The SEC Baseball Tournament is in the books! After an exciting 6 days of action, Vanderbilt is the conference tournament champion.
The Commodores defeated Ole Miss 3-2 in the championship game, which they reached after winning 6-1 over Oklahoma and 10-0 over Tennessee in the quarterfinals and semifinals.
Vandy 3rd baseman Brodie Johnston was named MVP of the SEC Baseball Tournament. Johnston went 2-for-4 in the championship game, hitting a 2-run home run in the 1st inning. He was 1-for-4 against OU and 1-for-4 in the Tennessee game.
The All-SEC Tournament Team includes 3 selections from Vanderbilt and 3 selections from Ole Miss. The full team can be viewed below:
- P: Hunter Elliott, Ole Miss
- P: Connor Spencer, Ole Miss
- C: Cannon Peebles, Tennessee
- DH: Jace LaViolette, Texas A&M
- 1B: Riley Nelson, Vanderbilt
- 2B: Judd Utermark, Ole Miss
- 3B: Brodie Johnston, Vanderbilt (MVP)
- SS: Jaxon Willits, Oklahoma
- OF: RJ Austin, Vanderbilt
- OF: Hunter Ensley, Tennessee
- OF: Richie Bonomolo Jr., Alabama
Nearly all of the players selected will take part in the NCAA Tournament, which begins Friday. Star Texas A&M outfielder Jace LaViolette played through a painful hand injury in the SEC Tournament after being hit by a pitch and was named the All-Tournament Team’s designated hitter. LaViolette’s Aggies, though, are not expected to make the NCAA Tournament field of 64.
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