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Alabama Advances to Second Round of Expanded 2025 SEC Baseball Tournament

The Crimson Tide defeated Missouri 4-1 in the tournament's first-ever 16-team single-elimination format and will face Tennessee next.

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May 20, 2025; Hoover, AL, USA; Alabama second baseman Brennen Norton (21) fields a grounder and throws to first during the game with Missouri in the first game of the SEC Baseball Tournament at the Hoover Met.
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Overview

  • Alabama, the No. 9 seed, opened the 2025 SEC Baseball Tournament with a 4-1 victory over No. 16 seed Missouri at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.
  • This year marks the first time in the tournament's nearly 50-year history that all 16 conference teams compete in a single-elimination bracket format.
  • The tournament is being held at the newly renovated Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama, with games televised on SEC Network and streamed via ESPN+ and Fubo.
  • Alabama (41-15) will face No. 8 seed Tennessee in the second round on Wednesday, May 21, at 9:30 a.m. CT, seeking to avenge a 1-2 series loss to the Volunteers earlier this season.
  • The expanded format heightens competition, with four teams receiving byes and eight teams ranked in the nation's top 25 participating.