1990 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

The 1990 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama from May 17 through 20. LSU and Mississippi State were declared co-champions the tournament as a result of a weather-cancelled championship game.

1990 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatSix-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsLSU, Mississippi State (2nd, 4th title)
Winning coachSkip Bertman, Ron Polk (2nd, 4th title)
MVPJon Harden (Mississippi State)
Attendance32,163
1990 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 LSU  ‍y 20 7   .741 54 19   .740
No. 1 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 18 9   .667 52 19   .732
No. 5 Mississippi State  ‍‍y 17 9   .654 50 21   .704
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 13 13   .500 34 24   .586
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 12 13   .480 28 30   .483
Florida  ‍‍‍ 11 12   .478 29 30   .492
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 10 13   .435 34 21   .618
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 10 16   .385 23 29   .442
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 9 18   .333 28 31   .475
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 8 18   .308 27 29   .482
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1990[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular season results

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Team W L Pct GB Seed
LSU 20 7 .741
1
Georgia 18 9 .667
2
2
Mississippi State 17 9 .654
2.5
3
Auburn 13 13 .500
6.5
4
Vanderbilt 12 13 .480
7
5
Florida 11 12 .478
7
6
Alabama 10 13 .435
8
Ole Miss 10 16 .385
9.5
Tennessee 9 18 .333
11
Kentucky 8 18 .308
11.5

Tournament

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemi-finalsFinals
5Vanderbilt6
2Georgia35Vanderbilt4
4Auburn3
6Florida45Vanderbilt5
1LSU61LSU13
1LSU171LSU16^
3Mississippi State83Mississippi State30^
4Auburn23Mississippi State17
3Mississippi State166Florida25Vanderbilt9
2Georgia53Mississippi State8
6Florida6
  • ^: LSU and Mississippi State were declared 1990 tournament co-champions by SEC commissioner Roy Kramer when lightning and rain ended play in the championship game with LSU leading 6–0 with one out in the bottom of the fourth inning.

All-Tournament Team

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Position Player School
1B Tommy Raffo Mississippi State
2B Scott Mitchell Mississippi State
SS Scott Bethea LSU
3B Burke Masters Mississippi State
C Jeff Martin Vanderbilt
OF Ron Lim LSU
OF David Mitchell Mississippi State
OF Wes Grisham LSU
DH Todd Muckerheide Vanderbilt
P Jon Harden Mississippi State
P Chad Ogea LSU
P Bobby Reed Mississippi State
MVP Jon Harden Mississippi State

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1990". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.