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Georgia Faces LSU In Opening Game Of SEC Tournament
May 19, 2024 | Baseball
ATHENS, Ga.----Georgia will face LSU in the opening game of the SEC Tournament Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. ET at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The game will be televised by the SEC Network and be available on the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.
The Bulldogs are the No. 6 seed after finishing the regular season with a 39-14 mark including 17-13 in SEC action. The Tigers went 36-20 and garnered the No. 11 seed after posting a 13-17 SEC record. The teams did not face each other during the regular season. The Bulldogs beat LSU 4-1 at the 2021 SEC Tournament. LSU won a series 2-1 over the Bulldogs in Baton Rouge in 2022 and 2-1 in Athens in 2023.
The 12-team field features single elimination play on Tuesday with double-elimination starting on Wednesday. The Georgia-LSU winner will face SEC co-champion Kentucky (39-12, 22-8 SEC), the No. 3 seed, Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. ET. The Wildcats and Tennessee (46-10, 22-8 SEC) finished as co-champions of the league. The division winners earn the top two seeds with UT holding the tiebreaker over the Wildcats.
Georgia will be making its 29th overall appearance at this event with a 31-50 record. The Bulldogs best finish has been second three times (1985, 1986 and 1989).
2024 SEC Tournament
Tuesday-Sunday, May 21-26, Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, Hoover, Ala.
All times ET
Tuesday, May 21
Game 1 (10:30 a.m.) - #6 Georgia vs. #11 LSU [SEC Network]
Game 2 (TBD) - #7 Alabama vs. #10 South Carolina [SEC Network]
Game 3 (5:30 p.m.) - #8 Vanderbilt vs. #9 Florida [SEC Network]
Game 4 (TBD) - #5 Mississippi State vs. #12 Ole Miss [SEC Network]
Wednesday, May 22
Game 5 (10:30 a.m.) - #3 Kentucky vs. Winner Game 1 [SEC Network]
Game 6 (TBD) - #2 Arkansas vs. Winner Game 2 [SEC Network]
Game 7 (5:30 p.m.) - #1 Tennessee vs. Winner Game 3 [SEC Network]
Game 8 (TBD) - #4 Texas A&M vs. Winner Game 4 [SEC Network]
Thursday, May 23
Game 9 (10:30 a.m.) - Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6 [SEC Network]
Game 10 (TBD) - Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8 [SEC Network]
Game 11 (5:30 p.m.) - Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 [SEC Network]
Game 12 (TBD) - Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 [SEC Network]
Friday, May 24
Game 13 (4:00 p.m.) - Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 11 [SEC Network]
Game 14 (TBD) - Winner Game 10 vs. Loser 12 [SEC Network]
Saturday, May 25
Game 15 (1 p.m.) - Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 11 [SEC Network]
Game 16 (TBD) - Winner Game 14 vs. Winner Game 12 [SEC Network]
Sunday, May 26
Game 17 (3 p.m.) - Winner Game 15 vs. Winner Game 16 [ESPN2]
All Times Eastern
The second game of each session will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.
The Bulldogs are the No. 6 seed after finishing the regular season with a 39-14 mark including 17-13 in SEC action. The Tigers went 36-20 and garnered the No. 11 seed after posting a 13-17 SEC record. The teams did not face each other during the regular season. The Bulldogs beat LSU 4-1 at the 2021 SEC Tournament. LSU won a series 2-1 over the Bulldogs in Baton Rouge in 2022 and 2-1 in Athens in 2023.
The 12-team field features single elimination play on Tuesday with double-elimination starting on Wednesday. The Georgia-LSU winner will face SEC co-champion Kentucky (39-12, 22-8 SEC), the No. 3 seed, Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. ET. The Wildcats and Tennessee (46-10, 22-8 SEC) finished as co-champions of the league. The division winners earn the top two seeds with UT holding the tiebreaker over the Wildcats.
Georgia will be making its 29th overall appearance at this event with a 31-50 record. The Bulldogs best finish has been second three times (1985, 1986 and 1989).
2024 SEC Tournament
Tuesday-Sunday, May 21-26, Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, Hoover, Ala.
All times ET
Tuesday, May 21
Game 1 (10:30 a.m.) - #6 Georgia vs. #11 LSU [SEC Network]
Game 2 (TBD) - #7 Alabama vs. #10 South Carolina [SEC Network]
Game 3 (5:30 p.m.) - #8 Vanderbilt vs. #9 Florida [SEC Network]
Game 4 (TBD) - #5 Mississippi State vs. #12 Ole Miss [SEC Network]
Wednesday, May 22
Game 5 (10:30 a.m.) - #3 Kentucky vs. Winner Game 1 [SEC Network]
Game 6 (TBD) - #2 Arkansas vs. Winner Game 2 [SEC Network]
Game 7 (5:30 p.m.) - #1 Tennessee vs. Winner Game 3 [SEC Network]
Game 8 (TBD) - #4 Texas A&M vs. Winner Game 4 [SEC Network]
Thursday, May 23
Game 9 (10:30 a.m.) - Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6 [SEC Network]
Game 10 (TBD) - Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8 [SEC Network]
Game 11 (5:30 p.m.) - Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 [SEC Network]
Game 12 (TBD) - Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 [SEC Network]
Friday, May 24
Game 13 (4:00 p.m.) - Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 11 [SEC Network]
Game 14 (TBD) - Winner Game 10 vs. Loser 12 [SEC Network]
Saturday, May 25
Game 15 (1 p.m.) - Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 11 [SEC Network]
Game 16 (TBD) - Winner Game 14 vs. Winner Game 12 [SEC Network]
Sunday, May 26
Game 17 (3 p.m.) - Winner Game 15 vs. Winner Game 16 [ESPN2]
All Times Eastern
The second game of each session will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.
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