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SEC Tournament MVP
By Chris Wright
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The SEC Tournament began in 1977 and has crowned a champion in every full season since.
No MVP was awarded after the first two installments, but beginning in 1979, some of the best baseball players in the country have been named SEC Tournament MVP.
Todd Helton, a Baseball Hall of Famer, was named SEC Tournament MVP three times.
Past Winners SEC Tournament MVP
Here is the updated list of SEC Tournament MVPs entering 2025.
| Year | Player (Team) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Blake Burke (Tennessee) |
| 2023 | RJ Austin (Vanderbilt) |
| 2022 | Drew Gilbert (Tennessee) |
| 2021 | Jalen Battles (Arkansas) |
| 2019 | JJ Bleday (Vanderbilt) |
| 2018 | Nick Fortes (Ole Miss) |
| 2017 | Chad Spanberger (Arkansas)* |
| 2016 | Nick Banks (Texas A&M) |
| 2015 | JJ Schwarz (Florida) |
| 2014 | Tyler Moore (LSU) |
| 2013 | Chris Cotton (LSU) |
| 2012 | Adam Frazier (Mississippi State) |
| 2011 | Daniel Pigott (Florida) |
| 2010 | Austin Nola (LSU) |
| 2009 | Mikie Matook (LSU) |
| 2008 | Blake Dean (LSU) |
| 2007 | Pedro Alvarez (Vanderbilt) |
| 2006 | Mark Wright (Ole Miss) |
| 2005 | Jeff Butts (Mississippi State) |
| 2004 | Steven Tolleson, Kevin Melillo (South Carolina) |
| 2003 | Beau Hearod (Alabama) |
| 2002 | Brent Boyd (Alabama) |
| 2001 | Chris Young (Mississippi State) |
| 2000 | Wally Pontiff (LSU) |
| 1999 | GW Keller (Alabama) |
| 1998 | Rodney Nye (Arkansas)* |
| 1997 | David Tidwell (Alabama) |
| 1996 | Joe Caruso (Alabama) |
| 1995 East | Todd Helton, Scott Vieira (Tennessee) |
| 1995 West | Rusty Loflin (Alabama) |
| 1994 East | Todd Helton, Steve Soper (Tennessee) |
| 1994 West | Russ Johnson (LSU) |
| 1993 East | Todd Helton (Tennessee) |
| 1993 West | Harry Berrios (LSU) |
| 1992 | Andy Sheets (LSU) |
| 1991 | Herbert Perry, Brian Purvis (Florida) |
| 1990 | Jon Harden (Mississippi State)** |
| 1989 | Roger Miller (Georgia)* |
| 1988 | Brian Reimsnyder (Florida) |
| 1987 | Dan Paradoa (Mississippi State) |
| 1986 | Jeff Yurtin (LSU) |
| 1985 | Gene Morgan (Mississippi State) |
| 1984 | Alan Cockrell (Tennessee)* |
| 1983 | Dave Magadan (Alabama) |
| 1982 | Rich Bombard (Florida) |
| 1981 | Jeff Keener (Kentucky)* |
| 1980 | Dave Nenad (Vanderbilt) |
| 1979 | Mike Kelley (Mississippi State) |
* – Team finished runner-up in SEC Tournament
** – Championship game was rained out.
SEC Tournament MVPs by School
LSU leads the way, producing 10 SEC Tournament MVPs entering 2025.
| MVPs | Team | Most Recent MVP |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | LSU | Tyler Moore (2014) |
| 8 | Tennessee | Blake Burke (2024) |
| 7 | Alabama | Beau Hearod (2003) |
| 7 | Mississippi State | Adam Frazier (2012) |
| 6 | Florida | JJ Schwarz (2015) |
| 4 | Vanderbilt | RJ Austin (2023) |
| 3 | Arkansas | Jalen Battles (2021) |
| 2 | Ole Miss | Nick Fortes (2018) |
| 2 | South Carolina | Steven Tolleson (2004) |
| 1 | Georgia | Roger Miller (1989) |
| 1 | Kentucky | Jeff Keener (1981) |
| 1 | Texas A&M | Nick Banks (2016) |
Managing Editor
A 30-time APSE award-winning editor with previous stints at the Miami Herald, The Indianapolis Star and News & Observer, Executive Editor Chris Wright oversees editorial operations for Saturday Down South.
