Tennessee baseball’s draw is officially set for next week’s SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama. The Vols are the No. 10 overall seed after posting a 15-15 SEC record in the regular season.
Josh Elander’s first Tennessee team will begin play in Hoover at approximately 5:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday afternoon when they face off against 15-seed South Carolina. The winner of Tennessee’s matchup against South Carolina will face off against seven-seed Arkansas at approximately 5:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
Other teams on Tennessee’s side of the bracket include two-seed Texas, three-seed Texas A&M, six-seed Auburn, 11-seed Oklahoma and 14-seed LSU.
The SEC Tournament is now a single-elimination tournament with the top four seeds earning a double bye advance the five through eight seeds earning a single bye. Four games will be played at the Hoover Met on both Wednesday and Thursday as the tournament whittles down from 16 to eight teams.
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The quarterfinal round is divided between Thursday and Friday before Saturday’s semifinals and the championship game on Sunday.
Tennessee enters the SEC Tournament with a 36-19 (15-15 SEC) record. The Vols played poorly in their first four SEC series, leaving a series loss against LSU with a 4-8 SEC record. But starting with a series sweep at Mississippi State, the Vols posted an 11-7 SEC record in their final six series.
Tennessee is playing its best baseball of the season entering the postseason, having won three of its final four SEC series including over Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma.
The Vols have solidified themselves as an NCAA Tournament team over the last few weeks. While they don’t seem to have a chance to host a regional, they will look to improve their standing in Hoover. However, with some banged up players and little chance to host, it will be interesting to see how aggressive Tennessee is with its pitching staff next week.
See the complete SEC Tournament bracket here.
