The four top seeds at the 2025 SEC Tournament—No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Arkansas, No. 3 Texas, and No. 4 Vanderbilt—arrive in Hoover with Omaha expectations and College World Series ambitions. As of May 19, ESPNBet lists their national title odds at +450 (LSU), +450 (Arkansas), +1000 (Texas), and +2500 (Vanderbilt).
None of these four reached the College World Series in 2024, but all finished near the top of the SEC standings in 2025. Texas captured the conference regular season crown in its first year in the league, while LSU, Arkansas, and Vanderbilt spent much of the spring in the top 10.
The SEC announced its 2025 baseball awards on Monday, May 19. Arkansas shortstop Wehiwa Aloy earned SEC Player of the Year, Tennessee’s Liam Doyle was named Pitcher of the Year, and Texas head coach Jim Schlossnagle was named SEC Coach of the Year after guiding the Longhorns through a dominant debut SEC season. Read more about the award winners and All-SEC selections here.
The 2025 Southeastern Conference Tournament will be from May 20–25 in Hoover, Ala. at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The 2025 SEC championship game will be held on May 25 on ESPN2 at 3 p.m. EDT and games from the first round through the semifinals will be televised on SEC Network until May 24.
The NCAA Tournament Selection Monday Show will be on May 26 on ESPNU at 12 p.m. EDT.
Hoover Met has hosted the SEC Tournament since 1999. It seats 10,800 and can accommodate more than 16,000 with extra patio, banquet, and grassy areas. The venue also includes 12 suites outside of player and staff zones and formerly hosted the Double-A Birmingham Barons, an affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.
Only five SEC programs have won both the National Championship and SEC Tournament in the same year: LSU (2009, 2023), South Carolina (2010, 2011), Vanderbilt (2014, 2019), Florida (2017), and Tennessee (2024). Tennessee was also the first No. 1 ranked team since Miami in 1999 to win the national title.
Four SEC teams reached the 2024 College World Series: Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas A&M, and Florida. This year marks the SEC Tournament debut for Oklahoma and Texas, who joined the conference in 2025. Texas captured the 2025 SEC regular season title.
Past SEC Tournament champions and regular season standings are listed at SECSports.com.
The D1Baseball.com Top 25 Rankings published on May 19 include No. 1 LSU, No. 3 Texas, No. 5 Arkansas, No. 8 Auburn, No. 9 Vanderbilt, No. 10 Georgia, No. 15 Florida, No. 17 Mississippi, No. 21 Tennessee, and No. 23 Alabama. Check out how they differ from the World Baseball Network College Baseball Rankings released today.
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2025 SEC Baseball Standings
Conference Record Weighs Before Overall
2025 SEC Baseball Tournament Schedule
Tuesday-Sunday, May 20-25. Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, Hoover, Ala.
All Game Start Times Are Eastern Daylight Time
*Second Game Of Each Session Will Begin Approximately 30 Minutes After The Conclusion Of First Game
Tuesday, May 20 – First Round
Game 1: No. 9 Alabama vs. No. 16 Missouri – 10:30 a.m. – SECN
*Game 2: No. 12 Oklahoma vs. No. 13 Kentucky – 1:30 p.m. – SECN
Game 3: No. 10 Florida vs. No. 15 South Carolina – 5:30 p.m. – SECN
*Game 4: No. 11 Mississippi State vs. No. 14 Texas A&M – 9 p.m. – SECN
Wednesday, May 21 – Second Round
Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. No. 8 Tennessee – 10:30 a.m. – SECN
*Game 6: Winner Game 2 vs. No.5 Georgia – 1:30 p.m. – SECN
Game 7: Winner Game 3 vs. No. 7 Ole Miss – 5:30 p.m. – SECN
*Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. No. 6 Auburn – 9 p.m. – SECN
Thursday, May 22 – Quarterfinals
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. No. 1 Texas – 4 p.m. – SECN
*Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. No. 4 Vanderbilt – 7 p.m. – SECN
Friday, May 23 – Quarterfinals
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. No. 2 Arkansas – 4 p.m. – SECN
*Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. No. 3 LSU – 7 p.m. – SECN
Saturday, May 24 – Semifinals
Game 13: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 – 1 p.m. – SECN
*Game 14: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12 – 4 p.m.- SECN
Sunday, May 25 – Championship Game
Game 15: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14 – 3 p.m. – ESPN2
SEC MLBPipeline.com Top 150 Draft Prospects
No. 7 – OF – Jace LaViolette – Texas A&M
No. 8 – RHP – Kyson Witherspoon – Oklahoma
No. 9 – LHP – Kade Anderson – Louisiana State
No. 10 – LHP – Liam Doyle – Tennessee
No. 16 – 2B – Gavin Kilen – Tennessee
No. 20 – OF/C – Ike Irish – Auburn
No. 24 – SS – Wehiwa Aloy – Arkansas
No. 28 – OF – Max Belyeu – Texas
No. 33 – RHP – Riley Quick – Alabama
No. 35 – 1B/3B – Andrew Fischer – Tennessee
No. 36 – OF/3B – Ethan Petry – South Carolina
No. 44 – LHP – Zach Root – Arkansas
No. 54 – SS/3B – Dean Curley – Tennessee
No. 55 – RHP – A.J. Russell – Tennessee
No. 60 – OF – Charles Davalan – Arkansas
No. 66 – 2B – Daniel Dickinson – Louisiana State
No. 69 – RHP – Marcus Phillips – Tennessee
No. 72 – LHP – J.D. Thompson – Vanderbilt
No. 78 – RHP – Chase Shores – Louisiana State
No. 79 – LHP- Jared Spencer – Texas
No. 90 – 1B – Jared Jones – Louisiana State
No. 99 – LHP – Justin Lamkin – Texas A&M
No. 100 – OF – RJ Austin – Vanderbilt
No. 101 – C – Easton Carmichael – Oklahoma
No. 102 – LHP – Pico Kohn – Mississippi State
No. 113 – RHP – Nate Snead – Tennessee
No. 116 – RHP – Mason Morris – Mississippi
No. 117 – SS – Jalin Morris – Texas
No. 123 – OF/1B – Tre Phelps – Georgia
No. 131 – SS – Colby Shelton – Florida
No. 133 – RHP – Malachi Witherspoon – Oklahoma
No. 141 – 3B – Brent Iredale – Arkansas
Texas Longhorns – David Pierce (8th Season)
College World Series Appearances: 1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Regular Season Champions: Big 12: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023, SEC: 2025
Players To Watch:
C – Rylan Galvan – .299 AVG, 50 H, 14 HR, 46 RBI, .453 OBP, 1.088 OPS
DH – Adrian Rodriguez – .323 AVG, 53 H, 7 HR, 21 RBI, .413 OBP, .949 OPS
2B – Ethan Mendoza – .323 AVG, 65 H, 5 HR, 31 RBI, .429 OBP, .897 OPS
CF – Will Gasparino – .247 AVG, 48 H, 13 HR, 47 RBI, .341 OBP, .877 OPS
1B – Kimble Schuessler – .308 AVG, 64 H, 7 HR, 39 RBI, .372 OBP, .853 OPS
RHP – Dylan Volantis – 4-0, 1.66 ERA, 64 K in 43.1 IP
RHP – Max Grubbs – 6-1, 2.47 ERA, 56 K in 51.0 IP
RHP – Luke Harrison – 5-1, 2.98 ERA, 70 K in 66.1 IP
Arkansas Razorbacks – Dave Van Horn (22nd Season)
College World Series Runner-Up: 2018
College World Series Appearances: 1979, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2004, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1979, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament Champions: SEC: 2021
Conference Regular Season Champions: SEC: 1999, 2021
Players To Watch:
SS – Wehiwa Aloy – .358 AVG, 82 H, 18 HR, 58 RBI, .440 OBP, 1.117 OPS
RF – Logan Maxwell – .350 AVG, 49 H, 10 HR, 27 RBI, .466 OBP, 1.052 OPS
3B – Brent Iredale – .301 AVG, 52 H, 13 HR, 56 RBI, .467 OBP, 1.050 OPS
DH – Kuhio Aloy – .345 AVG, 71 H, 13 HR, 68 RBI, .429 OBP, 1.035 OPS
LF – Charles Davalan – .353 AVG, 82 H, 13 HR, 54 RBI, .433 OBP, 1.010 OPS
RHP – Dylan Carter – 6-0, 2.18 ERA, 36 K in 33.0 IP
RHP – Will McEntire – 1-0, 2.59 ERA, 28 K in 24.1 IP
RHP – Zach Root – 6-4, 4.16 ERA, 102 K in 75.2 IP
LSU Tigers – Jay Johnson (4th Season)
College World Series Runner-Up: 2017
College World Series Appearances: 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2023
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament Champions: 1986, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2017
Conference Regular Season Champions: 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2017
Players To Watch:
1B – Jared Jones – .344 AVG, 76 H, 19 HR, 66 RBI, .441 OBP, 1.106 OPS
DH – Ethan Frey – .356 AVG, 47 H, 11 HR, 40 RBI, .420 OBP, 1.094 OPS
2B – Daniel Dickinson – .335 AVG, 65 H, 10 HR, 45 RBI, .478 OBP, 1.034 OPS
LF – Derek Curiel – .344 AVG, 72 H, 6 HR, 45 RBI, .465 OBP, .987 OPS
RF – Jake Brown – .331 AVG, 46 H, 7 HR, 39 RBI, .404 OBP, .972 OPS
RHP – Casan Evans – 3-1, 1.96 ERA, 53 K in 41.1 IP
RHP – Anthony Eyanson – 9-2, 2.88 ERA, 121 K in 81.1 IP
RHP – Kade Anderson – 7-1, 3.47 ERA, 133 K in 83.0 IP
Vanderbilt Commodores – Tim Corbin (22nd Season)
College World Series Runner-Up: 2015, 2021
College World Series Appearances: 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament Champions: 2007, 2019, 2023
Conference Regular Season Champions: 2007, 2011, 2013, 2019
Players To Watch:
1B – Riley Nelson – .358 AVG, 69 H, 7 HR, 42 RBI, .466 OBP, 1.005 OPS
LF – Braden Holcomb – .280 AVG, 37 H, 9 HR, 33 RBI, .392 OBP, .930 OPS
SS – Jonathan Vastine – .287 AVG, 51 H, 9 HR, 35 RBI, .370 OBP, .853 OPS
3B – Brodie Johnston – .254 AVG, 51 H, 12 HR, 51 RBI, .288 OBP, .801 OPS
CF – RJ Austin – .267 AVG, 55 H, 2 HR, 38 RBI, .369 OBP, .772 OPS
RHP – Sawyer Hawks – 4-0, 1.55 ERA, 51 K in 40.2 IP
RHP – Luke Guth – 3-0, 1.62 ERA, 18 K in 16.2 IP
RHP – Connor Fennell – 6-0, 2.85 ERA, 80 K in 47.1 IP
Arkansas batter Wehiwa Aloy (9) against Little Rock during an NCAA baseball game on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
