1980 SEC Baseball Tournament
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The 1980 SEC Baseball Tournament was held at Perry Field in Gainesville, FL from May 9th through May 11th. Vanderbilt
won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference
's automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament
.
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...
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 1980 NCAA Tournament
1980 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 1980 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held in 1980 at various locations across the United States. 34 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament...
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Regular Season Results
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Tournament
- GeorgiaGeorgia BulldogsThe 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...
, Mississippi StateMississippi State Bulldogs baseballThe Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represents Mississippi State University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the West division of the Southeastern Conference. They are currently coached by head coach John Cohen. They play home games in Dudy Noble Field,...
, TennesseeTennessee VolunteersThe 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...
, LSULSU Tigers baseballThe 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...
, KentuckyKentucky WildcatsThe 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 | Mike Pike | Vanderbilt |
| 2B | David Harrison | Auburn |
| SS | Larry Simcox | Ole Miss |
| C | Scott Madison | Vanderbilt |
| OF | Johnny Tutt | Auburn |
| OF | Jerry Williams | Vanderbilt |
| OF | Pat Pomeranz | Ole Miss |
| OF | Darrell Wilkes | Auburn |
| DH | Dave Nenand | Vanderbilt |
| UT | John Metasavage | Auburn |
| P | Jeff Calhoun | Ole Miss |
| P | Dan Jahnke | Vanderbilt |
| MVP | Dave Nenand | Vanderbilt |
See also
- College World SeriesCollege World SeriesThe College World Series or CWS is an annual baseball tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. The eight teams are split into two, four-team, double-elimination brackets,...
- NCAA Division I Baseball ChampionshipNCAA Division I Baseball ChampionshipThe NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the College World Series....
- SEC Tournament