Aggies Open SEC Tournament Play Tuesday Morning vs. Florida

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 19 Texas A&M Aggies enter the 2019 SEC Baseball Tournament (May 21-26) in Hoover, Alabama as the No. 6 seed, drawing No. 11-seed Florida as their first round opponent. The Aggies are looking for their second SEC Tournament title to go along with their 2016 crown.

Texas A&M and Florida play in the first game slated for Tuesday's action at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The contest is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. It marks the second consecutive season the Aggies open play in the breakfast game.

Tuesday's action is an elimination round with the winners advancing to a double-elimination portion that begins Wednesday. The winner of the Texas A&M-Florida contest faces No. 3-seed Georgia in Wednesday's first game.

The Aggies and Gators did not meet during the 2019 regular-season. They have met twice at the SEC Tournament with Texas A&M prevailing both times. In 2013, the Maroon & White earned a first-round victory over Florida, 6-3, behind a complete-game effort by Daniel Mengden and four RBI from Hunter Melton. The teams faced off in the 2016 championship game with the Aggies notching a 12-5 victory behind a five-RBI day from J.B. Moss and three-RBI effort by Nick Banks, to take the title.
 
Texas A&M has made it to the SEC Tournament in all seven of its seasons in the league. Last season, the Aggies were the No. 11 seed. In 2017, the Maroon & White earned the No. 7 seed. Texas A&M entered the SEC Tournament as the No. 3 seed in both 2015 and 2016. The Aggies were seeded No. 9 in 2013 and No. 10 in 2014.
 
The Aggies are 2-2 in SEC Tournament first round games. The first time in the game, Ol' Sarge's charges bet Florida 6-3 in 2013. In 2014, Texas A&M lost a 4-0 decision against Arkansas. In 2017, the Maroon & White suffered a 12-7 loss at the hands of Missouri. Last year, Kaylor Chafin outdueled Vanderbilt's Tyler Brown in a 3-1 win.

All the games will be televised nationally. The championship game will air on ESPN2 at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 26. All other games air on SEC Network.

2019 SEC Baseball Tournament
Tuesday-Sunday, May 21-26
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, Hoover, Ala.
 
Tuesday, May 21

Game 1	9:30 a.m.	#6 Texas A&M vs. #11 Florida [SEC Network]
Game 2	TBD	#7 Ole Miss vs. #10 Missouri [SEC Network]
Game 3	4:30 p.m.	#8 Auburn vs. #9 Tennessee [SEC Network]
Game 4	TBD	#5 LSU vs. #12 South Carolina [SEC Network]

 
Wednesday, May 22

Game 5	9:30 a.m.	#3 Georgia vs. Winner Game 1 [SEC Network]
Game 6	TBD	#2 Arkansas vs. Winner Game 2 [SEC Network]
Game 7	4:30 p.m.	#1 Vanderbilt vs. Winner Game 3 [SEC Network]
Game 8	TBD	#4 Mississippi State vs. Winner Game 4 [SEC Network]

 
Thursday, May 23

Game 9	9:30 a.m.	Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6 [SEC Network]
Game 10	TBD	Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8 [SEC Network]
Game 11	4:30 p.m.	Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 [SEC Network]
Game 12	TBD	Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 [SEC Network]

 
Friday, May 24

Game 13	3:00 p.m.	Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 11 [SEC Network]
Game 14	TBD	Winner Game 10 vs. Loser 12 [SEC Network]

 
Saturday, May 25

Game 15	Noon	Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 11 [SEC Network]
Game 16	TBD	Winner Game 14 vs. Winner Game 12 [SEC Network]

 
Sunday, May 26     

Game 17

2 p.m.

Winner Game 15 vs. Winner Game 16 [ESPN2]

All Times Central
The second game of each session will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.