Here were yesterday's results at the SEC Tournament:
Mississippi 2, Arkansas 0 (Arkansas eliminated)
Mississippi St. 3, LSU 2
Auburn 3, Georgia 2 (Georgia eliminated)
Vanderbilt 3, S. Carolina 2
This sets up today's games, which are as follows:
Mississippi v. LSU (elimination game)
Mississippi St. v. Kentucky
Auburn v. S. Carolina (elimination game)
Vanderbilt v. Florida
In the Sun Belt, Western plays an elimination game against South Alabama at 7 P.M CDT. In the OVC, Eastern Kentucky plays Eastern Illinois, while Morehead State has an elimination game against Jacksonville State. And in the Big East, Louisville will play Connecticut.
There's been an offensive explosion in Hoover, Alabama, as LSU has scored two runs in the top of the first of their elimination game with Ole Miss. The Tigers lead 2-0.
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, I should say that I much prefer the type of scores we are seeing in college baseball now to the 22-14 debacles of a few years ago.
ReplyDeleteIn the bottom of the second, Ole Miss scores to cut LSU's lead to 2-1.
ReplyDeleteLSU tacks on another run in the top of the third. The Tigers now lead 3-1.
ReplyDeleteIn the top of the 8th, LSU leads Ole Miss 5-2.
ReplyDeleteLSU has blown this game open. The Tigers now lead 9-2 in the top of the 8th.
ReplyDeleteLSU wins 11-2. Mississippi has been eliminated.
ReplyDeleteI will not be updating the Kentucky/MSU game, but Eric may do so.
ReplyDeleteIn the OVC, Jacksonville State beats Morehead State 12-5, and the Eagles are eliminated from the OVC tournament. They become the second Kentucky team to be eliminated from the NCAA title hunt.
ReplyDeleteIn the Sun Belt Tournament in Bowling Green, Troy has beaten Florida International 6-1.
ReplyDeleteKentucky beat Mississippi State 5-1. So MSU now has to play an elimination game against LSU, and the winner of that game will play the Big Blue on Saturday for a trip to the SEC title game.
ReplyDeleteNext up: an elimination game between South Carolina and Auburn.
ReplyDeleteSouth Carolina leads 2-0 with Auburn about to bat in the bottom of the 2d.
ReplyDeleteThis is a pitcher's park. This is the 11th game of the SEC baseball tournament, and there have only been four home runs.
South Carolina leads 5-2 in the top of the 7th.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, down in Jackson, Tennessee, Eastern Illinois crushed Eastern Kentucky 11-2.
ReplyDeleteAnd in the Sun Belt Tournament, Louisiana-Monroe and Florida Atlantic are tied at 7 going into the top of the 12th.
ReplyDeleteSouth Carolina beats Auburn 5-3. Auburn is eliminated.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, in Bowling Green, Louisiana-Monroe and Florida Atlantic are still tied at 7 in the 13th.
In 13 innings, Louisiana-Monroe beats Florida Atlantic 9-7.
ReplyDeleteOh, my ...
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Pinch-hitter Adam Lavelle with a lead-off walk to open the ninth followed by a two-run home run by Devin Kelly. #WKU cuts the lead to 5-3.
10:41 PM - 24 May 12
one out ... man on first ... COME ON, TOPS!
ReplyDeletetwo out ...
ReplyDeleteargh. pop out. end of game: 5-3, south al. end of season for wku.
ReplyDeleteSorry, Eric. Western Kentucky becomes the third team from Kentucky to be eliminated in this year's title hunt.
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