AUSTIN (KXAN) – With an incredible first season in the SEC, the Texas Longhorns won the outright regular season conference championship in baseball. Jim Schlossnagle’s group in turn earns the top seed in the conference tournament.
The tournament, which takes place in Hoover, Alabama, starts Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. central with ninth-seeded Alabama battling the 16 seed in Missouri.
Texas is coming off a series win over Oklahoma with a 9-1 win Saturday. They will not have to play until Thursday. The winner of Alabama and Missouri will play Tennessee Wednesday, with the winner moving on to face Texas in the quarterfinals.
The seeds for the SEC Baseball Tournament are as follows:
- Texas
- Arkansas
- LSU
- Vanderbilt
- Georgia
- Auburn
- Ole Miss
- Tennessee
- Alabama
- Florida
- Mississippi State
- Oklahoma
- Kentucky
- Texas A&M
- South Carolina
- Missouri
For teams seeded between nine and sixteen, they would have to win five games to claim the tournament crown. For the top four seeds, only three victories are necessary.
The championship game is set for 2:00 p.m. Sunday in Hoover. The following day, Monday, May 26, will be the NCAA Tournament selection show.
In D1Baseball’s latest projection, the Texas Longhorns are the top overall seed. Thirteen SEC teams make the tournament in their projection.
