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SEC ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
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Posted: 12/21/2012 2:59 PM

SEC ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO BASEBALL TOURNAMENT 

SEC ANNOUNCES FORMAT CHANGE TO ANNUAL BASEBALL TOURNAMENT BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -

The Southeastern Conference has altered the format and expanded the field for its annual baseball tournament, SEC Commissioner Mike Slive announced today. 

 

The 2013 SEC Baseball Tournament, which will be held in Hoover, Ala., at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium for the 16th consecutive year, will increase from 10 to 12 teams and will begin on Tuesday, May 21. Seeds 5-12 will meet in a single elimination format on the opening day of the tournament, followed by traditional double-elimination play Wednesday-Friday. The tournament will return to single elimination play on Saturday. The total number of games played will not change, remaining at 17.

 

The 12 teams are seeded 1-12 with the two divisional champions and top four seeds guaranteed opening-round byes, with the possibility of earning another bye later in the bracket. The tournament field will include the top teams from the SEC’s Eastern and Western Divisions plus 10 at-large bids seeded 3-12 based on conference winning percentage.

 

A team from the SEC Tournament has advanced to five consecutive National Championship Series in Omaha, winning three NCAA titles during that span (LSU 2009; South Carolina 2010 and 2011). Over 100 first-round picks in the Major League Baseball Draft have played in SEC Tournament since 1991.

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Posted: 12/21/2012 6:23 PM

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I think they should do away with it altogether not expand it. It only makes the teams that are headed to the NCAAs risk injury to key players and exhaust their pitching staff. It's worthless!


Thanks for everything you've accomplished here Marcus....Good luck in the NFL!!
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Posted: 12/21/2012 7:04 PM

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However, expanding it gives the SEC more chances for teams to make the tournament. The SEC is typically strong enough to get at least 8 teams to the NCAA tournament, but when the SEC tournament only had 8 teams in it two years ago, not making the SEC tourney usually meant no NCAA tournament, even if the team was usually more deserving. Now it will be almost impossible for that 9th team that maybe could have made it to not make the NCAA tournament.
ROLL TIDE!
GO COCKS!
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Posted: 12/22/2012 11:51 AM

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If you do your job in the regular season conference games and obtain a high WP (high fifties or better, coming in #1, #2 in your division) then the SEC Tournament is a moot point anyway. That time is better spent preparing for other teams you will face for the first time, not preparing for teams you've played over the past few months.

Our team made great strides during the two a days which we engaged in after leaving Birmingham. Gives them a chance to refocus and prepare to meet or exceed the goals they set at the beginning of the year. Best way to do that is to move on (mentally).

Go Gamecocks!!!

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