LSU has won more SEC Tournament games and more SEC Tournament titles than any other school as it is 74-39 with 11 championships, including five in the last eight years – 2008, ’09, ’10, ’13 and ’14.
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The two teams just finished a three-game series Saturday, with the Tigers winning two of three.
No. 5 seed LSU had two runners thrown out at the plate in the bottom of the fifth inning and trailed the No. 12 seeded Tennessee Volunteers, 4-0, in the seventh inning of an elimination game of the Southeastern Conference Tournament opener in Hoover, Alabama.
Greg Deichmann tied the game with a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth and Kramer Robertson won it with base hit to left moments later.
Tennessee (29-28) held a 4-0 lead after six innings, but LSU (40-17) scored three times in the seventh. The victor plays No. 4 seed Florida in Wednesday’s late game at the Hoover Met.
Jordan Rodgers gave the Vols a 1-0 lead with an RBI single in the fourth off Austin Bain.
Hunter Newman (1-0) picked up his first win with two scoreless innings.
Junior left-hander A.J. Puk (2-3, 2.93 ERA) is expected to start for Florida.
Today’s tournament action is as an impressive lineup (rankings are by D1Baseball) as can be set up.
Jordan is batting.333 in SEC games with three doubles, four homers, 14 RBI and 18 runs.
9 p.m.: No. 4 Florida vs.
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“Our team has grown so much over the past couple of months and we’re looking certainly forward to the postseason”, said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “You certainly don’t want to get in the loser’s bracket early”.
