Kentucky, Texas A&M, South Carolina, and Missouri are in Hoover, Alabama, preparing for first-round action at the 2025 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament, which begins Tuesday, May 20 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. All four programs will need a deep run to keep their postseason hopes alive as the SEC’s double-elimination format gets underway.
The SEC announced its 2025 baseball awards on Monday, May 19, recognizing standout players across the league. Arkansas shortstop Wehiwa Aloy was named SEC Player of the Year, Tennessee’s Liam Doyle earned Pitcher of the Year honors, and Texas head coach Jim Schlossnagle was named SEC Coach of the Year in his debut SEC season. Read more about the award winners and All-SEC selections here.
A complete list of past SEC Tournament champions can be found here. The SEC Championship Game will air on ESPN2 at 3 p.m. EDT on May 25. Games from the first round through the semifinals will be televised on SEC Network through May 24.
The NCAA Tournament Selection Show will be broadcast May 26 on ESPNU at 12 p.m. EDT.
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium seats 10,800 fans and has an additional capacity of more than 16,000 using patio, banquet, and grassy seating areas. The stadium also includes 12 suites outside of player and staff access zones.
Hoover Met has hosted the SEC Tournament in 1990 and 1996 and has been the permanent home since 1999.
The Double-A Birmingham Barons, an affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, played at Hoover Met from 1988 through 2012.
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’s 2024 title marked the first time since Miami in 1999 that a team ranked No. 1 nationally won the NCAA Championship.
Four SEC teams reached the 2024 College World Series in Omaha: Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas A&M, and Florida. That matched four ACC teams—NC State, North Carolina, Florida State, and Virginia—for the first time ever.
Texas and Oklahoma are making their SEC Tournament debuts in 2025 after joining the conference. Texas won the 2025 SEC regular season title.
SEC Sports provides updated standings and individual player stat leaders.
According to the May 19 D1Baseball.com Top 25 rankings, 10 SEC teams are ranked: 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.
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2025 SEC 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
Kentucky Wildcats – Nick Mingione (8th Season)
Players To Watch:
LF – Cole Hage – .322 AVG, 51 G, 229 PA, 59 H, 12 2B, 1 3B, 12 HR, 39 RBI, 14 SB, 27 BB, 35 K, 1.041 OPS
SS – Tyler Bell – .311 AVG, 52 G, 246 PA, 66 H, 17 2B, 2 3B, 10 HR, 46 RBI, 11 SB, 20 BB, 55 K, .942 OPS
2B – Luke Lawerence – .288 AVG, 52 G, 244 PA, 57 H, 7 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 35 RBI, 11 SB, 19 BB, 30 K, .786 OPS
LHP – Ben Cleaver – 6-3, 3.39 ERA, 14 GS, 77 IP, 48 H, 29 ER, 5 HR, 29 BB, 87 K, 1.000 WHIP
LHP – Jackson Nove – 1-2, 4.11 ERA, 19 TA, 35 IP, 31 H, 16 ER, 2 HR, 17 BB, 53 K, 1.371 WHIP
RHP – Nic McCay – 5-0, 4.37 ERA, 14 GS, 68 IP, 50 H, 33 ER, 12 HR, 38 BB, 66 K, 1.294 WHIP
Texas A&M Aggies – Michael Early (1st Season)
Players To Watch:
CF – Jace LaViolette – .259 AVG, 53 G, 250 PA, 49 H, 9 2B, 17 HR, 55 RBI, 7 SB, 56 BB, 61 K, 1.009 OPS
3B – Wyatt Henseler – .320 AVG, 53 G, 240 PA, 63 H, 14 2B, 12 HR, 33 RBI, 4 SB, 19 BB, 36 K, 1.003 OPS
SS – Kaeden Kent – .284 AVG, 53 G, 237 PA, 55 H, 12 2B, 1 3B, 12 HR, 44 RBI, 4 SB, 35 BB, 31 K, .942 OPS
LHP – Justin Lamkin – 4-7, 3.52 ERA, 14 GS, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 79.1 IP, 71 H, 31 ER, 9 HR, 16 BB, 93 K, 1.097 WHIP
LHP – Ryan Prager – 3-4, 4.50 ERA, 14 GS, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 78 IP, 80 H, 39 ER, 16 HR, 19 BB, 67 K, 1.269 WHIP
RHP – Weston Moss – 6-3, 3.35 ERA, 21 TA, 2 GS, 1 SV, 45.2 IP, 37 H, 17 ER, 3 HR, 17 BB, 49 K, 1.182 WHIP
South Carolina Gamecocks – Paul Mainieri (1st Season)
Players To Watch:
CF – Nathan Hall – .319 AVG, 53 G, 234 PA, 65 H, 13 2B, 7 HR, 38 RBI, 14 SB, 26 BB, 28 K, .878 OPS
SS – Henry Kaczmar – .311 AVG, 52 G, 203 PA, 55 H, 7 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR, 28 RBI, 3 SB, 21 BB, 43 K, .875 OPS
OF – Jase Woita – .313 AVG, 44 G, 148 PA, 36 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 20 RBI, 0 SB, 17 BB, 26 K, .939 OPS
RHP – Parker Marlatt – 1-0, 3.54 ERA, 24 TA, 2 SV, 28 IP, 22 H, 11 ER, 5 HR, 10 BB, 30 K, 1.143 WHIP
LHP – Ashton Crowther – 2-2, 4.38 ERA, 19 TA, 2 GS, 1 SV, 37 IP, 36 H, 18 ER, 3 HR, 10 BB, 28 K, 1.243 WHIP
LHP – Jackson Soucie – 3-1, 5.40 ERA, 14 TA, 5 GS, 30 IP, 28 H, 18 ER, 7 HR, 13 BB, 32 K, 1.367 WHIP
Missouri Tigers – Kerrick Jackson (2nd Season)
Players To Watch:
IF – Jackson Lovich – .354 AVG, 50 G, 211 PA, 64 H, 7 2B, 3 3B, 12 HR, 51 RBI, 7 SB, 20 BB, 51 K, 1.050 OPS
OF – Pierre Seals – .301 AVG, 44 G, 167 PA, 43 H, 8 2B, 5 HR, 22 RBI, 4 SB, 17 BB, 55 K, .847 OPS
CF – Kaden Peer – .288 AVG, 46 G, 200 PA, 46 H, 7 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 33 RBI, 12 SB, 16 BB, 47 K, .842 OPS
LHP – Wil Libbert – 3-3, 5.92 ERA, 13 TA, 11 GS, 48.2 IP, 49 H, 32 ER, 5 HR, 31 BB, 53 K, 1.644 WHIP
LHP – Kadden Drew – 3-1, 6.09 ERA, 11 TA, 6 GS, 34 IP, 42 H, 23 ER, 8 HR, 13 BB, 26 K, 1.618 WHIP
RHP – Xavier Lovett – 2-2, 6.31 ERA, 20 TA, 2 SV, 45.2 IP, 49 H, 32 ER, 6 HR, 22 BB, 34 K, 1.555 WHIP
Texas A&M starting pitcher Justin Lamkin throws against Tennessee in the first inning of Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
