2021 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

2021 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams12
FormatSee below
Finals site
ChampionsArkansas (1st title)
Winning coachDave Van Horn (1st title)
MVPJalen Battles (Arkansas)
TelevisionSEC Network, ESPN2 (Championship game)
2021 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 6 Tennessee  x‍‍‍y 20 – 10   .667 50 – 18   .735
No. 2 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 19 – 10   .655 49 – 18   .731
Florida  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 38 – 22   .633
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 34 – 23   .596
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 31 – 25   .554
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 29 – 23   .558
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 15 – 36   .294
Western
No. 5 Arkansas  x‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 8   .733 50 – 13   .794
No. 1 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 20 – 10   .667 50 – 18   .735
No. 13 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 45 – 22   .672
No. 18 LSU  ‍‍‍y 13 – 17   .433 38 – 25   .603
Alabama  ‍‍‍y 12 – 17   .414 32 – 26   .552
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 25 – 27   .481
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 29 – 27   .518
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2021 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 30 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. The annual tournament determined the tournament champion of the Division I Southeastern Conference in college baseball. The Arkansas Razorbacks emerged for the first time as tournament champions,[2] earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

The tournament has been held every year since 1977 (with the exception of 2020), with LSU claiming twelve championships, the most of any school. Original members Georgia and Kentucky along with 1993 addition Arkansas and 2013 addition Missouri had previously never won the tournament. This is the twenty-second consecutive year and twenty-fourth overall that the event has scheduled to be held at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, known from 2007 through 2012 as Regions Park.

Format and seeding

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The regular season division winners claim the top two seeds and the next ten teams by conference winning percentage, regardless of division, claim the remaining berths in the tournament. The bottom eight teams play a single-elimination opening round, followed by a double-elimination format until the semifinals, when the format reverts to single elimination through the championship game. This is the eighth year of this format.[4][5]

Team W–L Pct GB No. 1 Seed
Eastern Division
Tennessee 20–10 .667 2 2
Vanderbilt 19–10 .655 2.5 4
Florida 17–13 .567 5 6
South Carolina 16–14 .533 6 7
Georgia 13–17 .433 9 8
Kentucky 12–18 .400 10 11
Missouri 8–22 .267 14 –
Team W–L Pct GB No. 1 Seed
Western Division
Arkansas 22–8 .733 – 1
Mississippi State 20–10 .667 2 3
Ole Miss 18–12 .600 4 5
LSU 13–17 .433 9 9
Alabama 12–17 .414 9.5 10
Auburn 10–20 .333 12 12
Texas A&M 9–21 .300 13 –
Tiebreakers
Teams Record Tiebreaker
(8) Georgia
(9) LSU		 13–17 UGA vs. ARK, 1–2
LSU vs. ARK, 1–2
UGA vs. TENN, 1–2
LSU vs. TENN, 0–3

Bracket

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First round
Tuesday, May 25 		Second round
Wednesday, May 26
Thursday, May 27 		Third round
Thursday, May 27
Friday, May 28 		Semifinals
Saturday, May 29 		Final
Sunday, May 30
3 Mississippi State 1
6 Florida 4 6 Florida 137
11 Kentucky 1 6 Florida 7
10 Alabama 2
2 Tennessee 2
7 South Carolina 3 10 Alabama 311
10 Alabama 9 6 Florida 0
2 Tennessee 4
3 Mississippi State 2
2 Tennessee 128
2 Tennessee 11
10 Alabama 07
2 Tennessee 2
1 Arkansas 7
1 Arkansas 11
8 Georgia 4 8 Georgia 2
9 LSU 1 1 Arkansas 6
4 Vanderbilt 4
4 Vanderbilt 5
5 Ole Miss 7 5 Ole Miss 4
12 Auburn 4 1 Arkansas 3
5 Ole Miss 2
8 Georgia 0
5 Ole Miss 4
5 Ole Miss 4
4 Vanderbilt 1

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Tuesday, May 25
1 9:30 a.m. No. 6 Florida vs. No. 11 Kentucky SEC Network 3,499[6]
2 1:00 p.m. No. 7 South Carolina vs. No. 10 Alabama
3 4:30 p.m. No. 8 Georgia vs. No. 9 LSU 7,750[7]
4 8:00 p.m. No. 5 Ole Miss vs. No. 12 Auburn
Wednesday, May 26
5 9:30 a.m. No. 3 Mississippi State vs. No. 6 Florida SEC Network 5,235[8]
6 1:00 p.m. No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 10 Alabama
7 4:30 p.m. No. 1 Arkansas vs. No. 8 Georgia 7,200[9]
8 8:00 p.m. No. 4 Vanderbilt vs. No. 5 Ole Miss
Thursday, May 27
9 9:30 a.m. No. 3 Mississippi State vs. No. 2 Tennessee SEC Network 4,737[10]
10 1:00 p.m. No. 8 Georgia vs. No. 5 Ole Miss
11 4:30 p.m. No. 6 Florida vs. No. 10 Alabama 8,625[11]
12 8:00 p.m. No. 1 Arkansas vs. No. 4 Vanderbilt
Friday, May 28
13 10:00 a.m. No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 10 Alabama SEC Network 5,901[12]
14 1:30 p.m. No. 5 Ole Miss vs. No. 4 Vanderbilt
Semifinals – Saturday, May 29
15 Noon No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 6 Florida SEC Network 8,735[13]
16 3:30 p.m. No. 5 Ole Miss vs. No. 1 Arkansas
Championship – Sunday, May 30
17 2:00 p.m. No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 1 Arkansas ESPN2 10,176[14]
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Umpires

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  • Tony Walsh
  • Jeff Head
  • Scott Cline
  • Scott Kennedy
  • Kevin Sweeney
  • Ray Gregson
  • Eddie Newsom
  • Eric Goshay
  • Damien Beal
  • Mo Hodges
  • Brandon Cooper
  • Brian deBrauwere

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References

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  1. ^ "2021 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Arkansas Razorbacks top Tennessee Volunteers 7–2 to capture first SEC Tournament title". ESPN. May 30, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Championship – Baseball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "SEC Announces Format Change to Baseball Tournament". Tennessee Volunteers. December 19, 2011. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "SEC adds two teams, changes format for postseason conference tournament". NCAA.com. December 22, 2012. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  6. ^ Game 2 boxscore
  7. ^ Game 4 boxscore
  8. ^ Game 6 boxscore
  9. ^ Game 8 boxscore
  10. ^ Game 10 boxscore
  11. ^ Game 12 boxscore
  12. ^ Game 14 boxscore
  13. ^ Game 16 boxscore
  14. ^ Game 17 boxscore
  15. ^ Game 2 boxscore
  16. ^ Game 4 boxscore
  17. ^ Game 6 boxscore
  18. ^ Game 8 boxscore
  19. ^ Game 10 boxscore
  20. ^ Game 12 boxscore
  21. ^ Game 14 boxscore
  22. ^ Game 16 boxscore
  23. ^ Game 17 boxscore
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