Hogs, Volunteers Square Off in SEC Tournament Second Round
HOOVER, Ala. – After enjoying a first-round bye, No. 12 Arkansas (36-19) will open SEC Tournament play against No. 23 Tennessee (38-19) in the second round of the single-elimination tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.
First pitch between the No. 7 seed Razorbacks and No. 10 seed Volunteers is set for 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, on SEC Network with Dave Neal (play-by-play) and Kyle Peterson (analyst) on the call. With a win, Arkansas would advance to the tournament quarterfinal round and play No. 5 Texas (No. 2 seed) at 2 p.m. Friday, May 22, on SEC Network.
SEC Tournament Schedule
Tuesday, May 19 – First Round
Game 1: [16] Missouri 10, [9] Ole Miss 6
Game 2: [12] Vanderbilt 8, [13] Kentucky 5
Game 3: [10] Tennessee 11, [15] South Carolina 6
Game 4: [11] Oklahoma vs. [14] LSU – 9 p.m. [SECN]
Wednesday, May 20 – Second Round
Game 5: [16] Missouri vs. [8] Mississippi State – 9:30 a.m. [SECN]
Game 6: [12] Vanderbilt vs. [5] Florida – TBD [SECN]
Game 7: [10] Tennessee vs. [7] Arkansas – 4:30 p.m. [SECN]
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. [6] Auburn – TBD [SECN]
Thursday, May 21 – Quarterfinals
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. [1] Georgia – 3 p.m. [SECN]
Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. [4] Alabama – TBD [SECN]
Friday, May 22 – Quarterfinals
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. [2] Texas – 3 p.m. [SECN]
Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. [3] Texas A&M – TBD [SECN]
Saturday, May 23 – Semifinals
Game 13: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 – 12 p.m. [SECN]
Game 14: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12 – TBD [SECN]
Sunday, May 24 – Championship Game
Game 15: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14 – 1 p.m. [ABC]
On the Mound
Tuesday, May 19 – Second Round
Tennessee – LHP Evan Blanco (7-3, 4.56 ERA)
Arkansas – RHP Tate McGuire (1-0, 4.61 ERA)
Razorback right-hander Tate McGuire, who started on the mound in the regular-season finale at Kentucky on May 16, will make his sixth start of the year in Wednesday’s second-round game against the Volunteers. The Liberty, Mo., native is 1-0 with a 4.61 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 41.0 innings on the mound across 18 appearances. In his most recent outing, McGuire tossed 2.1 innings of two-run ball with four strikeouts in the Hogs’ series-clinching win against the Wildcats.
Tune In
Dave Neal (play-by-play) and Kyle Peterson have the call of Wednesday’s second-round game between No. 12 Arkansas and No. 23 Tennessee on SEC Network. The matchup between the Razorbacks and Volunteers can also be heard on the Razorback Sports Network from Learfield, including locally in Fayetteville on 92.1 FM or through the Razorback app, with Phil Elson (play-by-play) and Bubba Carpenter (analyst) on the call from inside The Hoover Met.
A full list of radio affiliates is available here.
History Lesson
Arkansas is 46-29 overall against Tennessee, including a 3-1 record in games played at the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala. In the Dave Van Horn era (2003-pres.), the Razorbacks are 34-15 overall and 3-1 in Hoover against the Volunteers.
The Hogs have won three of their four all-time SEC Tournament matchups against the Volunteers, including the most recent meeting between the two teams in Hoover in the tournament championship game in 2021. Arkansas’ lone loss against Tennessee in Hoover occurred in the first round of the double-elimination 2004 SEC Tournament before the top-seeded Razorbacks knocked the eighth-seeded Volunteers out with a 4-1 win in the second round.
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