LSU baseball is still waiting to find out its first opponent in this week's SEC Tournament, but they can expect an early start either way.
The Tigers landed the 3 seed in the conference tourney, with their first game scheduled for 9:30 a.m. (central) on Wednesday morning. They'll face the winner of a single-elimination game between 6 seed South Carolina or 11 seed Georgia. LSU's second game will start on Thursday, which is the only other guaranteed appearance, at either 9:30 a.m. (with a loss) or 4:30 p.m. (with a win).
The tournament will be double-elimination from that point, with all games played at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Alabama from May 23-28. All games will be broadcast on SEC Network, with the exception of the championship game that will be carried on ESPN 2.
The Tigers (42-13, 19-10 SEC) lead the SEC with 12 victories in the annual tournament, but the most recent came in 2017. After spending the first 12 weeks of the season as the unanimous top-ranked team, LSU has hit a bit of skid over the past month, losing five of its last eight conference games, which included a pair of series losses to Auburn and Mississippi State. A deep run in the conference tournament could help the Tigers rebuild confidence heading into the upcoming NCAA Tournament in which anything short of a College World Series trip will likely be considered a disappointment.
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FULL SCHEDULE
Note: When times are not specified, they will begin 30 minutes following the preceding game
TUESDAY, May 23
- Game 1 (9:30 a.m.): 6 South Carolina vs 11 Georgia
- Game 2 (time TBD): 7 Tennessee vs 10 Texas A&M
- Game 3 (4:30 p.m.): 8 Kentucky vs 9 Alabama
- Game 4 (time TBD): 5 Auburn vs 12 Missouri
WEDNESDAY, May 24
- Game 5 (9:30 a.m.): 3 LSU vs Game 1 winner
- Game 6 (time TBD): 2 Arkansas vs Game 2 winner
- Game 7 (4:30 p.m.): 1 Florida vs Game 3 winner
- Game 8 (time TBD): 4 Vanderbilt vs Game 4 winner
THURSDAY, May 25
- Game 9 (9:30 a.m.): Game 5 loser vs Game 6 loser
- Game 10 (time TBD): Game 7 loser vs Game 8 loser
- Game 11 (4:30 p.m.): Game 5 winner vs Game 6 winner
- Game 12 (time TBD): Game 7 winner vs Game 8 winner
FRIDAY, May 26
- Game 13 (3 p.m.): Game 9 winner vs Game 11 loser
- Game 14 (time TBD): Game 10 winner vs Game 12 loser
SATURDAY, May 27
- Game 15 (noon): Game 13 winner vs Game 11 winner
- Game 16 (time TBD): Game 14 winner vs Game 12 winner
SUNDAY, May 28
- Game 17: Game 15 winner vs Game 16 winner
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