SEC Baseball Tournament Day 2 Preview
By Baron Dionis
Day Two Preview
Game one of the second day of SEC Touranmemt will begin at 10:30 eastern time. This game will be between the 3rd seeded Kentucky Wildcats against the 11th seeded LSU Tigers.
LSU is coming off of a big upset win against Georgia, while Kentucky is preparing for their first game of the tournament. These teams have not played each other this season.
Luke Holman is the expected starter for the Tigers as Gage Jump pitched in game one. Holman has an 8-3 record with an earned run average of 2.73 in 79 innings pitched and has struck out 109 batters.
Travis Smith is the expected starter for the Wildcats. This season, Smith has a 3-3 record with a 6.06 earned run average in 35.2 innings pitched and has struck out 30 batters.
Game two of the second day of the SEC Tournament will be between the 10th South Carolina Gamecocks and the 2nd Arkansas Razorbacks. First pitch will be shortly after the LSU and Kentucky game.
These two teams faced off for a three game series in the regular season. Arkansas won two out of three in this series.
Arkansas will likely send out their ace, Hagen Smith. This season, the SEC Pitcher of the Year has a 9-0 record with an earned run average of 1.52 in 77 innings pitched and has struck out 150.
South Carolina will likely send out Ty Good after throwing Chris Veach in game one. This season, Good has a 5-2 record with a 4.01 earned run average in 51.2 innings pitched and has struck out 67 batters.
Game three of the day will be between the one seeded Tennessee Volunteers and the 8th seeded Vanderbilt Commodores. First pitch will be at 5:30 eastern time.
These two teams recently faced off a few weeks ago. Tennessee won two out of three in this series.
Tennessee will likely send out AJ Causey. This season, Causey has a 10-3 record with a 4.08 earned run average in 70.2 innings pitched and has struck out 93 batters.
Vanderbilt will likely send out Carter Holton after pitching Bryce Cunningham in game one. This season, Holton has a 6-4 record with an earned run average of 5.29 in 68 innings pitched and has struck out 96 batters.
The final game of day two will be between the 4th seeded Texas A&M Aggies and the 5th seeded Mississippi State Bulldogs. First pitch will be after the Vanderbilt and Tennessee game.
Texas A&M took two out of three against Mississippi State earlier in the season.
Texas A&M will likely send out their ace, Ryan Prager. This season, Prager has an 8-1 record with a 2.47 earned run average in 76.2 innings pitched and has struck out 104 batters.
Mississippi State will likely send out their ambidextrous star, Jurrangelo Cijntje. This season, Cijntje has an 8-1 record with an earned run average of 3.48 in 77.2 innings pitched and has struck out 98 batters.