HOOVER, Ala. — On Friday afternoon at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, Alabama baseball has the chance to advance the furthest it has in an SEC Event since 2010.

That season, Alabama entered the match as a 7-seed earlier than taking down 2-seed Auburn and 6-seed Ole Miss. The Crimson Tide beat 1-seed Florida within the semifinals 5-2 earlier than lastly shedding to 8-seed LSU 4-3 within the championship recreation.

Alabama entered this 12 months’s SEC Event as one of many underdogs at an 11-seed. Nevertheless, with wins over 6-seed Georgia and 3-seed Arkansas, the Crimson Tide is proving that they should not be underestimated.

Ought to the Crimson Tide lose, it’ll face 7-seed Florida in an elimination recreation. Ought to it’s victorious, although, Alabama will advance to the semifinals the place it’ll wait to play the winner between the Aggies and the Gators.

First pitch between the Crimson Tide and the Aggies is scheduled for a 5:30 p.m. CT, with the sport being broadcast on SEC Community.

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Pregame

• This would possibly simply say all it’s essential to find out about Texas A&M’s strategy to this recreation:

• And that’ll do it. Kentucky defeats Vanderbilt 10-2. Alabama and Texas A&M will begin at 5:30 p.m. CT.

• We’ve now entered the highest of the ninth the place, except Vanderbilt scores eight or extra runs, the sport will probably be over after the subsequent three outs. Alabama and Texas A&M are slated to begin half-hour following the conclusion of the sport.

• Kentucky and Vanderbilt are at present within the backside of the seventh inning at 4:13 p.m. CT, with the Wildcats successful 10-2.

• Right now’s climate: 77 levels Fahrenheit, partly cloudy, no likelihood of rain, winds 9 m.p.h. south-southwest.

• Right now’s umpires:
• HP: Eddie Newsom
• 1B: Brian duBrauwere
• 2B: Jason Bradley
• 3B: Brandon Cooper

• Alabama beginning lineup may be discovered under.

• Texas A&M beginning lineup:

Alabama Beginning Lineup

Beginning Pitcher: LHP Grayson Hitt

Gallery: Alabama Baseball Event Highlights