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LSU baseball gets an early-morning start in SEC Tournament; see full draw, schedule

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.

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