2026 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament
2026 baseball tournament
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The 2026 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Southeastern Conference for the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The tournament was held from May 19–24 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama.[2] The tournament champion, Georgia, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
| Teams | 16 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double bye single elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Georgia (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Wes Johnson (1st title) |
| MVP | Daniel Jackson (Georgia) |
| Attendance | 162,016 |
| Television | SEC Network, ABC |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Georgia †‡y | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | 46 | – | 12 | .793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Texas y | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | 40 | – | 13 | .755 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Texas A&M y | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | 39 | – | 14 | .736 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Alabama y | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | 37 | – | 19 | .661 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Florida y | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | 39 | – | 19 | .672 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Auburn y | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | 38 | – | 19 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Arkansas y | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | 39 | – | 20 | .661 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Mississippi State y | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | 40 | – | 17 | .702 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Ole Miss y | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | 36 | – | 21 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Tennessee y | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | 38 | – | 20 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma y | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | 32 | – | 21 | .604 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | 33 | – | 25 | .569 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky y | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 31 | – | 21 | .596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | 30 | – | 28 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | 22 | – | 35 | .386 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | 24 | – | 31 | .436 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 24, 2026[1] Rankings from D1Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This was the twenty-seventh consecutive year and twenty-ninth overall that the event was held at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.[3]
Format and seeding
All 16 members of the SEC have or will participate in the event.[4] Teams will be seeded based on conference record. The top 4 seeds will earn a double-bye to the quarterfinals, and seeds 5–8 will earn a bye to the second round. The tournament will be conducted in a single-elimination format. This is the second year of this format.[5]
| Seed | School | W–L | Pct | GB No. 1 | Tiebeaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 23–7 | .767 | – | |
| 2 | Texas | 19–10 | .655 | 3.5 | |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 18–11 | .621 | 4.5 | |
| 4 | Alabama | 18–12 | .600 | 5 | 3–0 vs. Florida |
| 5 | Florida | 18–12 | .600 | 5 | 0–3 vs. Alabama |
| 6 | Auburn | 17–13 | .567 | 6 | 2–1 vs. Arkansas |
| 7 | Arkansas | 17–13 | .567 | 6 | 1–2 vs. Auburn |
| 8 | Mississippi State | 16–14 | .533 | 7 | |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 15–15 | .500 | 8 | 2–1 vs. Tennessee |
| 10 | Tennessee | 15–15 | .500 | 8 | 1–2 vs. Ole Miss |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 14–16 | .467 | 9 | 2–1 vs. Vanderbilt |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 14–16 | .467 | 9 | 1–2 vs. Oklahoma |
| 13 | Kentucky | 13–17 | .433 | 10 | |
| 14 | LSU | 9–21 | .300 | 14 | |
| 15 | South Carolina | 7–23 | .233 | 16 | |
| 16 | Missouri | 6–24 | .200 | 17 |
For the first time at the college level, the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) will be in use for all games in the tournament. Each team will begin the game with three challenges, and challenges may be requested by the pitcher, catcher, or batter.[6]
Bracket
| First round May 19 SEC Network | Second round May 20 SEC Network | Quarterfinals May 21 & 22 SEC Network | Semifinals May 23 SEC Network | Championship May 24 SEC Network | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Mississippi State | 127 | 8 | Mississippi State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Ole Miss | 8 | 16 | Missouri | 2 | 1 | Georgia | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | Missouri | 10 | 5 | Florida | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alabama | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Florida | 8 | 5 | Florida | 138 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 12 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | Georgia | 117 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Kentucky | 5 | 7 | Arkansas | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Arkansas | 8 | 7 | Arkansas | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Tennessee | 11 | 10 | Tennessee | 4 | 7 | Arkansas | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | South Carolina | 6 | 6 | Auburn | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas A&M | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Auburn | 3 | 6 | Auburn | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Oklahoma | 2 | 14 | LSU | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | LSU | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Source:[7]
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Tuesday, May 19 | |||||
| 1 | 9:30 am | No. 9 Ole Miss vs. No. 16 Missouri | 8–10 | SECN | 6,748 |
| 2 | 2:00 pm | No. 12 Vanderbilt vs. No. 13 Kentucky | 8–5 | ||
| 3 | 5:35 pm | No. 10 Tennessee vs. No. 15 South Carolina | 11–6 | 7,617 | |
| 4 | 8:55 pm | No. 11 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 LSU | 2–6 | ||
| Second round – Wednesday, May 20 | |||||
| 5 | 9:30 am | No. 8 Mississippi State vs. No. 16 Missouri | 12–27 | SECN | 8,352 |
| 6 | 12:45 pm | No. 5 Florida vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt | 8–3 | ||
| 7 | 4:30 pm | No. 7 Arkansas vs. No. 10 Tennessee | 8–4 | 14,461 | |
| 8 | 8:10 pm | No. 6 Auburn vs. No. 14 LSU | 3–1 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 21 | |||||
| 9 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 8 Mississippi State | 5–3 | SECN | 11,146 |
| 10 | 3:30 pm | No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 5 Florida | 3–138 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Friday, May 22 | |||||
| 11 | 4:30 pm | No. 2 Texas vs. No. 7 Arkansas | 1–8 | SECN | 13,105 |
| 12 | 8:25 pm | No. 3 Texas A&M vs. No. 6 Auburn | 0–7 | ||
| Semifinals – Saturday, May 23 | |||||
| 13 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 5 Florida | 8–7 | SECN | 14,919 |
| 14 | 4:55 pm | No. 7 Arkansas vs. No. 6 Auburn | 2–1 | ||
| Championship – Sunday, May 24 | |||||
| 15 | 3:45 pm | No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 7 Arkansas | 11–17 | ABC/SECN | 9,320 |
| Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Game results
First Round
| May 19, 2026 9:30 am CDT (UTC-5) Game 1 |
No. 16 Missouri | 10–8 | No. 9 Ole Miss | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 6,748 Umpires: HP: Jason Bradley 1B: Kevin Sweeney 2B: Javerro January 3B: Jeff Wright |
| WP: Eli Skidmore (3–0) | Box Score | LP: Landon Koenig (3–1) | ||
| HR: Durnin (9), Peer (3), Woita (14) | HR: Decker (11), Fawley (14), Federico (5) |
| May 19, 2026 2:00 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 2 |
No. 13 Kentucky | 5–8 | No. 12 Vanderbilt | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 6,748 Umpires: HP: Jeff Head 1B: Clint Fagan 2B: David Soucy 3B: Eddie Newsom |
| LP: Jaxon Jelkin (8–3) | Box Score | WP: Alex Kranzler (3–3) | ||
| HR: Bell (8), Hansen (5) | HR: Johnstone (11) |
| May 19, 2026 5:35 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 3 |
No. 15 South Carolina | 6–11 | No. 10 Tennessee | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 7,617 Umpires: HP: Eric Goshay 1B: Jeff Wright 2B: Derek Mollica 3B: Javerro January |
| LP: Brandon Stone (5–5) | Box Score | WP: Cam Appenzeller (6–1) Sv: Will Haas (1) | ||
| HR: Evans (9), Craddock (11) | HR: Wright (10), Ford (20) |
| May 19, 2026 8:55 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 4 |
No. 14 LSU | 6–2 | No. 11 Oklahoma | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 7,617 Umpires: HP: Scott Kennedy 1B: David Savage 2B: Clint Fagan 3B: David Soucy |
| WP: Gavin Guidry (5–3) Sv: Deven Sheerin (5) |
Box Score | LP: LJ Mercurius (0–2) | ||
| HR: Milam (11) |
Second Round
| May 20, 2026 9:30 am CDT (UTC-5) Game 5 |
No. 16 Missouri | 2–12 (F/7) | No. 8 Mississippi State | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 8,352 Umpires: HP: Jeff Wright 1B: Jeff Head 2B: Eric Goshay 3B: Derek Mollica |
| LP: Brady Kehlenbrink (3–10) | Box Score | WP: Tomas Valincius (10–2) | ||
| HR: Durnin (10) | HR: Woodson (7), V. Valincius (6), V. Valincius (7) |
| May 20, 2026 12:45 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 6 |
No. 12 Vanderbilt | 3–8 | No. 5 Florida | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 8,352 Umpires: HP: Eddie Newsom 1B: Javerro January 2B: Scott Kennedy 3B: Jason Bradley |
| LP: Brennan Seiber (5–2) | Box Score | WP: Jackson Barberi (4–2) | ||
| HR: Yost (11), Cyr (13), Lawson (16) |
| May 20, 2026 4:30 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 7 |
No. 10 Tennessee | 4–8 | No. 7 Arkansas | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 14,461 Umpires: HP: David Savage 1B: David Soucy 2B: Jeff Head 3B: Eric Goshay |
| LP: Evan Blanco (7–4) | Box Score | WP: Cole Gibler (5–2) | ||
| HR: Kozeal (19), Stewart (14), Stewart (15), Pompey (16) |
| May 20, 2026 8:10 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 8 |
No. 14 LSU | 1–3 | No. 6 Auburn | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 14,461 Umpires: HP: Kevin Sweeney 1B: Scott Kennedy 2B: Jason Bradley 3B: Clint Fagan |
| LP: Casan Evans (2–4) | Box Score | WP: Jake Marciano (5–5) Sv: Jackson Sanders (4) | ||
| HR: Fralick (14), Guevara (12) |
Quarterfinals
| May 21, 2026 12:00 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 9 |
No. 8 Mississippi State | 3–5 | No. 1 Georgia | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 11,146 Umpires: HP: Derek Mollica 1B: Eddie Newsom 2B: Jeff Wright 3B: Jeff Head |
| LP: Duke Stone (6–3) | Box Score | WP: Joey Volchko (9–2) Sv: Matt Scott (5) | ||
| HR: Sullivan (13) | HR: Hudson (18) |
| May 21, 2026 3:30 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 10 |
No. 5 Florida | 13–3 (F/8) | No. 4 Alabama | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 11,146 Umpires: HP: Clint Fagan 1B: Eric Goshay 2B: David Savage 3B: Kevin Sweeney |
| WP: Liam Peterson (3–5) | Box Score | LP: Tyler Fay (9–4) | ||
| HR: Lawson (16), Surowiec (11) | HR: Neal (8) |
| May 22, 2026 4:30 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 11 |
No. 7 Arkansas | 8–1 | No. 2 Texas | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 13,105 Umpires: HP: David Soucy 1B: Jason Bradley 2B: Eddie Newsom 3B: Scott Kennedy |
| WP: Gabe Gaeckle (4–3) | Box Score | LP: Cody Howard (0–1) | ||
| HR: Kozeal (19), Kozeal (20) |
| May 22, 2026 8:25 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 12 |
No. 6 Auburn | 7–0 | No. 3 Texas A&M | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 13,105 Umpires: HP: Javerro January 1B: Derek Mollica 2B: Kevin Sweeney 3B: David Savage |
| WP: Andreas Alvarez (9–3) Sv: LJ Cormier (2) |
Box Score | LP: Ethan Darden (4–3) | ||
| HR: M. McCraine (7), Bingaman (12) |
Semifinals
| May 23, 2026 12:00 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 13 |
No. 5 Florida | 7–8 | No. 1 Georgia | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 14,919 Umpires: HP: Kevin Sweeney 1B: Eddie Newsom 2B: Eric Goshay 3B: Jeff Head LF: Scott Kennedy RF: David Soucy |
| LP: Joshua Whritenour (3–4) | Box Score | WP: Justin Byrd (4–2) | ||
| HR: Cyr (14), McDonald (7) |
| May 23, 2026 4:55 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 14 |
No. 7 Arkansas | 2–1 | No. 6 Auburn | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 14,919 Umpires: HP: Jason Bradley 1B: Clint Fagan 2B: Derek Mollica 3B: Javerro January LF: Eddie Newsom RF: David Savage |
| WP: Ethan McElvain (6–0) | Box Score | LP: Ryan Hetzler (4–2) | ||
| HR: Helfrick (17) | HR: Terrell (17) |
Championship
| May 24, 2026 3:45 pm CDT (UTC-5) Game 15 |
No. 7 Arkansas | 1–11 (F/7) | No. 1 Georgia | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 9,320 Umpires: HP: Derek Mollica 1B: Kevin Sweeney 2B: Clint Fagan 3B: Jason Bradley LF: Jeff Head RF: Javerro January |
| LP: Tate McGuire (1–1) | Box Score | WP: Paul Farley (8–1) | ||
| HR: Niu (10) | HR: Arcamone (4) |
All–Tournament Team
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| P | Gabe Gaeckle | Arkansas |
| P | Andreas Alvarez | Auburn |
| C | Daniel Jackson | Georgia |
| DH | Noah Sullivan | Mississippi State |
| 1B | Brennan Hudson | Georgia |
| 2B | Chris Rembert | Auburn |
| 3B | Ethan Surowiec | Florida |
| SS | Camden Kozeal | Arkansas |
| OF | Blake Cyr | Florida |
| Kenny Ishikawa | Georgia | |
| Rylan Lujo |
MVP in bold Source:[8]