2024 SEC Baseball Tournament Day 3: Results, schedule, updated bracket
With two days of SEC Tournament action down in Hoover, Thursday representing the time to start separating the contenders, as at least two teams will go home today while another two will earn a day off and a spot in the semifinals.
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In the morning window, No. 2 and No. 3 seeds Arkansas and Kentucky kicked off the day after both fell in upsets the day prior. The Wildcats jumped on top early and scored two runs in the top of the first on Razorback ace Hagen Smith, who was then pulled after just two complete innings.
The Hogs did battle back to make it a 6-4 ballgame at one point but a two-run home run from Kentucky’s Ryan Waldschmidt provided the necessary insurance runs and doubled the lead back up to 8-4 with his second home run of the day in the seventh. Ultimately, the final score wound up at 9-6 as Arkansas heads home and Kentucky remains alive.
Not too long after, Tennessee and Texas A&M were up, with the Vols surviving for at least another day. A three-run home run from Kavares Tears wound up being the difference in the bottom of the seventh, giving head coach Tony Vitello’s team a 7-4 win.
To begin the night portion of Day 3, LSU and South Carolina put on an offensive clinic. A total of 21 runs crossed the plate, with home runs playing a big factor. A double-digit seed was going to advance either way but the Tigers are now into the semifinals and two games away from a conference championship.
Joining them with a day off will be the Vanderbilt Commodores. While offense has been the name of their SEC Tournament game thus far, only four runs were required to take down Mississippi State Friday night. A solid pitching performance from JD Thompson was enough to earn Vandy a third straight win in Hoover.
2024 SEC Baseball Tournament bracket, schedule
Tuesday, May 21
Game 1: (11) LSU 9, (6) Georgia 1
Game 2: (10) South Carolina 10, (7) Alabama 5
Game 3: (8) Vanderbilt 6, (9) Florida 3
Game 4: (5) Mississippi State 2, (12) Ole Miss 1
Wednesday, May 22
Game 5: LSU 11, (3) Kentucky 0 (F/8)
Game 6: South Carolina 6, (2 )Arkansas 5
Game 7: Vanderbilt 13, (1) Tennessee 4
Game 8: Mississippi State 5, (4) Texas A&M 3
Thursday, May 23
Game 9: Kentucky 9, Arkansas 6
Game 10: Tennessee 7, Texas A&M 4
Game 11: LSU 11, South Carolina 10
Game 12: Vanderbilt 4 Mississippi State 1
Friday, May 24
Game 13: Kentucky vs. South Carolina | 4 p.m. | SEC Network
Game 14: Tennessee vs. Mississippi State | 30 minutes after Game 13 | SEC Network
Saturday, May 25
Game 15: Winner Game 13 vs. LSU | 12 p.m. | SEC Network
Game 16: Winner Game 14 vs. Vanderbilt | 30 minutes after Game 15 | SEC Network
Sunday, May 26
Game 17 (Championship game): Winner Game 15 vs. Winner Game 16 | 3 p.m. | ESPN2