Saturday, May 28
Hoover, Ala.
12:00 PM
Texas A&M
vs
Ole Miss
Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics
GAME PREVIEW - SEC Tournament Semifinal
May 28, 2016 | Baseball
HOOVER, Alabama – The No. 2 Texas A&M Aggies play in the semifinal round of the SEC Tournament for the second consecutive season when they face the No. 10 Ole Miss Rebels in a high noon showdown at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The winner advances to Sunday's championship game to face either Florida or LSU.
Texas A&M continues its meatgrinder of a schedule, playing an opponent ranked in the Top 10 for the 13th time in the last 14 games. The Maroon and White are 8-4 against those Top 10 squads during the stretch.
The Aggies are coming off their best-ever SEC Tournament offensive performance, notching 13 runs and 14 runs in a '10-run' rule over No. 6 Vanderbilt, 13-3, on Friday.
AUSTIN HOMAN and JONATHAN MORONEY lead the Texas A&M offense at the tournament with six hits apiece.
Saturday's contest is set to air on the SEC Network. Tom Hart (play-by-play), Chris Burke (color analyst), Kyle Peterson (color analyst), Laura Rutledge (sideline) will be on the call. Every game of the SEC Tournament can be seen via the WatchESPN app with credentials required through respective cable providers.
3-SEED TEXAS A&M AGGIES (43-14, 20-10 SEC) vs. 7-SEED OLE MISS REBELS (43-16, 18-12 SEC)
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (10,800) • Hoover, Alabama
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
• STURDAY: #38 Jace Vines (So., RHP, 6-1, 4.73 ERA) vs. #3 Chad Smith (Jr., RHP, 4-4, 4.04 ERA)
Texas A&M continues its meatgrinder of a schedule, playing an opponent ranked in the Top 10 for the 13th time in the last 14 games. The Maroon and White are 8-4 against those Top 10 squads during the stretch.
The Aggies are coming off their best-ever SEC Tournament offensive performance, notching 13 runs and 14 runs in a '10-run' rule over No. 6 Vanderbilt, 13-3, on Friday.
AUSTIN HOMAN and JONATHAN MORONEY lead the Texas A&M offense at the tournament with six hits apiece.
Saturday's contest is set to air on the SEC Network. Tom Hart (play-by-play), Chris Burke (color analyst), Kyle Peterson (color analyst), Laura Rutledge (sideline) will be on the call. Every game of the SEC Tournament can be seen via the WatchESPN app with credentials required through respective cable providers.
3-SEED TEXAS A&M AGGIES (43-14, 20-10 SEC) vs. 7-SEED OLE MISS REBELS (43-16, 18-12 SEC)
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (10,800) • Hoover, Alabama
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
• STURDAY: #38 Jace Vines (So., RHP, 6-1, 4.73 ERA) vs. #3 Chad Smith (Jr., RHP, 4-4, 4.04 ERA)
| SCHEDULE | Saturday, 12:02 pm |
| TELEVISION | SEC Network • Tom Hart (play-by-play), Chris Burke & Kyle Peterson (color), Laura Rutledge (sideline) |
| RADIO | SportsRadio 1150/102.7 The Zone |
| LIVE VIDEO | SEC Network + (WatchESPN credentials required through cable provider) |
| LIVE AUDIO | 12thMan.com • radioaggieland.com (free) |
| LIVE STATS | SECSports.com |
| RANKINGS | Texas A&M - 1st (D1B, BA), 2 (USAT, NCBWA) Ole Miss - 10th (USAT, NCBWA, BA), 11th (D1B) |
| SERIES HISTORY | Texas A&M leads Ole Miss, 10-7 |
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