When will Alabama baseball play in 2025 SEC tournament? Start time, full schedule

Alabama baseball is kicking off the 2025 SEC Baseball Tournament bright and early.

Scheduled to take place from May 20 to May 25 at the Hoover Met, this year marks a historic expansion, featuring all 16 SEC teams for the first time, competing in a single-elimination format.

Alabama enters the tournament as the No. 9 seed, finishing the regular season with a 16–14 conference record and an overall record of 40–15.  The Crimson Tide will face No. 16 seed Missouri on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. CT.

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If Alabama wins, it will advance to the second round on Wednesday, May 21, to play No. 8 seed Tennessee at 9:30 a.m. CT. A victory in that game would set up a quarterfinal matchup against No. 1 seed Texas on Thursday, May 22, at 3:00 p.m. CT.

Alabama baseball to play Tuesday in first game of 2025 SEC Tournament

The full tournament schedule is as follows:

First Round – Tuesday, May 20:

• Game 1: No. 9 Alabama vs. No. 16 Missouri – 9:30 a.m. CT
• Game 2: No. 12 Oklahoma vs. No. 13 Kentucky – 12:30 p.m. CT
• Game 3: No. 10 Florida vs. No. 15 South Carolina – 4:30 p.m. CT
• Game 4: No. 11 Mississippi State vs. No. 14 Texas A&M – 8:00 p.m. CT

Second Round – Wednesday, May 21:

• Game 5: No. 8 Tennessee vs. Winner of Game 1 – 9:30 a.m. CT
• Game 6: No. 5 Georgia vs. Winner of Game 2 – 12:30 p.m. CT
• Game 7: No. 7 Ole Miss vs. Winner of Game 3 – 4:30 p.m. CT
• Game 8: No. 6 Auburn vs. Winner of Game 4 – 8:00 p.m. CT

Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 22 to Friday, May 23

• Game 9: No. 1 Texas vs. Winner of Game 5 – Thursday, May 22, 3:00 p.m. CT
• Game 10: No. 4 Vanderbilt vs. Winner of Game 6 – Thursday, May 22, 6:00 p.m. CT
• Game 11: No. 2 Arkansas vs. Winner of Game 7 – Friday, May 23, 3:00 p.m. CT
• Game 12: No. 3 LSU vs. Winner of Game 8 – Friday, May 23, 6:00 p.m. CT

Semifinals – Saturday, May 24:

• Game 13: Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 10 – 12:00 p.m. CT
• Game 14: Winner of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 12 – 3:00 p.m. CT

Championship – Sunday, May 25:

• Game 15: Winner of Game 13 vs. Winner of Game 14 – 2:00 p.m. CT

All games will be broadcast on SEC Network, with the championship game airing on ESPN2

Emilee Smarr covers Alabama basketball and Crimson Tide athletics for the Tuscaloosa News. She can be reached via email at esmarr@gannett.com.