Tennessee baseball earns No. 10 seed in SEC Tournament, plays South Carolina
Tennessee baseball earned the No. 10 seed in the 2026 SEC Tournament after finishing with a 15-15 conference record. The Vols will face No. 15 seed South Carolina in the first round on May 19 at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Alabama. Tennessee aims to advance through the 16-team, single-elimination bracket despite missing a first-round bye by one game.
- ▪Tennessee finished the SEC regular season with a 15-15 conference record and a 37-19 overall record.
- ▪The Vols will play South Carolina, the No. 15 seed, in the first round of the SEC Tournament on May 19 at 5:30 p.m. ET on SEC Network.
- ▪Tennessee missed a top-eight seed and first-round bye by one game, which would have been secured with a win over Oklahoma on May 16.
- ▪This marks the first time since 1996 that Tennessee has achieved six consecutive seasons without a losing record in SEC play.
- ▪The Vols have won five SEC Tournament titles, including championships in 2022 and 2024.
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