Tag: 2023 SEC Baseball Tournament

Alabama bounced from SEC Tournament following 9-2 loss to Vanderbilt

Alabama’s SEC Tournament run ends with a 9-2 loss to Vanderbilt on Friday night.

After a solid run in the 2023 SEC Tournament, the Alabama baseball team will head back to Tuscaloosa licking its chops following a 9-2 loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores on Friday night from the Hoover Met in Hoover, Alabama.

Alabama’s pitching staff took a beating early on surrendering five runs in the first inning. Alabama would cut the deficit to three in the third inning with a two-run home run from Colby Shelton, but would not cross home plate again in the contest.

Alabama will now head home and wait for its final verdict for the NCAA Tournament, where it will likely host a regional.

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How to watch LSU baseball’s elimination game against Texas A&M on Friday afternoon

The Tigers will look to stay alive in Hoover on Friday afternoon.

The Tigers couldn’t get it done on Thursday against Arkansas despite a late rally, and now, No. 3-seeded LSU faces elimination at the 2023 SEC Baseball Tournament on Friday against No. 10-seeded Texas A&M.

The Aggies won their opener with a nearly flawless shutout win over Tennessee but dropped their second game in extras with a walk-off from the Razorbacks. In an elimination game on Thursday, TAMU took down South Carolina with a shutout win.

The Tigers will look to secure a win and earn a spot in the semifinals. If not, they’re going home and will await their regional fate on Sunday.

Here’s what you need to know to follow this one.

Recapping Day 3 of the 2023 SEC Baseball Tournament

Two more teams were sent home from Hoover on Thursday.

Two more teams were sent home from the SEC tournament on Thursday and will await their regional fates. There is a possibility that both teams will be hosting, but we will see.

The aforementioned teams are South Carolina and Auburn. The Gamecocks faced off against Texas A&M in the first game of the day and the Aggies put on a clinic against them. Carolina was only able to get one hit in nine innings.

Auburn played in the Iron Bowl of baseball against Alabama for the first time in the tournament since 2010 and the Tigers were sent home as the Tide tallied seven runs on 14 hits to keep their tournament hopes alive.

In the winners’ bracket, Arkansas took down LSU and Florida took down Vanderbilt.

How to watch the 2023 SEC Baseball Tournament on Friday

How to watch Friday’s action from Hoover in the 2023 SEC Baseball Tournament!

The 2023 Southeastern Conference Tournament is set to continue on Friday, May 26 from the Hoover Met in Hoover, Alabama.

The Florida Gators and the Arkansas Razorbacks have already secured their spots in the semifinals, which take place on Saturday, after not dropping a game through the first few days of the tournament.

Friday is elimination day for the remaining teams in Hoover. The Alabama Crimson Tide, Vanderbilt Commodores, Texas A&M Aggies, and LSU Tigers are all now in win-or-go-home scenarios.

Take a look below at the two elimination games on tap for Friday as the SEC continues its annual baseball tournament in Hoover, Alabama. All times are in CT and all games will broadcast on the SEC Network.

Photos from LSU baseball’s SEC tournament loss to Arkansas

The Tigers will face potential elimination on Friday against Texas A&M.

The Tigers are heading into the losers’ bracket at the 2023 SEC baseball tournament after dropping its game against Arkansas in the winners’ game on Thursday.

Pitcher Paul Skenes looked relatively human as he was credited with just his second loss of the season. He made it just 3.2 innings, giving up five runs though only two of them were earned.

LSU rallied with runs in the eighth and ninth innings to cut the Razorback lead to one run, but Arkansas was ultimately able to prevail and advance to the semifinals on Saturday. The Tigers, meanwhile, will face No. 10 seed Texas A&M in an elimination game on Friday at 3 p.m. CT.

Here were the photos from Thursday’s loss.

LSU heads to losers’ bracket after SEC tournament loss to Arkansas

LSU will play Texas A&M in an elimination game Friday at 3 p.m. CT.

[autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Hagan Smith[/autotag], the No. 2 seed facing the No. 3 seed, [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] and [autotag]Peyton Holt[/autotag] facing each other the storylines wrote themselves ahead of Thursday’s SEC tournament game against Arkansas for LSU.

Ultimately, the Razorbacks will have Friday off while LSU will have to face Texas A&M in an elimination game after the Hogs won 5-4.

[autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] got the scoring started with an RBI single in the top of the first to draw first blood. The Tigers scored again in the fourth inning when [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] scored on a wild pitch to make it 2-0 LSU.

The Razorbacks flipped the script in the bottom of the fourth inning as they plated five runs (only two earned) against Skenes. That chased him from the mound. He finished the day after going 3.2 innings and allowing 5 runs on four hits, three strikeouts, and two walks.

[autotag]Riley Cooper[/autotag] stepped in to try and finish the inning. With the game tied 2-2, Cooper appeared to have gotten the third out, BUT [autotag]Alex Milazzo[/autotag] was called for catcher’s interference with bases loaded and that scored a run. They scored two more after that to make it 5-2 Arkansas after four innings.

In the top of the eighth inning, [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] hit an RBI single to score Travinski to cut the lead to 5-3 as we headed to the bottom of the eighth. The top of the order was due up in the ninth for the Tigers but could they make a comeback?

[autotag]Jared Jones[/autotag] popped out for out number one. Crews then hit a solo homer to cut the lead to 5-4 as [autotag]Paxton Kling[/autotag] came into pinch-hit. Kling struck out for out number two. White grounded out for out number three and Arkansas won 5-4.

With the loss, LSU will play Texas A&M on Friday in an elimination game at 3 p.m. CT.

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How to watch LSU baseball’s matchup against Arkansas in the SEC tournament winners’ bracket

The Tigers draw the Razorbacks in their second game of the week in Hoover.

The Tigers took care of business in their first game at the 2023 SEC tournament in Hoover, Alabama, on Wednesday.

Facing No. 6-seeded South Carolina, LSU rolled to a 10-3 win behind a strong day from pitcher [autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag] and the bullpen. Now, LSU will face the No. 2-seeded Arkansas Razorbacks on Thursday in the winners’ bracket.

The Razorbacks won their opener on Wednesday against Texas A&M. Despite trailing early, a grand slam in the seventh and a walk-off homer in the 11th propelled Arkansas into the 1-0 game.

Here’s what you need to know as LSU looks to remain unblemished in Hoover.

How to Watch the 2023 SEC Baseball Tournament on Thursday

How to watch Thursday’s action from Hoover in the 2023 SEC Baseball Tournament!

The 2023 Southeastern Conference Tournament is set to continue on Thursday, May 25 from the Hoover Met in Hoover, Alabama, with the action starting in the early morning.

Thursday will feature a total of four games, two of which are elimination games as teams look to advance into the weekend for a chance to hoist the trophy as SEC champs.

There are some really great matchups slated for Thursday including an elimination game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn Tigers.

Take a look below at the four games on tap for Thursday as the SEC continues its annual baseball tournament in Hoover, Alabama. All times are in CT and all games will broadcast on the SEC Network.

Recapping Day 2 of the SEC tournament

Day 2 of the SEC Tournament was full of drama, other than Game 1.

Day 2 of the SEC tournament was full of drama, other than Game 1. LSU took care of business in its first game of the tournament as it dispatched South Carolina 10-3. [autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag] and [autotag]Nate Ackenhausen[/autotag] put on a show.

The drama began in game two as Texas A&M went to war with Arkansas. A&M had a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning until Arkansas hit a grand slam to take its first lead of the game. Texas A&M hit a solo homer in the ninth to tie it and send it into extra innings, and Arkansas ended it with a walk-off homer in the 11th.

Florida and Alabama followed that same kind of script except Alabama scored 3 runs in the top of the 11th to give them a 6-3 lead. Just when many thought the Gators may be done, they hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 6-4 before BT Riopelle hit a walk-off three-run homer to win 7-6.

Auburn put up a fight against Vandy but the Commodores came out on top in the end 6-4.

Here’s a full recap of Wednesday’s action in Hoover, Alabama.

Alabama loses extra-inning heartbreaker to Florida 7-6 in Hoover

Alabama loses to Florida 7-6 in an extra-inning heartbreaker!

In one of the most entertaining college baseball games you will see, Alabama dropped an extra-inning heartbreaker to the top overall seed Florida Gators 7-6 on Wednesday night.

After nine innings, the game was knotted up at three runs apiece and the teams headed to extras from the Hoover Met in the 2023 SEC Tournament.

Alabama appeared to seize command in the top of the 11th when Tommy Seidl hit a bases-clearing three-run double to give the Crimson Tide a 6-3 lead heading into the bottom of half of the inning.

Florida would quickly respond with an RBI double before BT Riopelle walked it off for the Gators with a three-run home run.

Fortunately for the Tide, its run in the SEC Tournament is not over yet as they will now face the Auburn Tigers in an elimination game on Thursday.

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