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SEC announces new start times for Saturday’s SEC Baseball Tournament action
By Paul Harvey
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The SEC is shifting the start times for Saturday’s semifinal contests at the SEC Baseball Tournament in hopes of getting ahead of some inclement weather on the forecast in Hoover, AL.
Friday evening, the SEC confirmed that the first semifinal between Tennessee and Vanderbilt will now start at 11 am ET (10 am local). The 2nd semifinal matchup will feature the winners of Friday’s Ole Miss-Arkansas and Texas A&M-LSU games, and that semifinal will follow approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the 1st game of the day. Both games will be aired on the SEC Network.
The original start time was supposed to be 1 pm ET (12 pm local), and the change gives a bit of wiggle room if severe weather does develop on Saturday. The current forecast is totally clear until 2 pm on Saturday, with chances for scattered thunderstorms increasing after 2 pm.
Tennessee, despite scuffling into Hoover to end the year, has ripped off back-to-back wins over Alabama and No. 1 seed Texas to reach the semifinals. Meanwhile, the Commodores had a double bye until taking down Oklahoma on Thursday.
The other side of the semifinals has yet to be set, with Ole Miss and Arkansas battling it out in the first game on Friday. Texas A&M and LSU will follow in the nightcap, with the winners from both games facing off in the matchup following the Vols and Commodores.
Sunday’s title game is currently set for 3 pm ET with a broadcast set for ESPN2.
Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.
