Andreas Alvarez struck out nine in five-plus shutout innings and Auburn put up five in the first two to eliminate Texas A&M 7-0 in Hoover.
Friday’s SEC Tournament quarterfinals: Arkansas-Texas at 4 p.m. ET, Auburn-Texas A&M at 8 p.m. ET. Both on SEC Network from the Hoover Met.
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.