SEC Standings

All Times Central - The Poll used D1 Baseball

Thursday April 25th
Final: #23 Bama 12 - Ole Miss 0 (7) Box Score
Final: Mizzou 1 - #3 Tennessee 10 Box Score

Friday April 26th
Final: Mizzou 2 - #3 Tennessee 3 Box Score
Final: Florida 1 - #2 Arkansas 2 Box Score
Final: #20 Georgia 2 - #1 Fightin' Texas Aggies 5 Box Score
Final: #4 Kentucky 5 - #24 South Carolina 8 (10) Box Score
Final: Mississippi St. 0 - #11 Vandy 4 Box Score
Final: Auburn 0 - LSU 5 Box Score
Final: #23 Bama 8 - Ole Miss 9 Box Score

Saturday April 27th
Final: Mizzou 2 - #3 Tennessee 3 Box Score
Final: Florida 5 - #2 Arkansas 6 Box Score
Final: Florida 9 - #2 Arkansas 5 Box Score (DH)
Final: #20 Georgia 9 - #1 Fightin' Texas Aggies 19 (7) Box Score
Final: #20 Georgia 5 - #1 Fightin' Texas Aggies 4 Box Score (DH)
Final: #23 Bama 10 - Ole Miss 3 Box Score
Final: Mississippi St. 7 - #11 Vandy 4 Box Score
Final: #4 Kentucky 15 - #24 South Carolina 13 Box Score
Final: Auburn 2 - LSU 3 Box Score

Sunday April 28th
Final: Auburn 7 - LSU 5 Box Score
Final: Mississippi St. 8 - #11 Vandy 7 Box Score
Final: #4 Kentucky 0 - #24 South Carolina 10 (7) Box Score


Other Regional Games of Possible Interest
Friday April 26th
Final: Incarnate Word 3 - Lamar 11 Box Score
Final: Baylor 5 - West Virginia 18 Box Score
Final: Dallas Baptist 9 - Florida International 3 Box Score
Final: Sam Houston St. 0 - la tech 2 Box Score
Final: tech 3 - Kansas 4 Box Score
Final: Texas St. 4 - Arkansas St. 5 Box Score
Final: Texas St. 7 - Arkansas St. 8 (10) Box Score (DH)
Final: K-State 0 - TCU 12 Box Score
Final: Texas-Arlington 7 - Cougar High 17 Box Score
Final: Texas-San Antonio 8 - Rice 9 (10) Box Score
Final: t.u. 4 - #18 Oklahoma 9 Box Score

Saturday April 27th
Final: K-State 4 - TCU 7 Box Score
Final: K-State 6 - TCU 3 Box Score (DH)
Final: tech 2 - Kansas 11 Box Score
Final: Sam Houston St. 4 - la tech 5 Box Score
Final: Texas-San Antonio 3 - Rice 9 Box Score
Final: Baylor 2 - West Virginia 5 Box Score
Final: Texas St. 10 - Arkansas St. 0 (7) Box Score
Final: Dallas Baptist 5 - Florida International 2 (11) Box Score
t.u. at #18 Oklahoma (PPD to 4/28 due to inclement weather forecast)
Final: Incarnate Word 2 - Lamar 3 Box Score
Final: Texas-Arlington 7 - Cougar High 3 Box Score

Sunday April 28th
Final: Baylor 4 - West Virginia 13 Box Score
Final: Dallas Baptist 11 - Florida International 0 (7) Box Score (Combined No-Hitter)
Final: Incarnate Word 2 - Lamar 8 Box Score
Final: Sam Houston St. 9 - la tech 12 (10) Box Score
Final: tech 3 - Kansas 7 Box Score
Final: Texas-Arlington 4 - Cougar High 10 Box Score
Final: Texas-San Antonio 4 - Rice 2 Box Score
Final: t.u. 8 - #18 Oklahoma 5 Box Score
Final: t.u. 12 - #18 Oklahoma 10 (7 - Weather shortened) Box Score (DH)

Thank you as always jkag! The picture should get a touch more clear after this weekend.

With 4 SEC series remaining, the Ags are in great shape. Of course there is still a lot of work to do, but the schedule and matchups are certainly favorable. Here are last 4 series of the current top 4 teams.

#1 Texas A&M (13-5)
vs #20 Georgia (9-9)
at LSU (5-13)
at Ole Miss (6-12)
vs #2 Arkansas (14-4)

#2 Arkansas (14-4)
vs Florida (8-8)
at #4 Kentucky (15-3)
vs Miss St (10-8)
at #1 Texas A&M (13-5)

#3 Tennessee (12-6)
vs Mizzou (6-12)
at Florida (8-10)
at #11 Vandy (10-8)
vs #24 S Car (9-9)

#4 Kentucky (15-3)
at #24 S Car (9-9)
vs #2 Arkansas (14-4)
at Florida (8-10)
vs #11 Vandy (10-8)

Bama/Miss will be interesting. Ole Miss has won 2 of 3 home SEC series against State and SoCar, and got swept by Kentucky. So that's 2 wins against decent teams. Bama, on the other hand, hasn't won an SEC road GAME yet. While Bama is the better overall team, they're spending their next 2 weekends in Mississippi. Going 0-6 could be devastating. but it IS possible.

Thanks for doing this thread every week, John.
We Really appreciate it

HogsSmellGood said:

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Looks like Arkansas-Florida could be a complete rain out. This would take the Hogs out of contention. Would be a shame but it's all part of this game we all love.

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What exactly does the bolded mean? Do you mean out of commission for this weekend only or more broadly out of contention for the title or something else? SEC Champs are determined by winning percentage and not total W/L record, so not playing at all would is actually more beneficial for championship purposes than all outcomes except sweeping them.

RPI-wise they're the highest rated team we've played so far this year. But, like most of the SEC, they're a different animal at home vs on the road (just 2-7 in their road conference games).

Their offense is one of the few in the country that can keep up with ours when they're both hot, but we have the clear advantage on the mound.

This is the most nervous I've been about any SEC series this year other than Florida. I think it'll be a dog fight (no pun intended) to take 2/3 but we get it done.

We could definitely benefit from a South Carolina series win over Kentucky. That's a very intriguing series.

StinkyPinky said:

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I haven't paid much attention to Georgia, and from what I've seen they look like a typical .500 team. Are they better than that and have just been underperforming? Not sure what their talent depth is like this season.

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VERY offensive team. Struggling on the mound. Condon is easily the front runner for golden spikes and has some of the most unbelievable offensive numbers that have been posted in college baseball in years. But even beyond Condon that entire lineup is very good. They are probably a top 5 offense in the country (along with us).

Their pitching has been their weak link. But it sounds as though they may be getting a couple pieces back from injury that could have an impact and they have recently had a couple of bullpen guys emerge as pretty trustable.

Looking like a pretty strong south wind all weekend, meaning the ball could be REALLY flying at Olsen. Seems like a high likelihood of a lot of big flys, for both teams this weekend. Probably some high scoring games inbound with that south wind and 2 of the ~top 4 offenses in the country.

I do believe we are significantly better than them on the mound, and we have the home field advantage. But, with the south wind, an elite contact offense for Georgia and the fact that we pound the strike zone, I do not love the matchup. Could definitely see our pitching getting shelled at times this weekend. I am thinking this is a series where we win 2 of 3 with at least one of the wins being a real back and forth nail biter

Some quick back of the napkin math based on the stats to date, and the offense definitely plays up at home in the small confines of Foley Field.

LF (350) and CF (404) are somewhat normal. The power alleys (370, 365) are a bit small. But RF at 314 is super cheap, which plays well with their big lefty bats.

I don't think you pitch to Condon in any situation that matters. You don't necessarily give him an intentional pass, but you don't throw strikes.

Slugging a jaw-dropping 1.097.

StinkyPinky said:

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Interesting. Well, I guess it still doesn't change our approach. Clearly we need our starters to go deep then and keep their hitters in check. If we're running lots of pitchers out there than we'll need our bats to matching their output. Sounds like that shouldn't be a problem is their pitching is struggling. Hopefully we can secure the season by Saturday. Curious to see what happens with Sunday pitching. Need to get that firmed up. Assuming Lamkin will still be the Sunday starter or will Schloss elect to run someone else out for a change of pace?

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A repeat of last weekend (double header for games 2 and 3) is looking fairly likely at the moment.

Based on what Schloss said in his interview, I think Lamkin will get the nod for game 3.

They pitched fairly well against Ole Miss (6 runs, 2 runs, and 3 runs) and against Clemson Tuesday (3 runs in 15 innings) and have just gotten their original Friday starter back from injury, so they may pitch better than one might think.

all right, the Georgia baseball team is making its 4th trip to College Station / Blue Bell Park

(still waiting for the Georgia football team to find its way to College Station, but that's a story for another thread)

UGA is only 1-8 at Blue Bell. A&M has won the 3 previous series: 2013 (sweep), 2016 (sweep), and 2021 (2/3)

when the teams last met in 2022....the Ags became the first road team to win the season series...by taking 2/3 in Athens

for the 2015 comparison...2024 is tied with the '15 squad after 41 games:

2015 --> 36-5
2024 --> 36-5

for the 7th conference weekend, the 2015 team lost 2 of 3 in Baton Rouge in a #1 vs. #2 showdown