BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Georgia will face South Carolina in the opening game of the SEC Baseball Tournament Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. ET at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Ala.
The Bulldogs (29-26, 11-19) are the 11th seed while the 13th-ranked Gamecocks (38-17, 16-13 SEC) are the sixth seed. Tuesday’s action is single elimination and features eight teams as the top four squads earned first-round byes. Tuesday’s winners advance to the double-elimination part of the tournament.
USC swept Georgia in Athens to open SEC play in mid-March. It was part of a 1-9 league start for the Bulldogs who stormed back to go 10-10 over their final 20 SEC games to earn a spot in the 12-team field. The Gamecocks finished third in the Eastern Division.
This past weekend, Georgia dropped a home series to fifth-ranked LSU (42-13, 19-10 SEC) while the Gamecocks lost a home series to No. 18 Tennessee.
The USC-UT series concluded with a pair of seven-inning games Saturday.
In SEC Tournament history, Georgia is 31-49 in 27 appearances with its best finish being second three times (1985, 1986 and 1989). The Bulldogs are 3-1 against the Gamecocks at the SEC Tournament.
All games leading up to the final will be carried on the SEC Network and Georgia's action will be available on the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.
The SEC Tournament Championship next Sunday will be televised by ESPN2.
2023 SEC Baseball Tournament (All Times Are Central)
Tuesday-Sunday, May 23-28, Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, Hoover, Ala.
Tuesday, May 23
Game 1 (9:30 a.m. CT) - #6 South Carolina vs. #11 Georgia [SEC Network]
Game 2 (TBD) - #7 Tennessee vs. #10 Texas A&M [SEC Network]
Game 3 (4:30 p.m. CT) - #8 Kentucky vs. #9 Alabama [SEC Network]
Game 4 (TBD) - #5 Auburn vs. #12 Missouri [SEC Network]
Wednesday, May 24
Game 5 (9:30 a.m. CT) - #3 LSU vs. Winner Game 1 [SEC Network]
Game 6 (TBD) - #2 Arkansas vs. Winner Game 2 [SEC Network]
Game 7 (4:30 p.m. CT) - #1 Florida vs. Winner Game 3 [SEC Network]
Game 8 (TBD) - #4 Vanderbilt vs. Winner Game 4 [SEC Network]
Thursday, May 25
Game 9 (9:30 a.m. CT) - Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6 [SEC Network]
Game 10 (TBD) - Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8 [SEC Network]
Game 11 (4:30 p.m. CT) - Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 [SEC Network]
Game 12 (TBD) - Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 [SEC Network]
Friday, May 26
Game 13 (3 p.m. CT) - Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 11 [SEC Network]
Game 14 (TBD) - Winner Game 10 vs. Loser 12 [SEC Network]
Saturday, May 27
Game 15 (Noon CT) - Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 11 [SEC Network]
Game 16 ( TBD) - Winner Game 14 vs. Winner Game 12 [SEC Network]
Sunday, May 28
Game 17 (2 p.m. CT) - Winner Game 15 vs. Winner Game 16 [ESPN2]
(The second game of each session will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.)
