2022 Southeastern Conference baseball season

2022 Southeastern Conference baseball season
LeagueSoutheastern Conference
SportBaseball
Number of teams14
Regular Season
East championsTennessee
West championsTexas A&M
Tournament
ChampionsTennessee
  Runners-upFlorida
Finals MVPDrew Gilbert
Seasons
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2023 →

The 2022 Southeastern Conference baseball season was the baseball season for the Southeastern Conference as part of the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. Tennessee and Texas A&M won the East and West Division regular season titles respectively. In the conference tournament, Tennessee defeated Florida 8–5 in the final to be crowned SEC champions.

Regular Season

The Southeastern Conference released the regular season conference schedule on September 15, 2021. The regular season began March 18 and concluded May 21.

Division standings

East Division
Pos Team Pld CW CL CPCT GB W L PCT Qualification
1 y – Tennessee 66 25 5 .833 — 57 9 .864 Qualification for the second round & NCAA tournament
2 Georgia 59 15 15 .500 10 36 23 .610 Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament
3 Florida 66 15 15 .500 10 42 24 .636
4 Vanderbilt 62 14 16 .467 11 39 23 .629
5 South Carolina 55 13 17 .433 12 27 28 .491 Qualification for the first round
6 Kentucky 59 12 18 .400 13 33 26 .559
7 Missouri 51 10 20 .333 15 28 23 .549
Source: SEC
y – Division champion

West Division
Pos Team Pld CW CL CPCT GB W L PCT Qualification
1 y – Texas A&M 64 19 11 .633 — 44 20 .688 Qualification for the second round & NCAA tournament
2 Arkansas 67 18 12 .600 1 46 21 .687
3 LSU 62 17 13 .567 2 40 22 .645
4 Auburn 65 16 13 .552 2.5 43 22 .662 Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament
5 Ole Miss 65 14 16 .467 5 42 23 .646
6 Alabama 58 12 17 .414 6.5 31 27 .534 Qualification for the first round
7 Mississippi State 56 9 21 .300 10 26 30 .464
Source: SEC
y – Division champion

Conference standings

Pos Div Team Pld CW CL CPCT GB W L PCT Qualification
1 E Tennessee (C) 66 25 5 .833 — 57 9 .864 Qualification for the second round & NCAA tournament
2 W Texas A&M 64 19 11 .633 6 44 20 .688
3 W Arkansas 67 18 12 .600 7 46 21 .687
4 W LSU 62 17 13 .567 8 40 22 .645
5 W Auburn 65 16 13 .552 8.5 43 22 .662 Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament
6 E Georgia 59 15 15 .500 10 36 23 .610
7 E Florida 66 15 15 .500 10 42 24 .636
8 E Vanderbilt 62 14 16 .467 11 39 23 .629
9 W Ole Miss 65 14 16 .467 11 42 23 .646
10 E South Carolina 55 13 17 .433 12 27 28 .491 Qualification for the first round
11 W Alabama 58 12 17 .414 12.5 31 27 .534
12 E Kentucky 59 12 18 .400 13 33 26 .559
13 E Missouri 51 10 20 .333 15 28 23 .549
14 W Mississippi State 56 9 21 .300 16 26 30 .464
Source: SEC
(C) Champion

Results

Home \ Away ALA ARK AUB UF UGA UK LSU MISS MSST MIZZ SC TENN TAMU VAN
Alabama 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1
Arkansas 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2
Auburn 2–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1
Florida 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–3
Georgia 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2
Kentucky 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2
LSU 1–2 2–1 0–3 3–0 1–2
Ole Miss 0–3 1–2 3–0 0–3 1–2
Mississippi State 2–1 2–1 0–3 0–3 0–3
Missouri 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
South Carolina 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
Tennessee 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0
Texas A&M 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1
Vanderbilt 2–1 0–3 3–0 0–3 1–2
Source: SEC
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Tournament

Main article: 2022 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

The 2022 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held from May 24 through May 29 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. Tennessee won the conference tournament for the first time since 1995.

Bracket

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
May 25
May 243Arkansas3
May 27
6Georgia311Alabama4
11Alabama8
11Alabama5May 26
2Texas A&M12
May 242Texas A&M10
May 28
7Florida27Florida07
2Texas A&M0
10South Carolina110
7Florida9
May 28
May 2711Alabama6
3Arkansas57Florida11
7Florida7May 29
7Florida5
May 26
1Tennessee8
May 241Tennessee10
May 27
8Vanderbilt38Vanderbilt1
1Tennessee5
9Ole Miss1May 26
4LSU2
May 254LSU11
May 28
5Auburn112Kentucky6
1Tennessee12
12Kentucky3
12Kentucky2
May 28
May 274LSU2
8Vanderbilt212Kentucky7
12Kentucky10

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

Nine SEC teams were selected for the NCAA tournament, with four being selected as regional hosts. Auburn, Florida, Tennessee, and Texas A&M were national seeds and hosted their respective regionals, while Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, and Vanderbilt also were selected to the tournament. Six of the nine teams advanced to a regional final, with five advancing to the super regional round.

Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Auburn and Arkansas were four of the eight teams to advance to the 2022 College World Series in Omaha. Ultimately, Ole Miss swept Oklahoma in two games to claim the national championship.

Conference leaders

Awards and honors

SEC Baseball Awards

Award Winner Pos. Team
Co-Players of the Year Dylan Crews, So. OF LSU
Sonny DiChiara Sr. 1B Auburn
Pitcher of the Year Chase Dollander, So. RHP Tennessee
Freshman of the Year Drew Beam, Fr. RHP Tennessee
Scholar Athlete of the Year Ben Anderson, Gr. OF Georgia
Coach of the Year Tony Vitello HC Tennessee

Source: SEC

See also

References

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