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The 1978 SEC Baseball Tournament was held at Perry Field

Alfred A. McKethan Stadium

Alfred A. McKethan Stadium at Perry Field is the college baseball stadium of the University of Florida, and serves as the home field for the Florida Gators baseball team. McKethan Stadium is located on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus, in close proximity to the university's indoor...

in Gainesville, FL from May 12th through May 15th. Auburn

Auburn Tigers

Auburn Tigers is the name given to Auburn University athletic teams. The University is a member of the Southeastern Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 19 varsity teams in 13 sports:* Men's sports** Baseball** Basketball...

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 1978 NCAA Tournament.

Regular Season Results

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Seed
Eastern Division
Florida 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...	18	4	.818	--	1
Georgia Georgia Bulldogs The Georgia Bulldogs are the athletic teams of the University of Georgia. The Bulldogs compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and are members of the Southeastern Conference...	11	12	.478	7.5	4
Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers The 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...	11	12	.478	7.5	--
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Commodores The 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...	10	13	.435	8.5	--
Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic squads of the University of Kentucky , a founding member of the Southeastern Conference...	6	15	.286	11.5	--

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Seed
Western Division
Auburn Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers is the name given to Auburn University athletic teams. The University is a member of the Southeastern Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 19 varsity teams in 13 sports:* Men's sports Baseball Basketball...	15	8	.652	--	2
Mississippi State Mississippi State Bulldogs The Mississippi State Bulldogs are the athletic teams of Mississippi State University. They participate in NCAA's Division I in the competitive 12-member Southeastern Conference under the mascot Bulldogs and the school colors of maroon and white...	13	8	.619	1	3
Mississippi Ole Miss Rebels University 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...	12	11	.522	3	--
Alabama	10	11	.476	4	--
LSU LSU Tigers The LSU Tigers are the athletic teams of Louisiana State University. They participate in the NCAA's Division I, in the Southeastern Conference. It fields teams in 14 varsity sports . Its official team nickname is the Fighting Tigers and the school mascot is Mike the Tiger...	6	18	.250	9.5	--

Tournament

LSU
LSU Tigers baseball
The LSU baseball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I college baseball.Along with the other LSU athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the West division of the Southeastern Conference...

, Ole Miss
Ole Miss Rebels
University 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...

, Tennessee
Tennessee Volunteers
The 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...

, Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Commodores
The 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...

, Kentucky
Kentucky Wildcats
The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic squads of the University of Kentucky , a founding member of the Southeastern Conference...

, and Alabama did not make the tournament.

All-Tournament Team

Position	Player	School
1B	Dom Fucci Dom Fucci Dominic A. Fucci was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions. He played college football at the University of Kentucky and was drafted in the eighteenth round of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins....	Auburn
2B	J.B. Brown	Auburn
3B	John McDonald	Mississippi State
SS	Bubba Kizer	Georgia
C	Russ Aldrich	Mississippi State
OF	Del Bender	Mississippi State
OF	Jim Watkins	Florida
OF	Bubba Chrismer	Georgia
DH	Bo Fucci	Auburn
P	Jack Lazorko Jack Lazorko Jack Thomas Lazorko is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during five seasons at the major league level for the Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers and California Angels. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 11th round of the amateur draft...	Mississippi State
P	Perry Cliburn	Mississippi State

No MVP was named.

Regular Season Results

Tournament

All-Tournament Team

See also