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SEC Weekend Preview (April 29th-May 1st)

by Brian Foley
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The SEC enters the seventh weekend of play with Vanderbilt, Florida, and South Carolina in a three way tie in the Eastern Division with 14-4 conference records. Georgia is fourth at 11-7 while Tennessee (5-13) and Kentucky (4-15) round out the division. The SEC Western Division is also muddled with a three way tie between Arkansas, Ole Miss, and Auburn who each have identical 9-9 records. Alabama is fourth at 8-10 while Mississippi State is 7-11 for fifth place and rounding out the division is LSU at 5-14.

AUBURN (23-18, 9-9 SEC) at SOUTH CAROLINA (32-8, 14-4 SEC)

FRIDAY: AU Jr. RHP Jon Luke Jacobs (1-3, 3.90 ERA) vs SC Jr. LHP Michael Roth (9-1, 1.26 ERA)
SATURDAY AU Jr. RHP Derek Varnadore (4-1, 3.67 ERA) vs SC So. RHP Colby Holmes (3-1, 4.12 ERA)
SUNDAY AU TBA vs SC Fr. RHP Forrest Koumas (4-0, 2.85 ERA)

Prediction: SC 2-1

OLE MISS (24-17, 9-9 SEC) at FLORIDA (31-10, 14-4 SEC)

FRIDAY OM Jr. LHP Matt Crouse (6-2, 2.81 ERA) vs UF So. RHP Hudson Randall (7-1, 1.53 ERA)
SATURDAY OM Jr. RHP David Goforth (3-5, 4.60 ERA)vs UF So. LHP Brian Johnson (6-1, 2.53 ERA)
SUNDAY OM Jr. LHP Austin Wright (4-3, 4.36 ERA) vs UF Fr. RHP Karsten Whitson (5-0, 2.25 ERA)

Prediction: Florida 2-1

KENTUCKY (20-23, 4-15 SEC) at LSU (26-17, 5-14 SEC)

FRIDAY UK Fr. LHP Corey Littrell (5-3, 5.64 ERA) vs LSU Fr. RHP Kevin Gausman (2-5, 4.73 ERA)
SATURDAY UK So. LHP Taylor Rogers (2-5, 5.16 ERA) vs LSU Sr. RHP Ben Alsup (5-4, 3.93 ERA)

Prediction: LSU won Game 1 on Thursday, The teams split the next two games.

ARKANSAS (28-11, 9-9 SEC) at GEORGIA (22-20, 11-7 SEC)

FRIDAY ARK So. RHP DJ Baxendale (5-1, 1.54 ERA) vs UGA So. LHP Alex Wood (4-4, 4.15 ERA)
SATURDAY ARK So. LHP Randall Fant (1-2, 2.81 ERA) vs UGA Jr. RHP Michael Palazzone (7-1, 2.38 ERA)
SUNDAY ARK TBA vs UGA Jr. LHP Craig Gullickson (3-2, 7.11 ERA)

Prediction: UGA 2-1

TENNESSEE (22-17, 5-13 SEC) at VANDERBILT (35-5, 14-4 SEC)

FRIDAY UT Jr. LHP Steven Gruver (4-4, 2.71 ERA) vs VU Jr. RHP Sonny Gray (8-2, 2.00 ERA)
SATURDAY UT Fr. RHP Jon Reed (1-1, 4.11 ERA) vs VU Jr. LHP Grayson Garvin (8-1, 2.32 ERA)
SUNDAY UT TBA vs VU Sr. RHP Taylor Hill (3-0, 3.38 ERA)

Prediction: Vandy sweep

ALABAMA (26-18, 8-10 SEC) at MISSISSIPPI STATE (24-16, 7-11 SEC)

SATURDAY G1 UA Sr. RHP Nathan Kilcrease (5-3, 2.94 ERA) vs MSU So. RHP Chris Stratton (4-5, 5.02 ERA)
SATURDAY G2 UA Jr. LHP Adam Morgan (4-4, 4.28 ERA) vs MSU Jr. LHP Nick Routt (0-2, 4.15 ERA)
SUNDAY UA TBA vs MSU TBA

Prediction: MSU 2-1

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