2007 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament


The 2007 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, AL from May 23 through 27. After being ranked #1 nationally for most of the season and taking the regular-season SEC crown, Vanderbilt won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

2007 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatTwo pools of four-team double elimination
Finals site
ChampionsVanderbilt (2nd title)
Winning coachTim Corbin (1st title)
MVPPedro Alvarez (Vanderbilt)
Attendance87,893
2007 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 9 Vanderbilt xy 22 8   .733 54 13   .806
No. 10 South Carolina ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 46 20   .697
Florida ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 29 30   .492
Tennessee ‍‍‍ 13 15   .464 34 25   .576
Kentucky ‍‍‍ 13 16   .448 34 19   .642
Georgia ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 23 33   .411
Western
No. 21 Arkansas x‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 43 21   .672
No. 8 Mississippi State ‍‍‍y 15 13   .536 38 22   .633
No. 17 Ole Miss ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 40 25   .615
Alabama ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 31 26   .544
LSU ‍‍‍ 12 17   .414 29 26   .527
Auburn ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 31 25   .554
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2007[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

This year marked the first time since 1984 LSU did not qualify for the tournament. The Bayou Bengals struggled to a 12-17-1 SEC record under first-year coach Paul Mainieri and finished 29-26-1 overall, LSU's lowest win total since 1983, the year before Skip Bertman came to Baton Rouge.

Regular Season Results

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Eastern Division
Team W L T Pct GB Seed
Vanderbilt 22 8 .733 -- 1
South Carolina 17 13 .567 5 3
Florida 15 15 .500 7 6
Tennessee 13 15 .464 8 8
Kentucky 13 16 1 .450 8.5 --
Georgia 11 19 .367 11 --
Western Division
Team W L T Pct GB Seed
Arkansas 18 12 .600 -- 2
Mississippi State 15 13 .536 2 4
Ole Miss 16 14 .533 2 5
Alabama 15 15 .500 3 7
LSU 12 17 1 .417 5.5 --
Auburn 10 20 .333 8 --

Tournament

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
7Alabama0
2Arkansas6
2Arkansas6
3South Carolina0
6Florida3*
3South Carolina4*
2Arkansas3-
3South Carolina2-
7Alabama2
6Florida36Florida3
3South Carolina5
2Arkansas4
8Tennessee6
1Vanderbilt7
1Vanderbilt4
8Tennessee3
5Ole Miss6
5Ole Miss3
4Mississippi State1
5Ole Miss1~6*
1Vanderbilt13~7*
1Vanderbilt3
4Mississippi State21Vanderbilt15
8Tennessee2
  • ~ Game was shortened by 10-run rule.
  • * Game went into extra innings.
  • LSU, Kentucky, Auburn and Georgia did not make the tournament.

All-Tournament Team

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Position Player School
1B Danny Hamblin Arkansas
2B Tony Delmonico Tennessee
3B Pedro Alvarez Vanderbilt
SS Ryan Flaherty Vanderbilt
C Shea Robin Vanderbilt
OF Dominic de la Osa Vanderbilt
OF Casey Coon Arkansas
OF Justin Henry Ole Miss
DH Jeff Lockwood Tennessee
P Jess Todd Arkansas
P Nick Schmidt Arkansas
MVP Pedro Alvarez Vanderbilt

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2007". boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 30, 2012.