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The 1987 SEC Baseball Tournament was held at Foley Field

Foley Field

Foley Field is a baseball stadium in Athens, Georgia. It is the home field of the University of Georgia Bulldogs college baseball team. The stadium holds 3,291 people....

in Athens, GA from May 14th through May 17th. Mississippi State

Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball

The 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,...

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 1987 NCAA Tournament.

Regular Season Results

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Seed
Georgia	18	8	.692	--	1
Auburn	18	9	.667	0.5	2
Florida	17	9	.654	1	3
Kentucky	16	11	.593	2.5	4
LSU	12	10	.545	4	5
Mississippi State	13	13	.500	5	6
Alabama	11	14	.440	6.5	--
Mississippi	11	16	.407	7.5	--
Vanderbilt	7	20	.259	11.5	--
Tennessee	5	18	.217	11.5	--

Tournament

* indicates extra innings.
Alabama, 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...

, and 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...

did not make the tournament.

All-Tournament Team

Position	Player	School
1B	John Mitchell John Mitchell (baseball) John Kyle Mitchell is a former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in parts of five Major League Baseball seasons, from through , for the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles.-Boating accident:...	Mississippi State
2B	Terry Shumpert Terry Shumpert Terrance Darnell Shumpert is a former Major League Baseball utility player. He is an alumnus of the University of Kentucky....	Kentucky
3B	Kevin Henry Kevin Henry Kevin Lerell Henry is a former American football defensive lineman who played eight seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers...	Auburn
SS	Dave Cunningham	LSU
C	Craig Faulkner	LSU
OF	Trey Gainous	Auburn
OF	Jody Hurst	Mississippi State
OF	Dan Paradoa	Mississippi State
DH	Richie Grayum	Mississippi State
P	Derek Lilliquist Derek Lilliquist Derek Jansen Lilliquist , is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1989-1996. He later became a minor league pitching coach for the St. Louis Cardinals and was named their major league bullpen coach on November 2, 2010.-External links:...	Georgia
P	Terry Ellis	Mississippi State
MVP	Dan Paradoa	Mississippi State

Regular Season Results

Tournament

All-Tournament Team

See also