Day 3 of the 2026 SEC Baseball Tournament gets underway on Thursday in Hoover, Alabama.
The quarterfinal round begins on Thursday with a pair of games in the afternoon. The quarterfinals will wrap up on Friday before the tournament shifts to the semifinal round on Saturday.
Thursday’s slate begins with No. 1-seeded Georgia taking on No. 8-seeded Mississippi State. This will be UGA’s first game of the tournament. Mississippi State run-ruled Mizzou on Wednesday in its first action in Hoover.
The second game of the day will be between No. 4 Alabama and No. 5 Florida. The Crimson Tide haven’t played yet this weekend while the Gators earned a convincing win over Vanderbilt on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals.
SEC Baseball Tournament schedule (Thursday)
Both games on Thursday will be broadcast on the SEC Network. Here’s what the SEC Tournament schedule looks like for Thursday:
- Thursday, May 21 (Quarterfinals)
- Game 9 | No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 8 Mississippi State | 1 p.m. ET | SEC Network
- Game 10 | No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 5 Florida | 4:30 p.m. ET | SEC Network
SEC Baseball Tournament odds
The SEC Tournament looks to be a wide-open race. Georgia is a slight favorite over on Kalshi, but any of the 8 teams could still take home the top prize.
Here are the latest Kalshi odds:
NCAA SEC Baseball Tournament
Here’s what the schedule looks like for the final 3 days of the event:
- Friday, May 22 (Quarterfinals)
- Game 11 | No. 2 Texas vs. No. 7 Arkansas | 4 p.m. | SEC Network
- Game 12 | No. 3 Texas A&M vs. No. 6 Auburn | 8 p.m. | SEC Network
- Saturday, May 23: (Semifinals)
- Game 13 | Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 10 | 1 p.m. | SEC Network
- Game 14 | Winner of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 12 | 5 p.m.| SEC Network
- Sunday, May 24 (Championship Game)
- Game 15 | Winner of Game 13 vs. Winner of Game 14 | 2 p.m. | ABC
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
