1987 Southeastern Conference Tournament

The 1987 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Foley Field in Athens, GA. #6 Mississippi State University defeated #5 Louisiana State University for the title. Mississippi State's Dan Paradoa was named Tournament MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	University of Georgia	18-8	Steve Webber
2	Auburn University	18-9	Hal Baird
3	University of Florida	17-9	Joe Arnold
4	University of Kentucky	16-11	Keith Madison
5	Louisiana State University	12-10	Skip Bertman
6	Mississippi State University	13-13	Ron Polk

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Georgia	5
	6	Mississippi St.	6			6	Mississippi St.	5
						3	Florida	4
	2	Auburn	9								6	Mississippi St.	4
	5	LSU	8								2	Auburn	3
						2	Auburn	5													6	Mississippi St.	13	x
						4	Kentucky	4													5	LSU	3	x
	3	Florida	4													2	Auburn	2
	4	Kentucky	5								4	Kentucky	1			5	LSU	4
						1	Georgia	2			5	LSU	4
						5	LSU	4

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 14
Game 1	University of Kentucky	5-4	University of Florida
Game 2	Auburn University	9-8	Louisiana State University
Game 3	Mississippi State University	6-5	University of Georgia
May 15
Game 4	Auburn University	5-4	University of Kentucky
Game 5	Louisiana State University	4-2	University of Georgia	Georgia eliminated
Game 6	Mississippi State University	5-4	University of Florida	Florida eliminated
May 16
Game 7	Mississippi State University	4-3	Auburn University
Game 8	Louisiana State University	4-1	University of Kentucky	Kentucky eliminated
Game 9	Louisiana State University	4-2	Auburn University	Auburn eliminated
May 17
Game 10	Mississippi State University	13-3	Louisiana State University	Mississippi State advances to NCAA tournament

All Tournament Team

• 1B John Mitchell, Mississippi St.
• 2B Terry Shumpert, Kentucky
• SS Dave Cunningham, LSU
• 3B Kevin Henry, Auburn
• C Craig Faulkner, LSU
• OF Trey Gainous, Auburn
• OF Jody Hurst, Mississippi St.
• OF Dan Paradoa, Mississippi St.
• DH Richie Grayum, Mississippi St.
• P Derek Lilliquist, Georgia
• P Terry Ellis, Mississippi St.