastern Division and the Western Division. The Eastern Division tournament was held at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Western Division tournament was held at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, MS. Both tournaments were held from May 18 through 21. Tennessee won its third consecutive Eastern Division tournament and Alabama won the Western Division tournament. All games played in the tournament were added to the teams' 24-game regular season conference records.

1995 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatSix-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsTennessee (3rd title)
Winning coachRod Delmonico (3rd title)
MVPTodd Helton, Scott Vieira (Tennessee)
Attendance12,572
1995 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatSix-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsAlabama (2nd title)
Winning coachJim Wells (1st title)
MVPRusty Loflin (Alabama)
Attendance22,017
1995 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 4 Tennessee  xy 22 8   .733 54 16   .771
Florida  ‍‍‍ 12 14   .462 32 24   .571
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 12 14   .462 32 25   .561
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 9 17   .346 29 29   .500
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 10 19   .345 29 32   .475
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 8 19   .296 29 32   .475
Western
No. 9 Auburn  x‍‍‍y 19 8   .704 50 13   .794
No. 14 Alabama  ‍‍y 18 11   .621 42 23   .646
No. 18 LSU  ‍‍‍y 17 12   .586 47 18   .723
No. 17 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 14 12   .538 40 22   .645
Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 13 15   .464 38 23   .623
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 11 16   .407 34 25   .576
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1995[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

As the tournament champion with the highest conference winning percentage, Tennessee was named SEC champion and awarded the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Regular-season results

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Eastern Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Tennessee 22 8 .733
1
South Carolina 12 14 .462
8
2
Florida 12 14 .462
8
3
Georgia 9 17 .346
11
4
Kentucky 10 19 .345
11.5
5
Vanderbilt 8 19 .296
12.5
6
Western Division
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Auburn 19 8 .704
1
Alabama 18 11 .621
2
2
LSU 17 12 .586
3
3
Ole Miss 14 12 .538
4.5
4
Arkansas 13 15 .464
6.5
5
Mississippi State 11 16 .407
8
6

Tournaments

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Eastern Division

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1Tennessee4
6Vanderbilt96Vanderbilt4
3Florida2
5Kentucky66Vanderbilt6
2South Carolina25Kentucky9
5Kentucky95Kentucky52
4Georgia81Tennessee227
4Georgia61Tennessee4
3Florida41Tennessee116Vanderbilt3
1Tennessee84Georgia0
2South Carolina0

Western Division

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
6Mississippi State6
3LSU14
6Mississippi State13LSU7
1Auburn01Auburn53LSU7
1Auburn10
5Arkansas6
4Ole Miss3
5Arkansas5
3LSU8
4Ole Miss2
5Arkansas52Alabama9
2Alabama2
2Alabama95Arkansas7
3LSU82Alabama8
6Mississippi State3
2Alabama6

All-Tournament Teams

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Position Player School
Eastern Division
1B Todd Helton Tennessee
2B Ed Lewis Tennessee
SS Pete Arenas Georgia
3B Scott Vieira Tennessee
C Todd Young Kentucky
OF Josh Paul Vanderbilt
OF Chad Green Kentucky
OF Scott Schroeffel Tennessee
DH Ryan Brown Vanderbilt
P Ryan Meyers Tennessee
P Scott Schroeffel Tennessee
Co-MVP Todd Helton Tennessee
Co-MVP Scott Vieira Tennessee
Position Player School
Western Division
1B Chris Moller Alabama
2B Warren Morris LSU
SS Mark Bellhorn Auburn
3B Nathan Dunn LSU
C David Skeels Arkansas
OF Kenderick Moore Arkansas
OF Rusty Loflin Alabama
OF Chad Cooley LSU
DH Eddy Furniss LSU
P Neal Lamb Alabama
P Matt Carnes Arkansas
P Eric DuBose Mississippi State
MVP Rusty Loflin Alabama

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1995". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.