SEC Baseball Event 2023: Thursday Scores, Up to date Bracket and Schedule

The 2023 SEC baseball match continued Thursday with the double-elimination third spherical on the Hoover Metropolitan Advanced in Hoover, Alabama.

Two groups ranked inside the high 5 of D1Baseball.com’s Top 25 had been in motion on Thursday within the No. 1 seed Florida Gators and No. 2 seed Arkansas Razorbacks.

The No. 10 seed Texas A&M Aggies kicked off Thursday’s slate with a 5-0 win over the No. 6 seed South Carolina Gamecocks.

No. 9 Alabama, No. 2 Arkansas and No. 1 Florida additionally earned wins.

With the match nearing the championship spherical, here is a recap of how Thursday’s third spherical went down.

Thursday Outcomes

• No. 10 Texas A&M def. No. 6 South Carolina, 5-0
• No. 9 Alabama def. No. 5 Auburn, 7-4
• No. 2 Arkansas def. No. 3 LSU, 5-4
• No. 1 Florida def. No. 4 Vanderbilt, 6-3

Texas A&M 5, South Carolina 0

The primary sport of Thursday’s slate bought out to a gradual begin between Texas A&M and South Carolina. Nonetheless, the Aggies broke issues open within the backside of the third inning on an RBI triple from third baseman Trevor Werner.

Texas A&M added three extra runs within the backside of the fourth inning on RBI from second baseman Austin Bost, designated hitter Brett Minnich and catcher Max Kaufer.

Outfielder Jordan Thompson added one other run within the backside of the fifth inning on an RBI flyout to proper area, extending Texas A&M’s result in 5-0.

Aggies beginning pitcher Justin Lamkin was good on the mound in Thursday’s win, permitting just one hit and hanging out 9 batters in seven innings. It was considered one of his greatest begins of the season.

South Carolina’s lone hit got here from second baseman Will Tippett within the high of the fifth inning on a single to shortstop.

The Aggies will move on to face the loser of No. 2 Arkansas and No. 3 LSU on Friday in an elimination sport.

Alabama 7, Auburn 4

Alabama’s win over Auburn would possibly seem like an upset, however the Crimson Tide have been fairly dominant in opposition to the Tigers all season.

In three conferences between the 2 groups final month, Alabama defeated Auburn in two of three video games, the latest being a 6-1 win on April 16.

The Crimson Tide jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on Thursday within the backside of the primary inning on a house run from left fielder Tommy Seidl.

Alabama tacked on one other run within the backside of the third inning to take a 2-1 lead over Auburn earlier than a three-run backside of the fourth helped them take a commanding 5-1 lead.

Whereas the Tigers reduce into the Crimson Tide’s lead with a two-run high of the sixth, Alabama responded by tacking on two runs within the backside half of the inning to increase their result in 7-3 and put the sport out of attain.

Seidl was one of many Alabama’s most spectacular gamers on Thursday, recording three hits, two RBI and two runs in three at-bats.

The Crimson Tide will now transfer on to face the loser of No. 1 Florida and No. 4 Vanderbilt.

Arkansas 5, LSU 4

Though Arkansas bought out to a gradual begin in opposition to LSU on Thursday, a five-run backside of the fourth inning helped energy the Razorbacks to a 5-4 win over the Tigers.

Third baseman Caleb Cali and second baseman Peyton Holt every drove in a run whereas proper fielder Jace Bohrofen drove in two runs within the backside of the fifth to assist the Razorbacks come again from down 2-0.

Beginning pitcher Hagen Smith allowed simply two runs on 5 hits whereas hanging out 9 in 3.2 innings. Hunter Hollen pitched 5.1 innings in aid, permitting two runs on six hits whereas hanging out eight.

LSU practically made a late-innings comeback with an RBI from shortstop Jordan Thompson within the high of the eighth and a solo dwelling run from outfielder Dylan Crews within the high of the ninth, nevertheless it was too late for the Tigers as Hollen shut issues right down to put up the win.

The Razorbacks are actually into the semifinals for the second time in three seasons. They received the match in 2021.

Florida 6, Vanderbilt 3

It appeared just like the day’s ultimate sport was heading towards additional innings with a 2-2 tie within the seventh.

However Florida’s BT Riopelle had different concepts.

Riopelle launched a grand slam within the backside of the seventh to offer the Gators the lead for good of their 6-3 victory over Vanderbilt. The 2-out blast was considered one of simply 4 hits for Florida all through the competition, however two walks and a hit-by-pitch loaded the bases earlier than the decisive lengthy ball.

That wasn’t Riopelle’s solely memorable second. He and Luke Heyman every hit solo dwelling runs earlier within the sport for the Gators’ different runs, which was sufficient help for a powerful displaying from the victors’ pitching workers.

Starter Brandon Sproat gave up two runs and struck out six in six innings of labor, whereas the bullpen allowed only a single run within the ultimate three innings. Philip Abner struck out the facet within the ninth to shut the door on the Commodores.