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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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 9 Vanderbilt  x‍†‍‍y 26 – 3   .897 54 – 12   .818
No. 13 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 17 – 12   .586 43 – 20   .683
Florida  ‍‍‍y 14 – 16   .467 29 – 30   .492
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 30 – 25   .545
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 18 – 32   .360
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 8 – 20   .286 22 – 30   .423
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20   .259 21 – 32   .396
Western
No. 7 LSU  x‍‍‡‍y 23 – 7   .767 57 – 11   .838
No. 18 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 18 – 11   .621 39 – 22   .639
No. 2 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 51 – 20   .718
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 38 – 24   .613
Alabama  ‍‍‍y 14 – 15   .483 35 – 28   .556
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 13 – 16   .448 34 – 29   .540
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 33 – 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

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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]

Team W L Pct GB #1 Seed
Eastern Division
Vanderbilt 26 3 .897 - 1
South Carolina 17 12 .586 9 4
Florida 14 16 .467 12.5 8
Kentucky 11 19 .367 15.5 11
Missouri 10 20 .333 16.5 12
Tennessee 9 19 .321 16.5 -
Georgia 7 20 .259 18 -
Team W L Pct GB #1 Seed
Western Division
LSU 23 7 .767 3.5 2
Arkansas 18 11 .621 8 3
Mississippi State 16 14 .533 10.5 5
Ole Miss 15 15 .500 11.5 6
Alabama 14 15 .483 12 7
Texas A&M 13 16 .448 13 9
Auburn 13 17 .433 13.5 10

Bracket

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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

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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

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

Pos. Player School
P Tyler Beede Vanderbilt
P Daniel Mengden Texas A&M
P Ryne Stanek Arkansas
P Chris Cotton LSU
C Stuart Turner Ole Miss
1B Conrad Gregor Vanderbilt
2B Tony Kemp Vanderbilt
3B Christian Ibarra LSU
SS Adam Frazier Mississippi State
OF Connor Harrell Vanderbilt
OF Hunter Renfroe Mississippi State
OF Tyler Spoon Arkansas
OF Jared Foster LSU
OF Matt Vinson Arkansas
DH Sean McMullen LSU
DH Zander Wiel Vanderbilt

Most Valuable Player

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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

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  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. ^ a b c 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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