# 2022 Southeastern Conference baseball season

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 | Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament |
| 4 | Vanderbilt | 62 | 14 | 16 | .467 | 11 | 39 | 23 | .629 | Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament |
| 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 | Qualification for the first round |
| 7 | Missouri | 51 | 10 | 20 | .333 | 15 | 28 | 23 | .549 | |
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 | Qualification for the second round & NCAA tournament |
| 3 | LSU | 62 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 2 | 40 | 22 | .645 | Qualification for the second round & NCAA tournament |
| 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 | Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament |
| 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 | |

### 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 | Qualification for the second round & NCAA tournament |
| 3 | W | Arkansas | 67 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 7 | 46 | 21 | .687 | Qualification for the second round & NCAA tournament |
| 4 | W | LSU | 62 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 8 | 40 | 22 | .645 | Qualification for the second round & NCAA tournament |
| 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 | Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament |
| 7 | E | Florida | 66 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 10 | 42 | 24 | .636 | Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament |
| 8 | E | Vanderbilt | 62 | 14 | 16 | .467 | 11 | 39 | 23 | .629 | Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament |
| 9 | W | Ole Miss | 65 | 14 | 16 | .467 | 11 | 42 | 23 | .646 | Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament |
| 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 | Qualification for the first round |
| 12 | E | Kentucky | 59 | 12 | 18 | .400 | 13 | 33 | 26 | .559 | Qualification for the first round |
| 13 | E | Missouri | 51 | 10 | 20 | .333 | 15 | 28 | 23 | .549 | |
| 14 | W | Mississippi State | 56 | 9 | 21 | .300 | 16 | 26 | 30 | .464 | |

### 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 | |

## 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 round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | May 25 | May 25 | May 25 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| May 24 | May 24 | May 24 | 3 | Arkansas | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| May 24 | May 24 | May 24 | 3 | Arkansas | 3 | May 27 | May 27 | May 27 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Georgia | 3 | 11 | Alabama | 4 | May 27 | May 27 | May 27 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Georgia | 3 | 11 | Alabama | 4 | 11 | Alabama | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Alabama | 5 | May 26 | May 26 | May 26 | 11 | Alabama | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Alabama | 5 | May 26 | May 26 | May 26 | 2 | Texas A&M | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| May 24 | May 24 | May 24 | 2 | Texas A&M | 10 | 2 | Texas A&M | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| May 24 | May 24 | May 24 | 2 | Texas A&M | 10 | | | | | | May 28 | May 28 | May 28 | | | | | |
| 7 | Florida | 2 | 7 | Florida | 0$^7$ | | | | | | May 28 | May 28 | May 28 | | | |
| 7 | Florida | 2 | 7 | Florida | 0$^7$ | | | | | | 2 | Texas A&M | 0 | | | |
| 10 | South Carolina | 1$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | 2 | Texas A&M | 0 | | | |
| 10 | South Carolina | 1$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | 7 | Florida | 9 | | | |
| | | | | | | May 28 | May 28 | May 28 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | May 27 | May 27 | May 27 | 11 | Alabama | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Arkansas | 5 | 7 | Florida | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Florida | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | May 29 | May 29 | May 29 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Florida | 5 |
| | | | May 26 | May 26 | May 26 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Florida | 5 |
| | | | May 26 | May 26 | May 26 | | | | 1 | Tennessee | 8 |
| May 24 | May 24 | May 24 | 1 | Tennessee | 10 | | | | 1 | Tennessee | 8 | | | | | | | |
| May 24 | May 24 | May 24 | 1 | Tennessee | 10 | May 27 | May 27 | May 27 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 8 | Vanderbilt | 1 | May 27 | May 27 | May 27 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 8 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | Tennessee | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 1 | May 26 | May 26 | May 26 | 1 | Tennessee | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 1 | May 26 | May 26 | May 26 | 4 | LSU | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| May 25 | May 25 | May 25 | 4 | LSU | 11 | 4 | LSU | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| May 25 | May 25 | May 25 | 4 | LSU | 11 | | | | | | | | | May 28 | May 28 | May 28 | | |
| 5 | Auburn | 1 | 12 | Kentucky | 6 | | | | | | | | | May 28 | May 28 | May 28 | | |
| 5 | Auburn | 1 | 12 | Kentucky | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Tennessee | 12 | | |
| 12 | Kentucky | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Tennessee | 12 | | |
| 12 | Kentucky | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Kentucky | 2 | | |
| | | | | | | May 28 | May 28 | May 28 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | May 27 | May 27 | May 27 | 4 | LSU | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 12 | Kentucky | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Kentucky | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## NCAA 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

Hitting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Sonny DiChiara (AUB) | .383 |
| HR | Wyatt Langford (UF) | 26 |
| RBI | Trey Lipscomb (TENN) | 84 |
| R | Wyatt Langford (UF) Dylan Crews (LSU) | 73 |
| H | Jack Moss (TAMU) | 103 |
| SB | Enrique Bradfield (VAN) | 46 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Chase Dollander (TENN) | 10 |
| L | Connor Noland (ARK) | 6 |
| ERA | Chase Dollander (TENN) | 2.39 |
| K | Preston Johnson (MSST) | 117 |
| IP | Connor Noland (ARK) | 116.0 |
| SV | Blake Burkhalter (AUB) | 16 |

## Awards and honors
### SEC Baseball Awards

| Award | Winner | Pos. | Team |
| Co-Players of the Year | Dylan Crews, So. | OF | LSU |
| Co-Players of the Year | 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