Vytas Valincius made SEC Tournament history with two home runs in the same inning as Mississippi State ran past Missouri to face Georgia.
“We call him Playoff Steve” — Steven Milam’s two-run shot in the 8th lifts LSU past Oklahoma in the defending national champs’ tournament opener.
Garrett Wright tied a Tennessee program record with four hits and Cam Appenzeller earned his sixth win as the Vols rolled into a date with Arkansas.
Brodie Johnston had three RBI in his first start as Vanderbilt’s leadoff hitter, and Alex Kranzler picked up the win in relief as the Commodores advance.
Missouri’s Kam Durnin and Kaden Peer homered, Mateo Serna went 7-for-8 on ABS challenges, and the Tigers won their first SEC Tournament game since 2017.
The 2026 SEC Baseball Tournament runs May 19-24 at the Hoover Met. SEC Network airs every game through Saturday. ABC has the Sunday championship.
NPB interleague play opens May 26. For three weeks, the geoblocked Central League — Hanshin, Yomiuri — becomes US-streamable on Pacific League TV. The one window all year.
LSU won the 2025 College World Series and enters the 2026 SEC Tournament as the No. 14 seed. The bracket’s bottom four also includes Kentucky, South Carolina, Missouri.
Ole Miss won the SEC Tournament in 2018. Vanderbilt won it last year. Tennessee won the national title in 2024. All three are seeded outside the top-eight.
Florida RHP Aidan King is the 2026 SEC Pitcher of the Year. Mississippi State arrives with Brian O’Connor in his first season as head coach.
Georgia, Texas, Texas A&M, and Alabama enter Hoover as the bracket’s top four seeds. Five of six SEC postseason awards went to programs in this tier.
Max Meyer (3-0, 3.21) faces JR Ritchie and the 32-15 Braves at loanDepot park on Monday. The Marlins open a four-game set 11 games out.
