The 1979 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Mississippi, from May 11 through 13. Mississippi State won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA tournament.
Regular season results Team W L Pct GB Seed Eastern Division 16 8.667 13 11 .542 11 11 .500 10 14 .417 8 14 .364 Team W L Pct GB Seed Western Division Mississippi State 17 2 .895 13 7 .650 9 10 .474 7 14 .333 4 17 .190
Tournament
All-Tournament Team Position Player School 1B Tim Weisheim Mississippi State 2B Chuck Long Florida 3B Bobby Mariano LSU SS Larry Hall Florida C John McDonald Mississippi State OF Mike Kelley Mississippi State OF Bob Kocol Mississippi State OF Jim Watkins Florida DH Tony Stevens Florida UT Steve Bollman LSU P Kerry Kellogg Florida P Ken Kurtz Mississippi State MVP Mike Kelley Mississippi State
See also College World Series NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Southeastern Conference baseball tournament
References
SECSports.com All-Time Baseball Tournament Results SECSports.com All-Tourney Team Lists