Live Updates: Tennessee battles Mississippi State for a semifinal berth in Hoover
HOOVER, Ala. — Tennessee baseball is back in action Friday evening at the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament as the Vols take on Mississippi State in an elimination bout with a semifinal berth on the line.
The winner between the top-seeded Vols (47-11) and fifth-seeded Bulldogs (38-20) will advance on to challenge eighth-seeded Vanderbilt in the second game on Saturday’s semifinal stage. That single-elimination contest will begin at approximately 4:30 pm eastern time with Sunday’s potential title game taking place at 3 pm eastern time.
Tennessee received great work from AJ Causey on the mound in relief and Kavares Tears at the plate as the Vols stayed alive with a 7-4 triumph over fourth-seeded Texas A&M on Thursday. The Commodores outlasted Mississippi State in Thursday’s nightcap 4-3, sending the Bulldogs to the loser’s bracket.
Right-handed veteran Drew Beam (8-2, 3.59 ERA) will make the start for Tennessee while lefty Pico Kohn (1-0, 3.32 ERA) gets the nod for Mississippi State. The Vols will serve as the away team and the contest will be televised on the SEC Network.
Game Thread: Follow along as the Vols look to stay alive in Hoover against Mississippi State in the quarterfinal round of the SEC Baseball Tournament.
The Starting Lineups
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— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) May 24, 2024
How to watch, stream, listen
First Pitch: approx. 7:30 pm ET
Watch: SEC Network | WatchESPN | ESPN App
Listen: The Sports Animal (FM 99.1, AM 990) | UTSports.com | Varsity App
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
2024 SEC Tournament Bracket
SEC Tournament Schedule (all times Central)
Tuesday, May 21
Game 1: #11 LSU 9, #6 Georgia 1 | Final Stats
Game 2: #10 South Carolina 10, #7 Alabama 5 | Final Stats
Game 3 (4:30 p.m.) – #8 Vanderbilt 6, #9 Florida 3 | Final Stats
Game 4 (TBD) – #5 Mississippi State 2, #12 Ole Miss 1 | Final Stats
Wednesday, May 22
Game 5 (9:30 a.m.) – #11 LSU 11, #3 Kentucky 0 (8 inn) | Final Stats
Game 6 (TBD) – #10 South Carolina 6, #2 Arkansas 5 | Final Stats
Game 7 (4:30 p.m.) – #8 Vanderbilt 13, #1 Tennessee 4 | Final Stats
Game 8 (TBD) – #5 Mississippi State 5, #4 Texas A&M 3 | Final Stats
Thursday, May 23
Game 9 (9:30 a.m.) – #3 Kentucky 9, #2 Arkansas 6 | Final Stats
Game 10 (TBD) – #1 Tennessee 7, #4 Texas A&M 4 | Final Stats
Game 11 (4:30 p.m.) – #11 LSU 11, #10 South Carolina 10 | Final Stats
Game 12 (TBD) – #8 Vanderbilt 4, #8 Mississippi State 3 | Final Stats
Friday, May 24
Game 13 (3:00 p.m.) – #10 South Carolina vs. #3 Kentucky [SEC Network]
Game 14 (TBD) – #1 Tennessee vs. #5 Mississippi State [SEC Network]
Saturday, May 25
Game 15 (Noon) – Winner Game 13 vs. #11 LSU [SEC Network]
Game 16 (TBD) – Winner Game 14 vs. #8 Vanderbilt [SEC Network]
Sunday, May 26
Game 17 (2 p.m.) – Winner Game 15 vs. Winner Game 16 [ESPN2]
Vols in the national polls this week
NCBWA – No. 1
USA Today – No. 1
Baseball America – No. 1
Perfect Game – No. 1
D1 Baseball – No. 1
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