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LSU advanced to play Kentucky in the SEC Baseball Tournament

Drew Franklinby:Drew Franklin05/21/24

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Game 1 of the SEC Baseball Tournament is final, meaning Kentucky now knows its first opponent in Hoover, Alabama. On Wednesday, the Wildcats will play LSU, the tournament’s No. 11 seed, on the second day of tournament play. Kentucky and LSU will meet at 10:30 a.m. EDT (or 9:30 a.m. local time for anyone in or traveling to Hoover Met Stadium).

On Tuesday, LSU beat Georgia, the No. 6 seed, to advance in the top half of the bracket, while the Dawgs head home from the only single-elimination round of the SEC Tournament. The Tigers scored nine runs on 14 hits while redshirt sophomore Gage Jump gave up one Georgia run in seven innings pitched for the win.

Today’s Remaining SEC Baseball Tournament Games

#7 Alabama vs. #10 South Carolina – 2:00 p.m. EDT, SEC Network
#8 Vanderbilt vs. #9 Florida – 5:30 p.m. EDT, SEC Network
#5 Mississippi State vs. #12 Ole Miss – 9:00 p.m. EDT, SEC Network

2024 SEC Baseball Tournament Bracket

Kentucky and LSU will play the first game on Day 2 of the 2024 SEC Baseball Tournament.

Kentucky-LSU Past Meetings

— Kentucky and LSU have not played in 2024

— LSU won the 2023 series in Baton Rouge, winning two of three home games against the Wildcats

— LSU ended Kentucky’s season in the 2023 NCAA Super Regional, winning two games in Baton Rouge to advance to the College World Series

— Kentucky knocked LSU out of the 2022 SEC Tournament

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