2013 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
 
Teams12
FormatSee below
Finals site
ChampionsLSU (10th title)
Winning coachPaul Mainieri (4th title)
MVPChris Cotton (LSU)
Attendance134,496 (record)
TelevisionESPN2 (championship game)
2013 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 9 Vanderbilt  x‍†‍‍y 26–3 .89754–12 .818
No. 13 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 17–12 .58643–20 .683
Florida  ‍‍‍y 14–16 .46729–30 .492
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36730–25 .545
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33318–32 .360
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 8–20 .28622–30 .423
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 7–20 .25921–32 .396
Western
No. 7 LSU  x‍‍‡‍y 23–7 .76757–11 .838
No. 18 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 18–11 .62139–22 .639
No. 2 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 16–14 .53351–20 .718
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 15–15 .50038–24 .613
Alabama  ‍‍‍y 14–15 .48335–28 .556
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 13–16 .44834–29 .540
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43333–23 .589
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2013[1][2][3][4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2013 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 26 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. The annual tournament determined the tournament champion of the Division I Southeastern Conference in college baseball. The tournament champion, LSU, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[5]

The tournament has been held every year since 1977. Entering the 2013 event, LSU had claimed nine championships, the most of any school. Original members Georgia and Kentucky along with 1993 addition Arkansas have never won the tournament. This was the sixteenth consecutive year and eighteenth overall that the event has been held at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, formerly known as Regions Park.

In 2013, the tournament set a new all-sessions attendance record of 134,496. The average per session was 8,115.[6]

Seeding and format

The regular season division winners claimed the top two seeds and the next ten teams by conference winning percentage, regardless of division, claimed the remaining berths in the tournament.

The bottom eight teams played a single-elimination opening round, followed by a two-bracket double-elimination format until the semifinals, when the format reverted to single elimination through the championship game.[7][8]

TeamWLPctGB #1Seed
Eastern Division
Vanderbilt263.897-1
South Carolina1712.58694
Florida1416.46712.58
Kentucky1119.36715.511
Missouri1020.33316.512
Tennessee919.32116.5-
Georgia720.25918-
TeamWLPctGB #1Seed
Western Division
LSU237.7673.52
Arkansas1811.62183
Mississippi State1614.53310.55
Ole Miss1515.50011.56
Alabama1415.483127
Texas A&M1316.448139
Auburn1317.43313.510

Bracket

First round Second round Third round Semifinals Finals
3 Arkansas 2*
6 Ole Miss 4 6 Ole Miss 1
11 Kentucky 1 3 Arkansas 4
2 LSU 1
2 LSU 3
7 Alabama 6 7 Alabama 0
10 Auburn 3 3 Arkansas 1
2 LSU 3
6 Ole Miss 5*
7 Alabama 7
2 LSU 3
7 Alabama 2
2 LSU 5*
1 Vanderbilt 4
1 Vanderbilt 0
8 Florida 3 9 Texas A&M 5
9 Texas A&M 6 9 Texas A&M 4
5 Mississippi State 6
4 South Carolina 3
5 Mississippi State 2* 5 Mississippi State 5
12 Missouri 1 5 Mississippi State 8
1 Vanderbilt 16
1 Vanderbilt 4*
4 South Carolina 3
9 Texas A&M 0
1 Vanderbilt 3
  • * - Indicates game required extra innings.

Notes

The Mississippi State vs Missouri first-round game lasted 17 innings. This tied the record for the longest game in SEC Tournament history, which was originally set by Arkansas and Auburn in 1994.[9]

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[6]

Pos.PlayerSchool
PTyler BeedeVanderbilt
PDaniel MengdenTexas A&M
PRyne StanekArkansas
PChris CottonLSU
CStuart TurnerOle Miss
1BConrad GregorVanderbilt
2BTony KempVanderbilt
3BChristian IbarraLSU
SSAdam FrazierMississippi State
OFConnor HarrellVanderbilt
OFHunter RenfroeMississippi State
OFTyler SpoonArkansas
OFJared FosterLSU
OFMatt VinsonArkansas
DHSean McMullenLSU
DHZander WielVanderbilt

Most Valuable Player

Chris Cotton was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Cotton was a pitcher for LSU, serving as closer. In the championship game, he pitched the final 2.2 innings and did not allow any of the eight batters he faced to reach base.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Rivals Alabama, Auburn will be Day 1 highlight at SEC Tournament (with bracket)". Alabama Media Group. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2013 Baseball Schedule - University of Tennessee". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2013 Baseball Schedule - University of Georgia". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2013 SEC baseball schedule released". tigerrag.com. March 22, 2012. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 Sean Cartell (May 26, 2013). "LSU Wins 10th SEC Baseball Tournament Title". SEC Digital Network. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  7. ↑ "SEC Announces Format Change to Baseball Tournament". utsports.com. December 19, 2011. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  8. ↑ "SEC adds two teams, changes format for postseason conference tournament". NCAA.com. December 22, 2012. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Quick hits: Mississippi State tops Missouri in 17 innings, ties SEC Tournament record". al.com. May 22, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
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