2018 SEC Baseball Tournament schedule

The Florida Gators finished its 2018 regular season on a sour note with four consecutive losses. It’s the first time Florida has been swept on the weekend since Auburn accomplished the feat in 2017 (March 17-19) and the first time Florida has lost four games in a row since 2013.

Despite the rough ending, the No. 1 Gators did enough throughout the season to win the league outright. It’s Florida’s 15th SEC championship and the fifth for Kevin O’Sullivan. It also gave the Gators the No. 1 seed for the SEC Tournament, which begins next week in Hoover, Alabama.

Florida will travel straight from Starkville, Mississippi to Hoover for the tournament.

The LSU Tigers won the 2017 SEC Tournament with a perfect 4-0 record. The Tigers beat Missouri (10-3), Kentucky (10-0), South Carolina (11-0) and Arkansas (4-2) on their way to the championship.

Here is how the seeding breaks down for the 2018 SEC Tournament.

Seeding
1. Florida 41-15 (20-10)
2. Ole Miss 42-14 (18-12)
3. Georgia 37-17 (18-12)
4. Arkansas 37-17 (18-12)
5. South Carolina 32-22 (17-13)
6. Vanderbilt 31-24 (16-15)
7. Auburn 37-19 (15-15)
8. LSU 33-23 (15-15)
9. Mississippi State 31-24 (15-15)
10. Kentucky 34-21 (13-17)
11. Texas A&M 36-19 (13-17)
12. Missouri 34-21 (12-18)

Tuesday, May 22
Game 1: Vanderbilt vs. Texas A&M | 10:30 a.m. | SEC Network | Single elimination game
Game 2: Auburn vs. Kentucky | 30 minutes after conclusion of game 1 | SEC Network | Single elimination game
Game 3: LSU vs. Mississippi State | 5:30 p.m. | SEC Network | Single elimination game
Game 4: South Carolina vs. Missouri | 30 minutes after conclusion of game 3 | SEC Network | Single elimination game

Wednesday, May 23
Game 5: Georgia vs. winner of game 1 | 10:30 a.m. | SEC Network | Double elimination game
Game 6: Ole Miss vs. winner of game 2 | 30 minutes after conclusion of game 5 | SEC Network | Double elimination game
Game 7: No. 1 Florida vs. winner of game 3 | 5:30 p.m. | SEC Network | Double elimination game
Game 8: Arkansas vs. winner of game 4 | 30 minutes after conclusion of game 7 | SEC Network | Double elimination game

Thursday, May 24
Game 9: Loser of game 5 vs. Loser of game 6 | 10:30 a.m. | SEC Network | Double elimination game
Game 10: Loser of game 7 vs. Loser of game 8 | 30 minutes after conclusion of game 9 | SEC Network | Double elimination game
Game 11: Winner of game 5 vs. Winner of game 6 | 5:30 p.m. | SEC Network | Double elimination game
Game 12: Winner of game 7 vs. Winner of game 8 | 30 minutes after conclusion of game 11 | SEC Network | Double elimination game

Friday, May 25
Game 13: Winner of game 9 vs. Loser of game 11 | 4 p.m. | SEC Network | Double elimination game
Game 14: Winner of game 10 vs. Loser of game 12 | 30 minutes after conclusion of game 13 | SEC Network | Double elimination game

Saturday, May 26
Game 15: Winner of game 13 vs. Winner of game 11 | 1:00 p.m. | SEC Network | Single elimination game
Game 16: Winner of game 14 vs. Winner of game 12 | 30 minutes after conclusion of game 15 | SEC Network | Single elimination game

Sunday, May 27
Game 17: Winner of game 15 vs. Winner of game 16 | 3:00 p.m. | SEC Network | Single elimination game

Nick de la Torre
A South Florida native, Nick developed a passion for all things sports at a very young age. His love for baseball was solidified when he saw Al Leiter’s no-hitter for the Marlins live in May of 1996. He was able to play baseball in college but quickly realized there isn’t much of a market for short, slow outfielders that hit around the Mendoza line. Wanting to continue with sports in some capacity he studied journalism at the University of Central Florida. Nick got his first start in the business as an intern for a website covering all things related to the NFL draft before spending two seasons covering the Florida football team at Bleacher Report. That job led him to GatorCountry. When he isn’t covering Gator sports, Nick enjoys hitting way too many shots on the golf course, attempting to keep up with his favorite t.v. shows and watching the Heat, Dolphins and Marlins. Follow him on twitter @NickdelatorreGC