2022 SEC Baseball Tournament: First pitch times for Saturday's matchups

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The weather played the role of the villain to begin the 2022 SEC Baseball Tournament, but the conference is off and running after a slow start.

To illustrate, multiple exciting games have led the SEC to six remaining squads, which will be cut to two final teams on Saturday. It’ll begin with a showdown between Florida and Alabama, followed by Kentucky and LSU facing off, all for the right to face Texas A&M and Tennessee for a shot in the 2022 SEC Baseball Tournament Championship.

Here’s the scheduled first pitch time for Saturday’s matchups, as the SEC gears up for an exciting day of baseball.

  • Game 13: No. 7 Florida vs. No. 11 Alabama | 10:30 a.m. ET | SEC Network
  • Game 14: No. 12 Kentucky vs. No. 4 LSU | 2:00 p.m. | SEC Network
  • Game 15: No. 2 Texas A&M vs. Game 13 winner (No. 7 Florida/No. 11 Alabama) | TBD | SEC Network
  • Game 16: No. 1 Tennessee vs. Game 14 winner (No. 12 Kentucky/No. 4 LSU) | TBD | SEC Network

For live updates on the 2022 SEC Baseball Tournament, click here.

Moreover, the 2022 SEC Baseball Tournament Championship will be played between the two teams who find victory in Game 15 and Game 16. While Tennessee and Texas A&M have the inside-track, anything can happen on the diamond — you can tune in to see who lifts the trophy on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. on ESPN2.

The SEC is ready for two teams to separate themselves from the pack. Sit back and enjoy the games on Saturday, as the field gets cut down from six to our finale participants over the course of the day.

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Alabama and Texas A&M both needed a win to guarantee their spot in the 2022 SEC Baseball Tournament semifinals. The loser would still have an opportunity to bounce back but victories would go a long way toward winning the entire event. After the Crimson Tide got off to a hot start, the Aggies were able to come back and pick up a 12-8 victory.

Dylan Rock hit a critical three-run home run in the fifth inning, getting Texas A&M back in the game. From there, the offensive explosion came out and produce 10 unanswered runs. The Aggies continue to push up the projections as they look to be a top-eight seed in the NCAA Tournament.

As for Alabama, hot bats at the beginning of the game but pitching down the stretch failed them. Fear not for the Crimson Tide, as Saturday’s matchup against Florida will bring new opportunities. Even being on the bubble, Brad Bohanan knows what needs to be done over the next few days.

The SEC baseball tournament has two six-team brackets and the rounds are split into three single-elimination rounds and three double-elimination rounds. Tennessee is the No. 1 seed and tops the bottom half of the bracket and the Texas A&M Aggies are the top seed in the top half. The top four seeds all received byes and play their first games on Wednesday.