2002 SEC Baseball Tournament

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    The Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament returns for a fifth straight year to Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Birmingham, Ala., May 22-26.

    The SEC Tournament will follow an eight-team double elimination tournament that is modeled after the College World Series. The tournament field includes the top two teams from the SEC's Eastern and Western Divisions plus four at-large bids based on conference winning percentage.

    The eight teams are seeded 1-8 with the two divisional champions guaranteed of the top two seeds. Last season, Mississippi State defeated LSU, 4-1, to claim the SEC Tournament title.

    The Hoover Met serves as home of the Double-A Birmingham Barons (Chicago White Sox) of the Southern League. Located eight miles south of Birmingham, the stadium is regarded by many sports experts as one fo the best of its kind in the nation. It seats 10,800 for baseball, but can accomodate up to 16,000 when the patio, banquet and side grassy areas are used. The stadium also houses 12 suites and state-of-the-art dressing and training rooms.

    The 1999 SEC Tournament, held at the Hoover Met, holds the record for total attendance and average per game attendance. The tournament drew 98,873 in 15 games for an average of 7,062. The single-game attendance record is 16,165, set at the 1999 championship game. The championship game is also the third highest attendance for a non-college world series game in NCAA history.

    The SEC Baseball Tournament returns for a fifth straight year to Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Birmingham.
    Tickets for the 2002 tournament are $90 for reserved box seats, $15 for a single-game reserved seat, $48 for a Dr Pepper Six-Pack general admission book, and $10 for a single-game general admission.

    Two years ago, the SEC athletic directors decided to extend, for three years, the SEC's contract to hold the baseball tournament at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The Southeastern Conference will keep its baseball tournament in suburban Birmingham through 2003.

    2002 SEC Tournament Bracket
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    Game Time Teams
    Wednesday, May 22
    Game 1 10:00 a.m. #3 Florida vs. #6 Georgia [CSS]
    Game 2 1:00 p.m. #2 Alabama vs. #7 Mississippi State [CSS]
    Game 3 5:00 p.m. #4 LSU vs. #5 Auburn [CSS]
    Game 4 8:00 p.m. #1 South Carolina vs. #8 Arkansas[CSS]
    Thursday, May 23
    Game 5 10:00 a.m. Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 [CSS]
    Game 6 1:00 p.m. Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 [CSS]
    Game 7 5:00 p.m. Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 [CSS]
    Game 8 8:00 p.m. Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 [CSS]
    Friday, May 24
    Game 9 3:00 p.m. Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7 [SEC-TV]
    Game 10 6:00 p.m. Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8 [SEC-TV]
    Saturday, May 25
    Game 11 10:00 a.m. Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9 [SEC-TV]
    Game 12 1:30 p.m. Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10 [SEC-TV]
    Game 13* 5:00 p.m. Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11 [CSS]
    Game 14* 8:30 p.m. Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12 [CSS]
    Sunday, May 26
    Game 15* 3:00 p.m. Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14 [SEC-TV]
    * - Game 13 will be necessary if the winner of Game 9 also wins Game 11.
    * - Game 14 will be necessary if the winner of Game 10 also wins Game 12. If Game 13 is not necessary, Game 14 would start at 5:00 p.m.
    * - If both bracket winners are undefeated, there will be no 5:00 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. games on Saturday and the championship game would be Game 13.

    All Times are Central
    [SEC-TV] - FOX Sports Net South, FOX Sports Net Southwest, Sunshine Network
    CSS - Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast

    The second and third games each day will begin 30 minutes following the previous game, but no earlier than the designated start time.

    2002 Stadium Information
    Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (Capacity: 10,800)
    Birmingham, Ala.

    Field Dimensions
    Foul Lines 340
    Power Alleys 385
    Center 405
    Playing Surface Natural Grass
    Year Built 1988

    SEC Tournament History 

    Champions 
Year    Team                    Site 
1977    Ole Miss                Oxford, Miss. 
1978    Auburn                  Gainesville, Fla. 
1979    Mississippi State       Starkville, Miss. 
1980    Vanderbilt              Gainesville, Fla. 
1981    Florida                 Starkville, Miss. 
1982    Florida                 Gainesville, Fla. 
1983    Alabama                 Starkville, Miss. 
1984    Florida                 Gainesville, Fla. 
1985    Mississippi State       Baton Rouge, La. 
1986    LSU                     Baton Rouge, La. 
1987    Mississippi State       Athens, Ga. 
1988    Florida                 Starkville, Miss. 
1989    Auburn                  Gainesville, Fla. 
1990*   LSU/Mississippi State   Hoover, Ala. 
1991    Florida                 Baton Rouge, La. 
1992    LSU                     New Orleans, La. 
1993    Eastern - Tennessee     Columbia, S.C. 
        Western - LSU           Baton Rouge, La. 
1994    Eastern - Tennessee     Lexington, Ky. 
        Western - LSU           Oxford, Miss. 
1995    Eastern - Tennessee     Knoxville, Tenn. 
        Western - Alabama       Starkville, Miss. 
1996    Alabama                 Birmingham, Ala. 
1997    Alabama                 Columbus, Ga. 
1998    Auburn                  Birmingham, Ala. 
1999    Alabama                 Birmingham, Ala. 
2000    LSU                     Birmingham, Ala. 
2001    Mississippi State       Birmingham, Ala. 

*LSU and Mississippi State were declared tournament co-champions by SEC 
Commissioner Roy Kramer when lightning and rain ended play in Game 11 
with LSU leading 6-0 with one out in the bottom of the fourth inning. 

Most Valuable Players 
Year    Player           Pos.    Team 
1979    Mike Kelley      OF      Mississippi State 
1980    Dave Nenad       DH      Vanderbilt 
1981    Jeff Keener      P       Kentucky 
1982    Rich Bombard     P       Florida 
1983    David Magadan    1B      Alabama 
1984    Alan Cockrell    OF      Tennessee 
1985    Gene Morgan      P       Mississippi State 
1986    Jeff Yurtin      3B      LSU 
1987    Dan Paradoa      OF      Mississippi State 
1988    Brian Reimsnyder OF      Florida 
1989    Roger Miller     C       Georgia 
1990    Jon Harden       P       Mississippi State 
1991    Herbert Perry    DH      Florida 
        Brian Purvis     OF      Florida 
1992    Andy Sheets      SS      LSU 
1993    E-Todd Helton    1B      Tennessee 
        W-Harry Berrios  OF      LSU 
1994    E-Todd Helton    1B      Tennessee 
          Steve Soper    2B      Tennessee 
        W-Russ Johnson   SS      LSU 
1995    E-Todd Helton    1B      Tennessee 
          Scott Vieira   3B      Tennessee 
        W-Rusty Loflin   OF      Alabama 
1996    Joe Caruso       2B      Alabama 
1997    David Tidwell    OF      Alabama 
1998    Rodney Nye       1B      Arkansas 
1999    G.W. Keller      OF      Alabama 
2000    Wally Pontiff    IF      LSU 
2001    Chris Young      P       Mississippi State 

All-Time Standings 
Team        Appearances   W-L     Pct.  Tourney Titles 
LSU             18       44-25   .638        6 
Tennessee        9       21-15   .583        3 
Alabama         15       19-14   .576        5 
Miss. State     22       43-34   .558        5 
Florida         23       38-38   .500        5 
Vanderbilt       8       17-18   .486        1 
Arkansas         8       11-13   .458        0 
Auburn          17       26-31   .456        3 
Ole Miss         8       11-15   .423        1 
Georgia         13       19-26   .422        0 
Kentucky        12       15-24   .385        0 
South Carolina   9        8-17   .320        0 

Largest Tournament Average Attendance 
       Year    Site                    Total  Games   Average 
 1.    1999    Birmingham, Ala.        98,873  14      7,062 
 2.    2000    Birmingham, Ala.        85,653  13      6,589 
 3.    1998    Birmingham, Ala.        87,295  14      6,235 
 4.    2001    Birmingham, Ala.        85,771  14      6,127 
 5.    1996    Birmingham, Ala.        60,144  13      4,626 
 6.    1988    Starkville, Miss.       43,068  11      3,915 
 7.    1997    Columbus, Ga.	       42,000  12      3,500 
 8.    1992    New Orleans, La.        24,329   7*     3,475 
 9.    1990    Birmingham, Ala.        37,431  11      3,403 
10.    1993    West-Baton Rouge, La.   29,749  11      2,704 
11.    1986    Baton Rouge, La.        14,240   6      2,373 
12.    1994    West-Oxford, Miss.      21,742  10      2,174 

Largest Tournament Single-Game Attendance 
       Date      Site                  Game                    Attendance 
 1.    5/23/99   Birmingham, Ala.      Alabama 9, Arkansas 3     16,165 
 2.    5/13/98   Birmingham, Ala.      Auburn 11, Alabama 8      14,390 
 3.    5/22/99   Birmingham, Ala.      Alabam 12, Miss. State 11 11,129
 4.    5/17/01   Birmingham, Ala.      S. Carolina 5, Auburn 4   10,816 
 5.    5/20/99   Birmingham, Ala.      Alabama 4, Miss. State 3  10,721 
 6.    5/17/98   Birmingham, Ala.      Auburn 7, Arkansas 5      10,612 
 7.    5/16/98   Birmingham, Ala.      Alabama 4, Auburn 3       10,410 
 8.    5/20/01   Birmingham, Ala.      Miss. St. 4, LSU 1        10,023 
 9.    5/20/99   Birmingham, Ala.      Aubrun 3, Arkansas 2       9,853 
10.    5/15/98   Birmingham, Ala.      Alabama 3, Florida 2       9,515 
11.    5/16/98   Birmingham, Ala.      Auburn 9, Alabama 1        8,222 
12.    5/19/99   Birmingham, Ala.      Auburn 6, LSU 2            8,094 
13.    5/14/88   Starkville, Miss.     Miss. State 4, Georgia 2   8,035 
14.    5/20/00   Birmingham, Ala.      LSU 6, Alabama 5           7,714 
15.    5/19/99   Birmingham, Ala.      Alabama 7, Ole Miss 6      7,595 
Largest Tournament Session Attendance 
        Date     Site                    Session       Attendance 
 1.    5/16/01   Birmingham, Ala.        Session 2       10,816 
 2.    5/20/01   Birmingham, Ala.        Session 9       10,023 
 3.    5/18/00   Birmingham, Ala.        Session 4       9,252 
 4.    5/17/00   Birmingham, Ala.        Session 2       8,108 
 5.    5/20/00   Birmingham, Ala.        Session 6       7,714 
 6.    5/17/01   Birmingham, Ala.        Session 4       7,510 
 7.    5/21/00   Birmingham, Ala.        Session 8       7,103 
 8.    5/17/00   Birmingham, Ala.        Session 1       6,299 
 9.    5/18/01   Birmingham, Ala.        Session 5       5,696 
10.    5/18/00   Birmingham, Ala.        Session 3       5,315